Here's something I probably shouldn't be saying: I never listen to my soundtrack albums because I can't stand it. It's just stereo. When I write, I write in surround. My life is in surround. — Hans Zimmer Copy Share Image
When movies first came out, maybe they were in black and white and there wasn't any sound and people were saying the theater is still the place to be. But now movies and theater have found their own place in… — Hans Zimmer Copy Share Image
The challenge in scoring a sequel is, how do you not get bored? The only way around that one is to go, "Okay, let's… — Hans Zimmer Copy Share Image
I've never had a real job in my life. I didn't learn anything, I was terrible at school. It was just this thing. Music… — Hans Zimmer Copy Share Image
The first thing I think about is music, and the last thing I think about is music. I'm like some Monk. I don't see… — Hans Zimmer Copy Share Image
I wake up around noon, light a cigarette, get a cup of coffee, sit in the bathtub for an hour and daydream, and I… — Hans Zimmer Copy Share Image
I loved this idea of always being a foreigner. There's this thing where people bring cultures, bring the music together. I love it when… — Hans Zimmer Copy Share Image
Inspired music arises from an inspired movie which arises from an inspired script. — Hans Zimmer Copy Share Image
I have to give credit to Giorgio Moroder ; among the first to make us realize the importance of music in film. — Hans Zimmer Copy Share Image
I have all these computers and keyboards and synthesizers, and I rattle away. For instance, with The Lion King I wrote over four hours… — Hans Zimmer Copy Share Image
All music is based in one way or the other, or influenced through the ages, on technology. — Hans Zimmer Copy Share Image
What's the point of getting up in the morning unless you're gonna have an adventure? As the moments of our life are ticking away… — Hans Zimmer Copy Share Image
Having the great opportunity on a daily basis to sit in front of a blank page is terrifying, and at the same time really… — Hans Zimmer Copy Share Image
