I get all my good ideas sort of at one o' clock in the morning, and I tried for a while to behave like normal people.
Hans ZimmerI try to communicate with the musicians the way I communicate with the filmmakers. I'm not going to say to them, can we be a little bit more presto here. Hang on, this should be a bit more exciting, or I try to explain the scene to them, or I try to explain the context the notes are supposed to live in.
Hans ZimmerI want to go and write music that announces to you that you can feel something. I donโt want to tell you what to feel, but I just want you to have the possibility of feeling something.
Hans ZimmerA good score should have a point of view all of its own. It should transcend all that has gone before, stand on its own two feet and still serve the movie. A great soundtrack is all about communicating with the audience, but we all try to bring something extra to the movie that is not entirely evident on screen.
Hans Zimmer