Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Hans Zimmer

‘I gave Tom Cruise an impromptu organ lesson!’ Anna Lapwood on her classical mashups – and her all-night Prom

She is the hottest property in classical music, a dazzling musician who can play Bach one minute and mix up Robbie Williams the next. Will her epic ‘explosion of energy’ Prom blow the Albert Hall roof off?

The Guardian - UK

"90% of what I do is done on one software synth": Hans Zimmer on the synth plugin that he's been working with for years - and still hasn't run out of ideas

Zimmer digs deep into his creative process in this interview with Rick Beato

MusicRadar

‘James Bond – but depressed in sand with violins’: Fans react to Dune’s Denis Villeneuve as new James Bond director

‘If Villeneuve’s doing Bond, the casino scenes better come with a Hans Zimmer hum and a 10-minute stare-down,’ said one person

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Official APX GP merchandise launches ahead of F1 film

Formula 1 is aiming to cash in on the hype surrounding the launch of ‘F1 the Movie’ by launching its official merchandise range.

Autosport

Lewis Hamilton nervous about reaction to new F1 film but planning more projects

The ‘F1’ movie was shown to the grid’s stars ahead of this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix.

The Independent UK

Anna Lapwood review – charismatic organist has a packed Royal Albert Hall eating out of her hand

The social media star allies her virtuosity in pieces written for her by Kristina Arakelyan and Max Richter with movie soundtracks and an infectiously winning enthusiasm

The Guardian - UK

8 tracks we've been using to test in the What Hi-Fi? listening rooms this month

This month's edition features early 2000s nostalgia, a nu-metal masterpiece, Lorde's latest banger and an Arcane-inspired tale of vengeance.

What Hi-Fi?

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Hans Zimmer's plans to transform former BBC Maida Vale Studios into "world-leading" music centre take one step closer to completion

The complex will feature four "state-of-the-art" studio spaces, 30 music rooms, five composer suites and a number of facilities for film post-production

MusicRadar

Plans revealed to turn former BBC studios in Maida Vale into 'world leading' music centre run by Hans Zimmer

Dated studios could become a state-of-the-art film and music production arena

Evening Standard

“He said, ‘Oh, stage fright? I had terrible stage fright.’": How Paul McCartney, Johnny Marr and Pharrell Williams cured Hans Zimmer’s performance nerves

Zimmer has a new tour planned for 2026, but playing live hasn’t always been easy for the soundtrack superstar

MusicRadar

Hans Zimmer on how he overcame vertigo in time for documentary shot

‘I went right up to the edge!’ How Hans Zimmer overcame vertigo in time for jaw-dropping documentary shot

The Independent UK

‘I went right up to the edge!’ How Hans Zimmer overcame vertigo in time for jaw-dropping documentary shot

Renowned composer opens up about his romantic onstage gesture as well as his frustration over his ‘Dune: Part Two’ score being deemed ineligible for the Oscars, and why he’s up for performing at Glastonbury

The Independent UK

“I had a phone call from Paul McCartney, and he wanted me to come in and work with him…” How a Beatle helped Hans Zimmer conquer his stage fright with some priceless advice

Turns out even a film composer extraordinaire needs a little help from his friends…

Guitar World

Dune: Messiah gets update from composer Hans Zimmer: 'It's a very complicated one...'

Hans Zimmer hasn't "quite" started composing the score for 'Dune: Messiah' yet.

BANG Premier

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

Hans Zimmer says childhood trauma ‘poured out’ while composing The Lion King

In 1995, Zimmer won the Academy Award for best original score for the movie.

Guitar World

“I had to teach Jeff Beck a tune. Which was sort of like, ‘Give me your guitar… Oops, now I have to play!’” Hans Zimmer on the time he unwittingly gave Jeff Beck a guitar lesson

The pair were working on a film score together when the composer found himself showing the world’s “most inventive” player a thing or two on the guitar

MusicRadar

"90% of what I do is done on one software synth": Hans Zimmer on the synth plugin that he's been working with "for years" - and still hasn't run out of ideas

Zimmer digs deep into his creative process in a new interview with Rick Beato

MusicRadar

“It’s not really a sore point. It’s just such a stupid point”: Here's why Hans Zimmer’s Dune 2 soundtrack didn’t get an Oscar nomination

“It’s called Dune: Part Two, not Dune 2” argues the famous composer, as his soundtrack falls foul of ‘sequel’ regulations

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Record-breaking Chinese animated film gets UK and Ireland release dates

Film opens in UK on 21 March

The Independent UK

Deadpool creator takes swipe at Marvel over latest box office numbers

‘The mighty have fallen’

The Independent UK

Hans Zimmer says Oscars rule that disqualified Dune: Part Two score is ‘such a stupid point’

Academy rules state a film’s score ‘must not use more than 20% of pre-existing themes and music borrowed from previous scores in the franchise’

The Independent UK

Hans Zimmer explains why he turned down Marvel

Acclaimed composer said he had already completed ‘the trifecta’

MusicRadar

“The lyrics talk about machines writing music, and that’s actually happened. All things considered, it was a very prophetic song”: The iconic track that sparked the MTV generation also predicted the entire future of music

This Trevor Horn-helmed classic documented a sea change in music consumption, and its vision of tomorrow was spookily accurate

MusicRadar

“In the music of the future, will our voices go unheard?” Kate Bush and others release new silent album in protest at plans to let AI firms use copyrighted work for free

Is This What We Want? includes ‘contributions’ by Bush, Damon Albarn and Hans Zimmer

LiveScience

How to watch 'The Americas': TV and streaming as Tom Hanks and Hans Zimmer join forces for new docu-series

The 10-part series is narrated by Tom Hanks with a score by Hans Zimmer – here's how to watch The Americas online, on TV and from anywhere.

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

The Hollywood Reporter

457 stories

Slipknot

447 stories

Westminster City Council

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.