✨Hans Zimmer’s Closet Picks!✨ The Oscar-winning composer selects favorites that continue to excite him, including ANDREI RUBLEV to SID & NANCY; praises the transportive nature of Les Blank’s work; and shares how Nicolas Roeg changed his life. ✨ HANS ZIMMER & FRIENDS: DIAMOND IN THE DESERT is now in cinemas worldwide for a limited time! | The Criterion Collection

Composers Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch crafted the haunting and immersive score of Blade Runner 2049, paying tribute to Vangelis’ original sound while pushing the boundaries of cinematic music. At the heart of their soundscape is the legendary Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer—a rare analog instrument celebrated for its expressive capabilities and iconic tone. Zimmer and Wallfisch used the CS-80 to channel the emotional weight and atmospheric depth that define the Blade Runner universe, blending vi

Hans Zimmer, one of the most influential film composers of all time, is known for his innovative use of orchestration, synthesizers, and emotional depth in film scores. For Interstellar (2014), Zimmer crafted a deeply moving and unconventional soundtrack that departed from his signature style. Instead of his usual heavy percussion and brass, he used a church organ as the primary instrument, recorded at London’s Temple Church, to evoke the vastness of space and the emotional weight of the story.