Hans Zimmer Lion King and Interstellar

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Davis Landon Davis Hans Zimmer Lion King watch Interstellar watch Film Comparison Paper Have you ever watched a movie and deeply analyzed the film’s music? For me, before this class I never really did but now I realize how deeply it affects the film's plot and even theme. The composers of these films are what really gets these films moving. For example, I chose the Lion King and Interstellar films that are composed by Hans Zimmer. Hans Zimmer has a very impactful background composing in these films. Lastly, these films are top-notch films that can be broken down and explain the aesthetic types and contribution to the plots of the films. Hans Zimmer is one of the most well-known worldwide film composers of all time. Zimmer was born in Germany in 1957 (Classic FM). Hans was a man who grew up in the composing industry around the infamous Stanley Myers (IMBd). Hans Zimmer started his composing when he began scoring for Barry Levinson in the film Rain Man. In addition, the film Rain Man later got him an Oscar for the “Best Original Scorer.” Later, in 1994 he composed the film, Lion King, which began his career. Sources state that to this day 15 million copies have been sold of this soundtrack and earned him another Academy Award nomination for best scorer once again (IMBd). Lastly, Zimmer has composed over 150 films to this day. The style of

Davis Zimmer displays the sentimental and background of the scenes that are happening in such a deep way. The two films are similar due to the buildup of action and tension not heard by the characters. However, some differences can be seen as well. In the Lion King natural instruments are being used. In Interstellar electrical modified sounds are being used. To tie it all together, his storytelling through the music in the scenes really conveys how connected his styles were in these two films. The plot in the Lion King in this scene displays a turning point in the film. In the scene Simba, the main character, is running away from his heir to the throne. He runs into Rafiki, the spiritual leader, who asks him, “Who are you?” Later, he then shows Simba a body of water and tells him to look at the water. Then, Simba sees his dad in the water and Rafiki tells him, “Look harder. You see... He lives in you.” In the “Remember Who You Are” scene the composer tends to display an emotional connection between the audience and the characters. In addition, Hans Zimmer’s use of dynamics led to the type of composer that he really is within the film. In the Lion King, there is underscoring, but there are certain parts throughout the film that are source music. However, the scene that I chose strictly underscoring that is music not heard by the characters. In this particular scene that I chose, Hans Zimmer used percussion instruments such as the xylophone and djembe drums to add an upbeat effect to the scene (1:17-1:47 watch ). In addition, Hans added the African feel with the djembe drums that originated from the Africans. Zimmer also added a bit of Swahili vocalist to show the emotionally charged moment that it had in the scene (1:19-1:46 watch ). The Lion King scene had a bit more of an emotional appeal while utilizing its music compared to Interstellar. To dig deeper, both scenes had a strong appeal in utilizing the music. The Lion King scene went back to dialogue after the first scene then began back with utilizing its music. Based on the two films that I chose; Zimmer has a wide array of

Davis scoring these movies. In the Lion King he is using a characteristic with traditional instruments such as instruments based in the African region for this example. In the scene I picked in Interstellar the plot starts off as amusing. The “Endurance” is the spacecraft on a mission during the movie. However, in the scene, the Endurance is heading into a black hole that makes time move slower for the humans back on Earth. The crew tries to make an emergency docking maneuver to receive information that could help them carry out the mission. Meanwhile, the crew is trying to dock the spacecraft objects in motion hitting the damaged spacecraft. Lastly, while the objects are whipping the spacecraft in diverse ways, the Endurance crew finally docks the spacecraft. The general style of the composer in this scene was the build-up of intensity during the team's actions. Zimmer led this scene to have a bit of a dramatic experience to have the audience on the edge of their seats. Hans used more of an underscoring appeal to Interstellar than the scene I chose in Lion King. A general characteristic displayed in Interstellar was the aesthetic given off. Zimmer led the aesthetic to treat as a background filler but also have a sense of pressure built up for the crew. Hans used instruments such as the organ, electronic synthesizers, a tad bit of snare, and woodwinds. Like I stated before, the Lion King had more utility of music than Interstellar. However, Interstellar did have more of a dramatic effect on the scene, but the Lion King gave more of an emotional appeal. One characteristic I can acquire from Hans in this scene is the use of orchestral instruments and electric synthesizers in his films. Zimmer is a composer morally all over the place with his scoring in a positive way. In the Lion King scene, aesthetic number one comes from Copeland and Wagners aesthetics of film music. This scene displays this aesthetic due to the music creating and convincing the time and setting of the place. I chose this aesthetic because the film was based

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