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Hans Zimmer

Shaun Ley speaks to German-born Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer about whether the technology he champions is killing the music makers.

From his Oscar-winning score for The Lion King, through 12 Years A Slave to a series of superhero blockbusters including Batman v Superman, Hans Zimmer is, as one director put it, 'quite simply the contemporary composer to work with'. German born and British educated, he never received formal musical training and is a champion of technology. Shaun Ley asks Hans Zimmer whether the technology he so loves is killing the music makers.

30 minutes

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Thu 18 Aug 201623:30GMT
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Credits

PresenterShaun Ley
Interviewed GuestHans Zimmer

Broadcasts

  • Wed 30 Mar 201601:30GMT
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  • Wed 30 Mar 201603:30GMT
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  • Wed 30 Mar 201619:30GMT
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  • Wed 30 Mar 201623:30GMT
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  • Fri 8 Apr 201601:30GMT
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  • Fri 8 Apr 201603:30GMT
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  • Thu 18 Aug 201601:30GMT
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  • Thu 18 Aug 201603:30GMT
    BBC News UK & UK HD only
  • Thu 18 Aug 201619:30GMT
    BBC News UK & UK HD only
  • Thu 18 Aug 201623:30GMT
    BBC News UK & UK HD only