Remote Control: hybrid orchestra and electronics

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Genre

Remote Control: hybrid orchestra and electronics · Hans Zimmer came out of the European pop world and at first worked mainly with synthesizers. After Rain Man (1988), he built a studio in Santa Monica with a team of composers, first called Media Ventures and later Remote Control Productions. The way of working resembles an atelier: Zimmer devises themes and tone colour, and his collaborators work out scenes. The sound combines orchestra, choir and electronics, with heavy percussion, ostinatos in the strings and simple chord sequences that grow steadily fuller. Crimson Tide (1995) and Gladiator (2000) set the tone. Zimmer wrote The Dark Knight (2008) together with James Newton Howard. Inception (2010) is built on slowed-down music by Édith Piaf. Composers such as Klaus Badelt, Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell came out of this atelier.

Listening

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  Roll Tide · Hans Zimmer, 1995
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  He's a Pirate · Klaus Badelt, 2003
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  Time · Hans Zimmer, 2010

In School of Rock

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See also

• Junkie XL (Tom Holkenborg)
• Ramin Djawadi
• Lorne Balfe
• Symphonic revival (Williams era)
• Disco and synth-pop scores
• Superheroes and franchise sound
• Trailer music and epic music
• Prestige TV and streaming
• Western orchestral and indie game music