Hans Zimmer reveals he writes music for an imaginary woman called Doris
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Oscar-winning film composer Hans Zimmer has revealed the imaginary figure he uses as inspiration for his work.
For over 40 years, Zimmer has composed scores for the best-known TV shows and movies and is perhaps best known for his work on Gladiator, the Pirates of the Caribbean series, his many collaborations with Christopher Nolan, and the Dune series.
His career is celebrated in the new concert film Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert, released this week (March 19) in cinemas.
“I don’t write for directors, I don’t write for producers, and I certainly don’t write for movie studios,” he said to Deadline while promoting the film. “I have this fictitious figure in my head”.
He explained: “She’s called Doris. She lives in Bradford in the UK. She’s a single mom with two unruly kids and her hands are red from the cold and working really hard. She does an amazing job to keep these children fed and pay the rent and fight the fight”.
“So, come the weekend, she has a choice: She can go to the pub with her mates, or they can go and see a movie. If she goes and sees a movie and puts her hard-earned money down, I want her to have an experience and I don’t want her to waste her money.
“That’s who I write for and that’s why I write. I write for Doris”.
Despite his success, Zimmer recently admitted his frustration at the score for Dune: Part Two being disqualified from this year’s Oscars. Regarding its exclusion based on pre-existing material, he remarked: “It’s not really a sore point. It’s just such a stupid point — how can it be a sore point?”
As well as releasing his new concert film, Zimmer announced he would be reimagining the national anthem of Saudi Arabia.
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