Zimmer, Hans | World Of Hans Zimmer Part II - | CD

Hans Zimmer is a German composer and record producer who heads the composers studio Remote Control Productions. Born in Frankfurt am Main in 1957, he began his career playing keyboards and synthesizers with bands including Helden and The Buggles. His breakthrough came with the score for Rain Man in 1988, and he received an Academy Award for Best Original Score for The Lion King in 1995.

This is a 2 CD album of orchestral suites based on Hans Zimmer's film scores, released by Sony Classical in 2025. It follows his 2019 symphonic album and reworks 17 of his soundtracks into new suites, including a suite from The Prince of Egypt and a newly written suite from The Rock. The recordings feature the Odessa Orchestra & Friends and the Nairobi Chamber Choir, conducted by Gavin Greenaway, with soloists including Lebo M, Lisa Gerrard and Pedro Eustache.