As the child of German émigrés who’d escaped to England in 1939, Hans Zimmer knows about darkness and yet values optimism, and has had a truly global impact on both the worlds of music and movies.

As a child in Germany Hans Zimmer tried piano lessons but quickly gave up. Instead he taught himself music and, convinced the piano could continue to ‘evolve’ as an instrument, attached items ...

As a child in Germany Hans Zimmer tried piano lessons but quickly gave up. Instead he taught himself music and, convinced the piano could continue to ‘evolve’ as an instrument, attached items ...