Hans Zimmer (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Hans Zimmer" in English language version.

Last modified: 21:57:37, 15 August 2026 (UTC)

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abc7.com (Global: 3,338^th place; English: 1,879^th place)

Hayes, Rob (8 December 2010). "Hans Zimmer gets star, dedicates it to Chasen". ABC7. Archived from the original on 11 December 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2011.

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

bbc.co.uk

"Hans Zimmer – Earth". BBC Teach. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
"Hans Zimmer retiring from scoring superhero films after Batman v Superman". BBC News. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
"The World At One". BBC. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.

news.bbc.co.uk

"Talking Shop: Hans Zimmer". BBC. 28 July 2008. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2009.

bbc.com (Global: 26^th place; English: 23^rd place)

"Hans Zimmer proposes to partner during O2 Arena live show". BBC News. 16 June 2023. Archived from the original on 17 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
"Camila Cabello and Hans Zimmer collaborate on new song for Frozen Planet II". BBC. 22 August 2022. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

billboard.biz (Global: 2,279^th place; English: 1,382^nd place)

Gallo, Phil (9 December 2011). "Hans Zimmer Uses 'Sherlock Holmes' Soundtrack to Expose Slovakian Villager Musicians". Billboard.biz. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.

billboard.com (Global: 20^th place; English: 13^th place)

Gallo, Phil. "Oscars 2015: Predicting the Best Original Score Category". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
Newman, Melinda (21 April 2018). "Hans Zimmer Named Recipient of Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award at Hollywood in Vienna". Billboard. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

bmw.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Löblein, Markus (5 January 2022). "This is how BMW composes the sound of e-mobility". BMW.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

Sherman, Dale (2015). Quentin Tarantino FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Original Reservoir Dog. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-4950-2596-9. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
MacDonald, Laurence E. (2013). The Invisible Art of Film Music: A Comprehensive History. Scarecrow Press. p. 382. ISBN 978-0-8108-8398-7. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2017.

businessinsider.com (Global: 201^st place; English: 139^th place)

Guerrasio, Jason (11 July 2017). "Christopher Nolan explains the biggest challenges in making his latest movie 'Dunkirk' into an 'intimate epic'". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017.

cbc.ca (Global: 110^th place; English: 65^th place)

Kinos-Goodin, Jesse (5 January 2018). "How Hans Zimmer's the Thin Red Line score redefined Hollywood, for better or worse". CBC. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

cnn.com (Global: 36^th place; English: 26^th place)

cnn.com

"Women, 'Lion King' rule at 1998 Tonys". CNN. 6 August 1998. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009.

edition.cnn.com

"Hans Zimmer reflects on scoring 'The Bible'". CNN. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.

collider.com (Global: 158^th place; English: 116^th place)

"Breaking the Rules – interview with Hans Zimmer". Collider.com. 13 December 2011. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.

deadline.com (Global: 19^th place; English: 16^th place)

Petski, Denise (27 March 2022). "Hans Zimmer Wins His Second Career Original Score Oscar For 'Dune'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

debidoss.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

"DebiDoss". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2009.

dw.com (Global: 205^th place; English: 320^th place)

"German film score composer Hans Zimmer at 65". DW News. Archived from the original on 24 August 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
"'Culture Connects': 29 artists receive German order of merit". Deutsche Welle. 2 October 2018. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.

easports.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Behind the Music: Champions League Anthem Remix with Hans Zimmer". Electronic Arts. 12 June 2018. Archived from the original on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.

ecole.ch (Global: low place; English: low place)

"International Boarding School | Ecole Alumnus Hans Zimmer is on Tour | Ecole d'Humanité". www.ecole.ch. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

ew.com (Global: 59^th place; English: 45^th place)

Young, John (5 August 2008). "2008 Interview with Entertainment Weekly". Ew.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
"Hans Zimmer Reflects on 15 of His Memorable Film Scores". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
"Hans Zimmer Reflects on 15 of His Memorable Film Scores". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
Towers, Andrea (30 March 2016). "Hans Zimmer retiring from scoring superhero films after Batman v Superman". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
"Hans Zimmer reveals why he turned down scoring a Marvel film". EW.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.

fifa.com (Global: 80^th place; English: 106^th place)

"FIFA's new claim: "Living Football" – FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019.
"2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – Official TV Opening". 1 June 2018. Archived from the original on 5 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

filmmusicreporter.com (Global: 899^th place; English: 749^th place)

"'Planet Earth II' Soundtrack Details". Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
"Hans Zimmer to Score Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman 1984". Film Music Reporter. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
"Hans Zimmer to Score Denis Villeneuve's Dune | Film Music Reporter". 18 March 2019. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
"Hans Zimmer to Reteam with Ron Howard on Hillbilly Elegy". FilmMusicReporter. 10 March 2020. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

filmschoolrejects.com (Global: 4,025^th place; English: 2,485^th place)

Horton, H Perry (29 August 2017). "Time keeps on slippin': The metronomic rhythm of Hans Zimmer". Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

filmtracks.com (Global: 5,945^th place; English: 3,779^th place)

"Hans Zimmer". Filmtracks. Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.

geekculture.co (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Composer Hans Zimmer Sat On His Secretlab Batman Chair To Score 'Dune' And 'Top Gun: Maverick'". Geek Culture. 11 August 2023. Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

gq-magazine.co.uk (Global: 2,241^st place; English: 1,342^nd place)

Heaf, Jonathan (16 June 2017). "Hans Zimmer: orchestral manoeuvres in the dark". GQ. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.

gramophone.co.uk (Global: 4,679^th place; English: 3,041^st place)

"Ennio Morricone – my inspiration, by Hans Zimmer". Gramophone. 20 February 2017. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.

hans-zimmer.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Biography". Hans Zimmer. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
"'Blue Planet II' Soundtrack". Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
"The Crown Soundtrack Details". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.

hollywoodreporter.com (Global: 30^th place; English: 22^nd place)

"Hans Zimmer Composes Theme Music to EDM Festival Tomorrowland". The Hollywood Reporter. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2014.

huffingtonpost.com (Global: 212^th place; English: 141^st place)

Mirkinson, Jack (2 October 2012). "'ABC World News' Debuting New Logo, Theme, Graphics (PHOTOS)". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2012.

hurtwoodhouseperformingarts.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Hurtwood House Performing Arts – Hans Zimmer". Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.

indiewire.com (Global: 177^th place; English: 117^th place)

Dry, Jude (31 July 2017). "Hans Zimmer Taking Over as Composer for 'Blade Runner 2049' — Report | IndieWire". www.indiewire.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
Desowitz, Bill (20 October 2021). "'Dune': How Composer Hans Zimmer Invented a Retro-Future Musical Sound for the Arrakis Desert Planet". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022.

jewishjournal.com (Global: 2,096^th place; English: 1,239^th place)

Jared Sichel (28 May 2014). "Hans Zimmer: Proud to say 'My people'". Jewish Journal. JewishJournal.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014.

latimes.com (Global: 32^nd place; English: 21^st place)

latimesblogs.latimes.com

"Hans Zimmer to academy: I'm no liar!". Los Angeles Times. 8 December 2008. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2009.

latimes.com

Brown, August (24 February 2012). "The Oscars: Hans Zimmer and Pharrell Williams know the score for the telecast – they wrote it". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2012.

lionking.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"The Lion King: The Broadway Musical". Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009.

makingof.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Scoring Session with Hans Zimmer (video)". Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.

mansionglobal.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Suzanne Zimmer, Ex-Wife of Film Composer Hans Zimmer, Lists Malibu Home for $56 Million". www.mansionglobal.com. 2 June 2022.

mashable.com (Global: 1,051^st place; English: 654^th place)

"Hans Zimmer: The Computer Is My Instrument". Mashable. 5 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2013.

mlssoccer.com (Global: 706^th place; English: 470^th place)

"Watch: MLS releases new anthem for 25th season, composed by Hans Zimmer". Archived from the original on 26 February 2020.

moviemusicuk.us (Global: low place; English: low place)

"DUNE, PART TWO – Hans Zimmer". MOVIE MUSIC UK. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2026.

mtv.com (Global: 130^th place; English: 102^nd place)

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"Hans Zimmer Says 'The Dark Knight Rises' Score Will 'Invent And Reinvent'". MTV. 18 January 2011. Archived from the original on 3 May 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.

mtv.com

"'Dark Knight Rises' Composer Dedicates New Song To Aurora Victims". MTV. 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.

music.yahoo.com (Global: 2,381^st place; English: 1,586^th place)

Cifani, Nicole (26 May 2011). "Zimmer And Rodrigo Y Gabriela Score One For Johnny Depp". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.

mycrysis.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Legendary composer Hans Zimmer works on Crysis 2". 16 March 2011. Archived from the original on 20 March 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2011.

nasa.gov (Global: 12^th place; English: 73^rd place)

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Chamberlin, Alan. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2018.

nme.com (Global: 142^nd place; English: 95^th place)

Daly, Rhian (30 August 2022). "Watch AURORA perform with Hans Zimmer at Earth Prom 2022". NME. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2024.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com

Itzkoff, Dave (28 July 2010). "Hans Zimmer Extracts the Secrets of the 'Inception' Score". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.

nytimes.com

"How Hans Zimmer Conjured the Otherworldly Sounds of 'Dune'". The New York Times. 22 October 2021. Archived from the original on 30 September 2025.

oscars.org (Global: 198^th place; English: 246^th place)

"Best Picture Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2009.

people.com (Global: 69^th place; English: 49^th place)

"Lion King Composer Hans Zimmer Files for Divorce: Reports". People. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020. Hans was previously married to model Vicki Carolin before the two divorced in 1992.

reuters.com (Global: 38^th place; English: 30^th place)

"Composer Hans Zimmer game for "Call of Duty"". Reuters. 27 August 2009. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.

screenrant.com (Global: 160^th place; English: 112^th place)

Hood, Cooper (1 November 2017). "Hans Zimmer Set to Score Disney's Live-Action The Lion King". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

slashfilm.com (Global: 522^nd place; English: 380^th place)

Bui, Hoai-Tran (16 May 2019). "New Disney Legends Include Robert Downey Jr., Ming-Na Wen, Hans Zimmer". /Film. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.

soundonsound.com (Global: 2,031^st place; English: 1,023^rd place)

Wherry, Mark (October 2002). "Media Adventures". Sound on Sound. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2009.

soundtrack.net (Global: 4,488^th place; English: 3,047^th place)

"Breaking the Rules – interview with Hans Zimmer". Soundtrack.net. 10 July 2006. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
"Hans Zimmer on..." Soundtrack.net. 27 June 2001. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
"Badelt and Zimmer to replace Silvestri on Pirates". Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
"Breaking the Rules – interview with Hans Zimmer". Soundtrack.net. September 2006. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
"Breaking the Rules – interview with Hans Zimmer". Soundtrack.net. 11 February 2006. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2009.

starpulse.com (Global: 3,831^st place; English: 3,021^st place)

"Hans Zimmer biography". Starpulse.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2009.

telegraph.co.uk (Global: 40^th place; English: 27^th place)

"Top 100 living geniuses". The Daily Telegraph. London. 30 October 2007. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2011.

thegrio.com (Global: 9,195^th place; English: 4,974^th place)

"Pharrell, composer Hans Zimmer collaborate on 'Amazing Spider-Man 2' opera". The Grio. 3 April 2014. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; English: 11^th place)

Trueman, Matt (10 April 2012). "Lion King rules Broadway as highest grossing show of all time". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
Child, Ben (13 November 2008). "Dark Knight score disqualified from Oscar race". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
Davis, Nicola (16 June 2016). "Winners of inaugural Stephen Hawking medal announced". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.

thehindu.com (Global: 72^nd place; English: 37^th place)

Bhavani, Divya-Kala (21 October 2021). "Composer Hans Zimmer on the musical worlds of 'Dune' and 'No Time To Die'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

theverge.com (Global: 208^th place; English: 158^th place)

Liptak, Andrew (29 June 2019). "Hans Zimmer designed the sound for BMW's futuristic concept car". The Verge. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.

universalmusic.fr (Global: 9,414^th place; English: low place)

"Hans Zimmer Biographie". Universal Music France (in French). 28 November 2023. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.

upload.wikimedia.org (Global: 1,245^th place; English: 1,259^th place)

German pronunciation: [ˈhans ˈfloːʁi̯aːn ˈtsɪmɐ] ^ⓘ

vanityfair.com (Global: 230^th place; English: 161^st place)

"How Pharrell Helped Marc Webb Give Jamie Foxx a Killer Spider-Man 2 Theme Song". Vanity Fair. 2 May 2014. Archived from the original on 12 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.

variety.com (Global: 21^st place; English: 17^th place)

Stewart, D.R. (4 August 2008). "Zimmer and Howard discuss remote collaboration". Variety. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
"Hans Zimmer Launches Online Course in Film Scoring". Variety. 18 November 2016. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
Burlingame, Jon (6 January 2020). "'No Time to Die': Hans Zimmer Takes Over as Composer on Bond Movie (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
Burlingame, Jon; Tangcay, Jazz (26 May 2022). "Inside the Messy Music of 'Top Gun: Maverick': Lady Gaga Gets First Scoring Credit, but Song Selection Goes Sideways". Variety (magazine). Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
Tangcay, Jazz; Zee, Michaela (29 February 2024). "'Dune 2': Hans Zimmer Talks Composing Paul and Chani's Love Theme, Co-Writing Gurney's Song With Josh Brolin and Prepping for 'Messiah'". Variety. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
Rooney, David (19 November 2003). "NBR cues kudo for composer Zimmer". Variety. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

vogue.co.uk (Global: 1,532^nd place; English: 1,006^th place)

Vogue: "A NEW MODEL GENERATION" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine 29 August 2006

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"Hans Zimmer proposes to partner during O2 Arena live show". BBC News. 16 June 2023. Archived from the original on 17 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
"Hans Zimmer – Earth". BBC Teach. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
"German film score composer Hans Zimmer at 65". DW News. Archived from the original on 24 August 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
"Top 100 living geniuses". The Daily Telegraph. London. 30 October 2007. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
"Hans Zimmer". Filmtracks. Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
"Breaking the Rules – interview with Hans Zimmer". Soundtrack.net. 10 July 2006. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
"International Boarding School | Ecole Alumnus Hans Zimmer is on Tour | Ecole d'Humanité". www.ecole.ch. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
"Hurtwood House Performing Arts – Hans Zimmer". Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
"Ennio Morricone – my inspiration, by Hans Zimmer". Gramophone. 20 February 2017. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
Jared Sichel (28 May 2014). "Hans Zimmer: Proud to say 'My people'". Jewish Journal. JewishJournal.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014.
"Hans Zimmer: The Computer Is My Instrument". Mashable. 5 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
"ZDF Infokanal interview, June 2006 (in German with English subtitles)". YouTube. 27 July 2006. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
Heaf, Jonathan (16 June 2017). "Hans Zimmer: orchestral manoeuvres in the dark". GQ. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
"DebiDoss". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
"Hans Zimmer biography". Starpulse.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
"Biography". Hans Zimmer. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
"Talking Shop: Hans Zimmer". BBC. 28 July 2008. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
Stewart, D.R. (4 August 2008). "Zimmer and Howard discuss remote collaboration". Variety. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
Young, John (5 August 2008). "2008 Interview with Entertainment Weekly". Ew.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
"Best Picture Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
Wherry, Mark (October 2002). "Media Adventures". Sound on Sound. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
"Hans Zimmer Reflects on 15 of His Memorable Film Scores". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
Sherman, Dale (2015). Quentin Tarantino FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Original Reservoir Dog. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-4950-2596-9. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
MacDonald, Laurence E. (2013). The Invisible Art of Film Music: A Comprehensive History. Scarecrow Press. p. 382. ISBN 978-0-8108-8398-7. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
"Hans Zimmer Reflects on 15 of His Memorable Film Scores". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
"The Lion King: The Broadway Musical". Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
"Women, 'Lion King' rule at 1998 Tonys". CNN. 6 August 1998. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
Trueman, Matt (10 April 2012). "Lion King rules Broadway as highest grossing show of all time". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
Horton, H Perry (29 August 2017). "Time keeps on slippin': The metronomic rhythm of Hans Zimmer". Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
Kinos-Goodin, Jesse (5 January 2018). "How Hans Zimmer's the Thin Red Line score redefined Hollywood, for better or worse". CBC. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
"Scoring Session with Hans Zimmer (video)". Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
"Composer Hans Zimmer game for "Call of Duty"". Reuters. 27 August 2009. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
"Legendary composer Hans Zimmer works on Crysis 2". 16 March 2011. Archived from the original on 20 March 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
"Hans Zimmer on..." Soundtrack.net. 27 June 2001. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
"Badelt and Zimmer to replace Silvestri on Pirates". Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
"Breaking the Rules – interview with Hans Zimmer". Soundtrack.net. September 2006. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
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