MasterClass – Hans Zimmer Teaches Film Scoring

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Tell a story with music

Hans Zimmer didn’t see a film until he was 12 years old. Since then, he’s scored over 150 films, including Inception, The Lion King, and The Dark Knight. In his MasterClass, the self-taught Academy Award winner teaches how he creates sounds from nothing, composes compelling character themes, and scores a movie before ever seeing it. By the end, you’ll have everything you need to tell your story.

Today, premiere education platform MasterClass announced that renowned composer Hans Zimmer will teach a film scoring class. In his first ever online class, Zimmer will teach aspiring filmmakers and musicians how to use music to tell a story. He will examine the inner workings of composition and covers a bevy of topics, like creating sound palates and establishing tempos. Students will even study examples from his own work and learn how to create music that defines a character.

Zimmer is best known for creating some of the most iconic, successful scores in modern film history. He has received four Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes, and an Oscar for Best Original Score for “The Lion King.” Some of his most popular scores include Terrence Malick’s “The Thin Red Line,” Ridley Scott’s “The Gladiator” and Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” trilogy.

MasterClass offers access to some of the best minds working in the film and music industry through affordable online courses. Through the platform, instructors create engaging online classes with interactive assignments and course materials that create a unique educational experience. Some of the previous instructors include Kevin Spacey, Aaron Sorkin, Werner Herzog and Serena Williams. Most recently, MasterClass announced another class taught by deadmau5 on electronic music production, continuing to strengthen its roster of music instructors.