Multi-Award-Winning Film Score Composer Hans Zimmer on Cubase

Multi-Award-Winning Film Score Composer Hans Zimmer on Cubase | Steinberg Spotlights

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Hans Zimmer is the multi-award winning head of the film music division at DreamWorks studios and one of the world’s best known film composers. In this Steinberg Spotlight video, he describes his custom-built studio and his long Cubase history, working on music for movies and embracing the best music software. Composers scoring for film are some of the last now supporting the creation of new orchestral music, so Hans invites you to celebrate Cubase and the way it helps the composer in the orchestral cinema score.
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@jimsanger 4 жыл бұрын

What I like about Hans (other than his music) is how he always refers to We rather than I and always gives credit to his collaborators

@afaydilek 4 жыл бұрын

I dont even use Cubase but when i see Hans Zimmer, i click. Simple as that.

@linepulse 4 жыл бұрын

Multi million pound film score icon. Literally has a data centre in his room. Owns a 2003 Microsoft white optical mouse. Legend. !!!

@philcuore 4 жыл бұрын

i think the tail of the mouse is LED in Red right ?

@linepulse 4 жыл бұрын

Lol yeah something like this. www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Wheel-Mouse-Optical-optical/dp/B00006B7HB

@CaptJackAubreyOfTheRoyalNavy 3 жыл бұрын

The Microsoft Intellimouse! It's a legend!

@TheTick1234 3 жыл бұрын

Best mouse to this day

@sthego3970 3 жыл бұрын

That's the intellimouse, I think is from 1999 actually. But I'm not sure.

@sole3688 3 жыл бұрын

You can tell Zimmer is clearly not a salesman and it actually makes for a great video. Respect to Cubase for letting him talk honestly. The fact he loves and uses Cubase speaks for itself and the best DAW for you is the one you're willing to learn. ...Or bribe a mate to teach you

@Uninfluenceable Жыл бұрын

at 5:27 you can see that he still uses an IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0 (from the late 90's), what an absolute legend!

@mikadebruijn9890 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine an internship at Hanz Zimmer's studio...

@fretbuzz59 4 жыл бұрын

"Get me coffee and a danish."

@m1ke1981 4 жыл бұрын

fretbuzz59 Basically what Ramin Djawadi was doing before Hans Zimmer saw his potential.

@Nofarsh 4 жыл бұрын

I wish!

@lucaslemonholm5492 4 жыл бұрын

Many orchestrators and copyists work in Hanz Zimmer's studio, but the pay is bad and they have to sign non-disclosure forms so that they cannot claim that they ever worked on those movies or scores. A very small percentage of those work their way up into doing scores themselves, but most get stuck there. At least that is the perspective of a film composer i talked to who worked her way into the business the other way: do smaller projects for free for 5-10 years.

@drangedpsyched283 3 жыл бұрын

@@lucaslemonholm5492 I wouldn't mind making coffee . The knowledge I can get from these guys and apply it to my composition is all I need. I don't really if I don't get credits for ghostwriting a little piece.

@MrEMann Жыл бұрын

'You don't need a lot of things, you just need to know the things you use very, very, well.' Perfectly spoken

@itsaashish 3 жыл бұрын

Hans is a gift for all of us.

@SergeUnplugged 2 жыл бұрын

A living legend ! Anyone agrees?!!!

@matteagle7713 2 жыл бұрын

absolutely, cant wait for the Concert in April! :)

@pmishraofficial 4 жыл бұрын

Legend talking about a legendary DAW!

@alexgerlach5630 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to bought Cubase Artist 11. 😁

@e.g.systems6146 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Hans. I used to work for Steinberg, (International Distributor Support) - possibly the best group of intelligent human beings I have ever met. I remember when we got the message on the internal mailing list that Mark Badger had died, suddenly in his sleep. BOOM. For a while I actually thought it was some kind of joke. I remember him exactly as you describe him - ornery curmudgeounly, argumentative, and alive - if only there were more people like him who fought for how they though the world should be and wouldn't let us take no for an answer. What a strange feeling after all these years to be reminded of this...

@chaTzon 4 жыл бұрын

Zimmer : *opens cubase* Cubase : *sweaty* "i hope im good enough and have enough functions" *full of fear and doubts*

@otschie 4 жыл бұрын

his voice is unnervingly soothing.... like his music ....

@DCeeMusik 3 жыл бұрын

Hans Zimmer is the reason why I went back to Cubase. I'm not mad at my decision, either. Cubase is very versatile. If I wanna do beats or do a composition, the workflow is so easy to get into and the features are endless. Sure, the learning curve takes time, but it's worth putting in the work.

@Kumar.Kaushlendra 2 жыл бұрын

The Natural Bass In His Voice ❤

@priyonjoni 4 жыл бұрын

This man is one of my biggest inspirations as a working musician.

@arisparrein7476 4 жыл бұрын

It doesn’t matter what audio program you use. All of them are great in their own way. The only thing that matters is you, what goes on in your head and all the ideas you have

@rodterrell304 4 жыл бұрын

Aris Parrein thank you so much for that comment, much needed here. Happy new year.

@arisparrein7476 4 жыл бұрын

Rod Terrell happy holidays

@5ammy13 4 жыл бұрын

"It shrunk a little on the wash". I gotta use this more often... Haha

@TheCruisinCrew 4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the philosophical insights, but I would have liked to see more of his setup and how he actually works with Cubase...

@esjel9804 4 жыл бұрын

He said check out Greg Ogdo -- that's whom he's learned from

@YASIR.K 4 жыл бұрын

I am big fan of Hans Zimmer, since Rain man. 😍🍻

@johnnyeproductions 4 жыл бұрын

I will always remember something Hans said. "If someone tells you there's a rule for music, break it!" I have followed that line and it has helped me along my journey as a producer.

@michaelm5926 4 жыл бұрын

His last words about orchestras were absolute honest and right. A great musician and composer!

@methodofkolishin 4 жыл бұрын

I could just learn from this guy for a few decades.

@EYEONEVENTS 4 жыл бұрын

Hans Zimmer is a musician scientist

@hagen1555 4 жыл бұрын

"the creative process takes place in your head"

@polter5195 Жыл бұрын

Hans Zimmer inadvertently wrote the best marketing slogan for Cubase. "Other programs? Don't even bother."

@jdanderson9727 6 ай бұрын

"you got to make up your mind" [@ 11:13] I remember when I was still trying out different DAWs. Back in 2008, Paul, the pro audio guy at a Guitar Center, said the same thing me. "You have been playing Ableton, Cubase, Reason, and now Pro Tools for three years. That is long enough. You got to make up your mind. Which one do you like?" Cubase was much less than it is today, but they brought us ASIO and VST. It was enough to make me chose it, and I have never looked back. Thanks Paul, and thank you Steinberg.

@sdonagmac2293 23 күн бұрын

This is true. I made up my mind around 2007 and stuck to Reason version 4 for the music and arrangement and then recorded vocals on CakeWalk or Cubase. But Cubase started getting too complicated and CakeWalk lagged behind and couldn’t support the latest versions of autotune and other plugins. Nowadays I just do everything in Reason 12.

@AraQkh 4 жыл бұрын

Once I tried Nuendo, there is no other DAW for me anymore. Steinberg gave me all world tools to create and be creative. Thank you guys for the awesome work you made. Vielen Dank Steinberg und Hans Zimmer!

@kiren3168 4 жыл бұрын

do you think that Cubase elements is worth it for a composer? I'm more of a notation composer than a producer but I want better sounding demos (Sibelius is not that good of DAW)

@gabrield.cstoica1832 3 жыл бұрын

Hans is legend.

@kiaraclement-martin5508 3 жыл бұрын

Legend is Hans Zimmer. This man is way too amazing to be just a legend. He need a new word for himself.

@amondhawes-khalifa1949 4 жыл бұрын

I want a feature-length movie scored entirely by him, *using nothing but a melodica, a plastic recorder, and Mario Paint as the DAW.*

@alainpatry 4 жыл бұрын

Hans inviting us to buy the upcoming 10.5 version? ;)

@simoncrocket2040 4 жыл бұрын

Great inspiring talk Mr. Zimmer. Thank you for treating us as equals. Thank you too Steinberg/Cubase for providing the tools.

@777Omwana Жыл бұрын

Cubase because of the recording, mixing and midi. One of the very best Cubase interviews.

@AnninaMelissa 4 жыл бұрын

Vielen Dank Steinberg für das Interview! Es ist immer interessant Hans zuzuhören. Ich hoffe, es kommen noch viele weitere Beiträge!

@fobiaisnotreal 4 жыл бұрын

The fucken legend started speaking. ♡

@ptptn09 2 жыл бұрын

I missed it for 2+ years, I couldn’t believe.

@bradlyj9760 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. This is amazing. I will cherish this content forever. Thank you Hans Zimmer and thank you Steinberg

@fairuzhussaini7301 4 жыл бұрын

0:59 - "Something I quite a-DAW."

@amondhawes-khalifa1949 4 жыл бұрын

Damnit, I came here to see if anyone had already said that! (>ヮ

@kashresurrected 4 жыл бұрын

What a voice

@thomasschatton3481 3 жыл бұрын

The path this interview is taking is truly astonishing in a good sense, but also eye opening to a certain degree. I appreciate this kind of input by such a renowned film score composer very much! In the end it's all really a matter of the Weltanschauung, as Hans Zimer states correctly!

@Pauluz_The_Web_Gnome Жыл бұрын

The first video on YT that has decent video/audio quality about Hans...OMG!

@cmdess 10 ай бұрын

Amazing life and scores. There's so much to the scoring process, it's great to have a daw you know like the back of your hand.

@waynefarrellvoiceovers 4 жыл бұрын

A truly amazing man.

@MartinRimas1 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Hans!!!

@jamesbastani4295 Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if I learned anything from watching this video except that Zimmer endorses Cubase.

@daneticmusic 2 жыл бұрын

Legend and Genius 🙏🏼❤️

@StanleyGurvich 4 жыл бұрын

"It's the professionals who keep the software from moving forward" Damn steinberg getting my money for 10 years straight and can't implement Bezier curves in the midi editor. I love cubase but it didnt really change at all from V5. in the bottom line it looks better and we have side chain but damn it steinberg its time to make cubase more creative !

@dragonstone6594 Жыл бұрын

Great interview. Hans is the man!

@Jamminn555 4 жыл бұрын

Phenomenal. Absolutely riveting. Thanks so much for posting.

@Nabi.Production. 4 жыл бұрын

I am working on cubase almost 15 years now. I love Cubase! Such a beautiful DAW. After the 8th version its getting more exciting to work on this workstation. I hope i will get the 10th version very soon))) Thank you Steinberg and all the Team who is making the life of a composer much easier and more productive! God bless you all) Special thanks to Hans Zimmer. My inspiration. Your music helped me through hard times.

@poplab_audio 3 жыл бұрын

12:48 is huge and absolutely crucial to get shit done

@ephjaymusic 4 жыл бұрын

This was therapeutic to watch. Thank you!

@juanpablogharzia 4 жыл бұрын

That Pirate pillow ... Epic!

@OzReel Жыл бұрын

Wow. Amazing. After 14 and half minutes, I was totally astonished as to the zero information this contains about Cubase.

@critney_ 5 ай бұрын

🤫 hmm 🤔 but it does. He asks the right questions, which when you answer them lead you to SpectraLayers ❤

@luigimangili7719 Жыл бұрын

I found my inspirations... especially in dune soundtrack thanks a lot Mr Zimmer

@mirr1984 2 жыл бұрын

I fully agree with what Hans says about taking the time to learn the software and be a dedicated musician. I've been tinkering with music production and mixing for almost 20 years and I used FL Studio for a long time. I recently switched to Studio One 5 Professional and the work flow seemed a lot different and slower, but I realised that music production is an art, and art takes time. A streamlined workflow is nice, but it's more important to have a vast array of options and understand how to achieve the sound you want in your DAW.

@jonasdenolf4831 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing work Hans!

@alastairs3727 4 жыл бұрын

absolute legend ! thanks Cubase, look forward to hearing even more epic scores from Hans : ))

@alastairs3727 4 жыл бұрын

love the studio Hans, works so well when it's comfortable : )

@ItsMrDanny 2 жыл бұрын

Music legends like Hans Zimmer, John Powell, make the most beautiful film music I've ever heard ❤️

@Fwuzeem Жыл бұрын

John Powell uses Logic

@frankpaws 4 жыл бұрын

That is a great testament to the orchestra Hans made. Technology has made it easy to forget about the orchestra. There is still, and always will be a human aspect to the feeling of the orchestra and how its is played. Maybe the part is aggressive and someone is having a bad day, and is a little more aggressive then usual that adds a subtle layer you can't get from the samples. Mistakes sometimes add a feel. A rush to tempo, going from fast to slow has an organic feel. Every time.

@DoctorJRx 4 жыл бұрын

i would love to have a sit down with this man !!

@simbaking6338 4 жыл бұрын

My 2 favorite DAWs of all time for me as a film/tv composer myself...Cubase & Logic Pro!!

@clancybenedict6647 4 жыл бұрын

Logic all the way baby xD

@Cchogan 4 жыл бұрын

I loved this. I started with C-Lab and Steinberg at the same time on my Atari Mega 4. Me and my writing partner used to leap between C-Lab Creator and Pro 24 depending on what we were doing. For some things, the "Pattern" based way of working on Creator was better, but we preferred Pro 24 for our wilder ideas. We were probably being over precious, but we liked playing! I had a pile of Atari S900 samplers, an early hard-disk digital recorder editor (Fostex Foundation 2000 - amazing bit of kit), and an analogue desk. Later, I spent more time with Logic (the descendant of Creator), but then Apple bought Emagic and dumped Windows support for Logic. I had always had Cubase, but I upgraded (along with thousands of other users who cross-graded) to Cubase 4 (I think?), and have been exclusive with Cubase ever since. Some things have changed. When I abandoned Logic for Cubase, I think my "cutting edge" PC had 500mb of ram (less probably) and a tiny hard disk. I now have a 14 core i9, 64gb Ram, Terabytes of SSD, and a 34" curved monitor. I no longer have the Mega 4, but I found a floppy of Pro 24 in the back of a draw a while back with some floppies of samples for the S900 - some brass I recorded once, going by the faded label. Interestingly, I was playing with the Arranger Chain in Cubase the other day, and was suddenly reminded of working in Patterns on C-Lab creator. So now I have the best of both worlds!!

@MyFeltMusic 4 жыл бұрын

As a former Cubase user, if it at least partly catered to the mobile musician and young producer, it would be more than a niche DAW for composers. The dongle, lack of included content, and price is why Apple is walloping them with Logic Pro X.

@elferraz2854 4 жыл бұрын

LEGEND

@samanthnair2692 3 жыл бұрын

What a wise man

@YungWillias 3 жыл бұрын

this guys studio is like something fantastical bruh oh my fugg

@RyanMovingViolationz 4 жыл бұрын

Hans is a legend!!! Cubase for life!!!

@HanskaBeats 4 жыл бұрын

Legend.

@itsBoo 4 жыл бұрын

The background music really changed the feeling of the talk

@TuhinKBiswas 4 жыл бұрын

His voice🤟

@RyanMovingViolationz 4 жыл бұрын

Loving the Lemur setups!!!

@wendyjensenmusic 4 жыл бұрын

Studio envy. Thank you so much for this.

@smpmusiclinksstudio2769 Жыл бұрын

Legend ✈️!!!

@jagadeeshmusic6123 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for giving unforgettable music for #interstellar 😍♥️😘 love u #hanszimmer and #chirstophernolanSIR♥️♥️♥️

@ysteingundersen8841 4 жыл бұрын

Very well done video! The last part Hans Zimmer said cannot be more true, important matter!

@Mandy-Lane 4 жыл бұрын

EPIC..

@KordTaylor 4 жыл бұрын

This guy is brilliant! Funny too. Great job @Steinberg.

@99MUZIK 4 жыл бұрын

I can’t wait for next version of Cubase pro.

@acryjo 4 жыл бұрын

Hello Mr. LEGENDARY !!

@bennysoundz2604 3 жыл бұрын

Legend

@shigekikki6251 3 жыл бұрын

定期的に見返してます本当に素晴らしい

@ephjaymusic 4 жыл бұрын

0:59 - "something I quite a'DAW!" 😎🥂

@308787084 4 жыл бұрын

Steinberg you guys should do one of these on Noisia, they've been using Cubase for decades and really pushed the boundaries of what it could do!

@brihansikon5093 4 жыл бұрын

Mr you inspire me more in my of music production.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@999GNG 3 жыл бұрын

AMAZING

@djhansiofficial 4 жыл бұрын

Whenever i see Hans Zimmer i click

@foghornblue Жыл бұрын

Come on Greg, give Hans his refresher course already!

@Vincent-Vega24 4 жыл бұрын

I mean, what i great guy. He is probably rich as ever and seems so humble. Nice video Steinberg!!

@simonegelund2832 4 жыл бұрын

Why would he not be humble just cuz hes rich?

@Vincent-Vega24 4 жыл бұрын

@@simonegelund2832 You must not be from america?

@Wulfcry 4 жыл бұрын

There are two composers whom speak vividly about their creation process I love so much cause you hear them talk about it once and it all makes sense to me are Hans Zimmer and Yoko Kanno.

@furryz666 4 жыл бұрын

Elfman seems pretty enlightened

@GuyVignati 4 жыл бұрын

True genius!

@UniqueThaPoet 4 жыл бұрын

I love cubase. It gives me the tools I need.

@ectyka 4 жыл бұрын

Master 🙌🏽

@mrweed979 4 жыл бұрын

There are a lot of really good swallows in this video.

@rickymolina7390 4 жыл бұрын

Always great to listen to one of the great composers of our time. Thanks Hans. I would have to polite fully disagree with you about workflow, however. It's crucial to be able to capture inspiration with the least amount of hurdles. I just do not find Cubase to be simple enough to use in the creative process. I think it's telling that Hans had to commission someone to program a touch-sensitive screen to do routine DAW procedures. Not all of us have the budget to be able to hire programmers. And a DAW shouldn't make you have to hire a programmer either.

@SalomonAbiassi 4 жыл бұрын

This video made my day! "so ultimately when you buy a piece of software you are buying them and the mentality, philosophy, the Weltanschau of the people who are writing the software. so does that agree with you?"

@JesuisParte 4 жыл бұрын

Yeeeeeeees haha