Hans Zimmer.....and me

You know the world is unfair when the movie you don't know anything about (Inception) releases the score for it on a website (Cinematical) and you're afraid of clicking on the link because it might spoil everything.

"What?!" you ask yourself. "How could a movie score spoil an entire movie?"

May I add that the music is composed by none other than Hans Zimmer, one of the greatest Hollywood-working composers of today (if I may be so bold). While he may not have achieved John Williams-status, Zimmer has worked on a number of incredible films, including:

Driving Miss Daisy, Thelma & Louise, The Lion King, The Prince of Egypt, Gladiator, Mission: Impossible II, Pearl Harbor, Black Hawk Down, The Ring, Matchstick Men, The Last Samurai, Madagascar, Batman Begins, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest/At World's End, The Dark Knight, Sherlock Holmes

So naturally, I'm going to want to click the link. But I won't. Instead, I'll just upload this teaser trailer (which I have seen, so therefore it's okay for you blog-readers to see, unless you want to be the ultimate intense experimenter and know absolutely NOTHING):

Man! What a teaser. Is it just me, or does watching that make it hard to breathe? I mean, personally, I am a huge music nerd (I had major problems hearing a song composed specifically for Ocean's 11 on another movie) but seriously, how can you NOT like that? That Hans Zimmer, what a genius. I mean, remember what he did with a simple TWO NOTES for the Batman franchise? Here's an example:

(Just ignore the words at the beginning, the TWO NOTES I'm talking about come at around 0:09 seconds.)

Personally, Zimmer's best work has got to be the Batman franchise. Yes, The Lion King is iconic, and I read that some people think his Gladiator score is a masterpiece. But honestly, I associate almost everything Batman-related with: IMAX, feeling "anticipation", and Hans Zimmer.

*Claire's note: I realize that James Newton Howard also worked with Zimmer on Batman Begins, and he is due some recognizing. Thank you, Mr. Howard, for also supplying the world with great music.*

And also: be on the lookout TONIGHT for my final hints about my Netflix DVDs!

-Claire