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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  • @mikadebruijn9890
    @mikadebruijn9890 Před 4 lety +503

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

    • @fretbuzz59
      @fretbuzz59 Před 4 lety +68

      "Get me coffee and a danish."

    • @m1ke1981
      @m1ke1981 Před 4 lety +19

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

    • @Nofarsh
      @Nofarsh Před 4 lety +3

      I wish!

    • @lucaslemonholm5492
      @lucaslemonholm5492 Před 4 lety +19

      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
      @drangedpsyched283 Před 3 lety +16

      @@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.

  • @jimsanger
    @jimsanger Před 4 lety +17

    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

  • @linepulse
    @linepulse Před 4 lety +36

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

    • @philcuore
      @philcuore Před 4 lety

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

    • @linepulse
      @linepulse Před 4 lety +1

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

    • @CaptJackAubreyOfTheRoyalNavy
      @CaptJackAubreyOfTheRoyalNavy Před 3 lety

      The Microsoft Intellimouse! It's a legend!

    • @TheTick1234
      @TheTick1234 Před 3 lety

      Best mouse to this day

    • @sthego3970
      @sthego3970 Před 3 lety

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

  • @afaydilek
    @afaydilek Před 4 lety +29

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

  • @chaTzon
    @chaTzon Před 4 lety +59

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

  • @Uninfluenceable
    @Uninfluenceable Před rokem +16

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

  • @SergeUnplugged
    @SergeUnplugged Před 2 lety +33

    A living legend ! Anyone agrees?!!!

    • @matteagle7713
      @matteagle7713 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @itsaashish
    @itsaashish Před 2 lety +21

    Hans is a gift for all of us.

  • @pmishraofficial
    @pmishraofficial Před 4 lety +14

    Legend talking about a legendary DAW!

  • @sole3688
    @sole3688 Před 3 lety +24

    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

  • @MrEMann
    @MrEMann Před rokem +11

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

  • @arisparrein7476
    @arisparrein7476 Před 4 lety +24

    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
      @rodterrell304 Před 4 lety +4

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

    • @arisparrein7476
      @arisparrein7476 Před 4 lety

      Rod Terrell happy holidays

  • @5ammy13
    @5ammy13 Před 4 lety +9

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

  • @TheCruisinCrew
    @TheCruisinCrew Před 4 lety +27

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

    • @esjel9804
      @esjel9804 Před 4 lety

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

  • @otschie
    @otschie Před 4 lety +11

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

  • @e.g.systems6146
    @e.g.systems6146 Před 4 lety +7

    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...

  • @EYEONEVENTS
    @EYEONEVENTS Před 4 lety +18

    Hans Zimmer is a musician scientist

  • @Kumar.Kaushlendra
    @Kumar.Kaushlendra Před 2 lety +9

    The Natural Bass In His Voice ❤

  • @DCeeMusik
    @DCeeMusik Před 3 lety +11

    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.

  • @fairuzhussaini7301
    @fairuzhussaini7301 Před 4 lety +17

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

  • @priyonjoni
    @priyonjoni Před 4 lety +8

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

  • @YASIR.K
    @YASIR.K Před 4 lety +8

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

  • @michaelm5926
    @michaelm5926 Před 4 lety +4

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

  • @alainpatry
    @alainpatry Před 4 lety +12

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

  • @johnnyeproductions
    @johnnyeproductions Před 4 lety +7

    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.

  • @poplab_audio
    @poplab_audio Před 3 lety +9

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

  • @fobiaisnotreal
    @fobiaisnotreal Před 4 lety +10

    The fucken legend started speaking. ♡

  • @polter5195
    @polter5195 Před rokem +12

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

  • @gabrield.cstoica1832
    @gabrield.cstoica1832 Před 3 lety +9

    Hans is legend.

    • @kiaraclement-martin5508
      @kiaraclement-martin5508 Před 3 lety

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

  • @jdanderson9727
    @jdanderson9727 Před 5 měsíci +6

    "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
      @sdonagmac2293 Před 6 dny

      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.

  • @methodofkolishin
    @methodofkolishin Před 4 lety +6

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

  • @StanleyGurvich
    @StanleyGurvich Před 4 lety +10

    "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 !

  • @AraQkh
    @AraQkh Před 4 lety +3

    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
      @kiren3168 Před 4 lety

      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)

  • @amondhawes-khalifa1949
    @amondhawes-khalifa1949 Před 4 lety +13

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

  • @hagen1555
    @hagen1555 Před 4 lety +9

    "the creative process takes place in your head"

  • @juanpablogharzia
    @juanpablogharzia Před 4 lety +4

    That Pirate pillow ... Epic!

  • @kashresurrected
    @kashresurrected Před 4 lety +8

    What a voice

  • @waynefarrellvoiceovers
    @waynefarrellvoiceovers Před 4 lety +2

    A truly amazing man.

  • @dragonstone6594
    @dragonstone6594 Před rokem +4

    Great interview. Hans is the man!

  • @MartinRimas1
    @MartinRimas1 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Thanks Hans!!!

  • @Jamminn555
    @Jamminn555 Před 4 lety +1

    Phenomenal. Absolutely riveting. Thanks so much for posting.

  • @jonasdenolf4831
    @jonasdenolf4831 Před 4 lety +2

    Amazing work Hans!

  • @MyFeltMusic
    @MyFeltMusic Před 4 lety +13

    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.

  • @ptptn09
    @ptptn09 Před 2 lety +5

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

  • @daneticmusic
    @daneticmusic Před 2 lety +5

    Legend and Genius 🙏🏼❤️

  • @ephjaymusic
    @ephjaymusic Před 4 lety +4

    This was therapeutic to watch. Thank you!

  • @cmdess
    @cmdess Před 9 měsíci +3

    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.

  • @ItsMrDanny
    @ItsMrDanny Před 2 lety +9

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

    • @Fwuzeem
      @Fwuzeem Před rokem

      John Powell uses Logic

  • @AnninaMelissa
    @AnninaMelissa Před 4 lety +5

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

  • @bradlyj9760
    @bradlyj9760 Před 3 lety +5

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

  • @OzReel
    @OzReel Před 11 měsíci +34

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

    • @critney_
      @critney_ Před 5 měsíci

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

  • @777Omwana
    @777Omwana Před rokem +5

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

  • @DoctorJRx
    @DoctorJRx Před 4 lety +6

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

  • @Cchogan
    @Cchogan Před 4 lety +4

    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!!

  • @thomasschatton3481
    @thomasschatton3481 Před 3 lety +5

    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
    @Pauluz_The_Web_Gnome Před rokem +3

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

  • @simoncrocket2040
    @simoncrocket2040 Před 4 lety

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

  • @alastairs3727
    @alastairs3727 Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @YungWillias
    @YungWillias Před 3 lety +6

    this guys studio is like something fantastical bruh oh my fugg

  • @alastairs3727
    @alastairs3727 Před 4 lety

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

  • @luigimangili7719
    @luigimangili7719 Před rokem +2

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

  • @itsBoo
    @itsBoo Před 4 lety +4

    The background music really changed the feeling of the talk

  • @RyanMovingViolationz
    @RyanMovingViolationz Před 4 lety

    Loving the Lemur setups!!!

  • @RyanMovingViolationz
    @RyanMovingViolationz Před 4 lety

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

  • @wendyjensenmusic
    @wendyjensenmusic Před 4 lety +4

    Studio envy. Thank you so much for this.

  • @ephjaymusic
    @ephjaymusic Před 4 lety +3

    0:59 - "something I quite a'DAW!" 😎🥂

  • @frankpaws
    @frankpaws Před 4 lety +2

    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.

  • @308787084
    @308787084 Před 4 lety +4

    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
    @brihansikon5093 Před 4 lety +2

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

  • @999GNG
    @999GNG Před 3 lety

    AMAZING

  • @jamesbastani4295
    @jamesbastani4295 Před rokem +13

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

  • @elferraz2854
    @elferraz2854 Před 4 lety +3

    LEGEND

  • @HanskaBeats
    @HanskaBeats Před 4 lety +3

    Legend.

  • @TuhinKBiswas
    @TuhinKBiswas Před 4 lety +1

    His voice🤟

  • @agm9525
    @agm9525 Před 3 lety +1

    Great sound

  • @samanthnair2692
    @samanthnair2692 Před 3 lety +4

    What a wise man

  • @mirr1984
    @mirr1984 Před 2 lety +5

    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.

  • @ysteingundersen8841
    @ysteingundersen8841 Před 4 lety

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

  • @simbaking6338
    @simbaking6338 Před 4 lety +6

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

  • @Nabi.Production.
    @Nabi.Production. Před 4 lety +1

    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.

  • @bennysoundz2604
    @bennysoundz2604 Před 3 lety +4

    Legend

  • @Vincent-Vega24
    @Vincent-Vega24 Před 4 lety +4

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

  • @acryjo
    @acryjo Před 4 lety +3

    Hello Mr. LEGENDARY !!

  • @UniqueThaPoet
    @UniqueThaPoet Před 4 lety +2

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

  • @smpmusiclinksstudio2769
    @smpmusiclinksstudio2769 Před rokem +2

    Legend ✈️!!!

  • @PatrickPuszko
    @PatrickPuszko Před 4 lety +9

    "Cubase ... something I quite a-DAW"

  • @maikorr7970
    @maikorr7970 Před 4 lety +8

    10:52 - 11:19 I really needed to hear that

  • @shigekikki6251
    @shigekikki6251 Před 3 lety +1

    定期的に見返してます本当に素晴らしい

  • @99MUZIK
    @99MUZIK Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @KordTaylor
    @KordTaylor Před 4 lety

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

  • @KarantaGamer
    @KarantaGamer Před 4 lety +2

    Thanks sir

  • @GuyVignati
    @GuyVignati Před 4 lety +1

    True genius!

  • @foghornblue
    @foghornblue Před rokem +4

    Come on Greg, give Hans his refresher course already!

  • @jagadeeshmusic6123
    @jagadeeshmusic6123 Před 4 lety +2

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

  • @halidharis
    @halidharis Před 4 lety +4

    Wow hans voice has so many plugins.it's too LOOWWW

    • @xriou
      @xriou Před 4 lety +2

      They bypassed the Low cut

    • @Cchogan
      @Cchogan Před 4 lety +1

      I desperately want to get in there with RX7 and de-click his voice!

    • @achillesamusic
      @achillesamusic Před 4 lety

      @@Cchogan HAHAH WAT

  • @rickymolina7390
    @rickymolina7390 Před 4 lety +4

    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.

  • @ET2carbon
    @ET2carbon Před 4 lety +7

    I love how so many top notch people are all finally leaving AVID behind. AVID is dumb, and I got licensed and a B. S. Audio production degree with Slow Tools. I've been cubase since SX3. My heart is in it.

    • @vuvfhnvubgth7579
      @vuvfhnvubgth7579 Před 3 lety

      He has always used Cubase and Digital Performer for composition work. Pro Tools has always been targeted at recording, mixing, and mastering. The real news is that low cost alternatives like Reaper are now just as good.

  • @Wulfcry
    @Wulfcry Před 4 lety +1

    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
      @furryz666 Před 4 lety

      Elfman seems pretty enlightened

  • @Mandy-Lane
    @Mandy-Lane Před 4 lety +6

    EPIC..