Summer Movie Preview: ‘The Lion King’ roars again
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Director Jon Favreau has just left a scoring session for "The Lion King " with Hans Zimmer and an orchestra. It was for the stampede (yes, THAT stampede). And it will come as no...
Hans Zimmer urges eco consciousness: ‘We are all in this together’
The Latest: ‘Last Men’ director reflects on Oscar nomination
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the announcement of nominees for the 90th annual Oscar nominations announced Tuesday by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from Beverly Hills, California (all times local):
8:40 a.m.
The maker of the "Last Men in Aleppo" has made Oscars history for his war-torn country, Syria.
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Hans Zimmer channels his inner rock star for upcoming tour
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Celebrated composer Hans Zimmer is hitting the road again with his career-spanning concert tour, which he describes as a little bit cinematic and a little bit rock 'n' roll.
"People came thinking it's going to be sort of a bit stodgy. ... It's going to be the pretentious composer sitting at his big, black, grand piano," the Oscar winner said of his tour, "Hans Zimmer Revealed," which kicked off in Europe earlier this year.
More than 200 musicians support ‘Blurred Lines’ appeal
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Composer Hans Zimmer, crooner R. Kelly and members of such bands as the Go-Go's, the Black Crowes, Linkin Park and Three 6 Mafia are supporting Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke and T.I. in their appeal in the ongoing legal dispute over the hit song "Blurred Lines."
Hans Zimmer wins copyright case and receives an apology
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hans Zimmer has received more than just a win in a copyright infringement case — he also received an apology from a fellow composer who now says he mistakenly sued the Oscar-winner over the music to "12 Years a Slave."
Richard Friedman sued Zimmer for copyright infringement in January 2015 over the film's music, but he now says he never should have brought the case. Friedman wrote a letter to Zimmer saying he deeply regrets filing the lawsuit.