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How Movie Maestro Hans Zimmer Became a Rock God

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The Oscar-winning composer behind so many memorable film scores, from ‘The Lion King’ to ‘The Dark Knight,’ opens up about his spellbinding world tour and summer hit ‘Dunkirk.’

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It would be hard to guess from his beatific persona onstage, or the way he beams when crowds roar his name, but Hans Zimmer—the Academy Award-winning film composer behind dozens of memorable scores, including The Lion King, Gladiator, The Dark Knight, Pirates of the Caribbean, Inception, and this summer’s acclaimed...

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