German born Hans Zimmer has been nominated for Best Score on the film Sherlock Holmes[[. He states that he took his composing back to Germany to create a suitable sound for the movie. He wanted to cover the music that would have been in Sherlock Holmes' head. He worked closely with Robert Downey Jr. to capture the character who has a manic depressive personality. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tamara-conniff/oscar-nominee-hans-zimmer_b_461917.html

This is not his first nomination, in his career he has had many ,he was first nominated in 1988 for Rainman ,1989 brought another nomination for Driving Miss Daisy The nomination in 1994 for The Lion King was followed by the win for Best Score.

1996 he was nominated for the film the Preacher's Wife 1997 Zimmer was nominated for the best score of As good as it gets, 1998 for 'the Prince of Egypt, and The thin Red Line as well as in 2000 for the Gladiator

All said and done Hans Zimmer has scored over 100 movies in his career. Many have been nominated for many different awards and he has won three Grammy Awards, one [Academy Awards]], and two Golden Globe Awards for his film scores.

After playing keyboards and synthesizers for groups like The Buggles in the early 1980s, Zimmer gradually became an A-list composer after receiving an Oscar nomination for his Rain Man score. He would win the Oscar six years later for The Lion King.

Given his background, Zimmer is known for mixing both orchestral and electronic sounds with his music. This is perhaps most evident in his score for Crimson Tide, which won him his first Grammy in 1996.

Zimmer continues to write music for film franchises like the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, and the Christopher Nolan-directed Batman films.

Zimmer has created his own company named Remote Control which employees many composers and technicians.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tamara-conniff/oscar-nominee-hans-zimmer_b_461917.html

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