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Hans Zimmer’s “Horrendous” Dissonant Score For ‘Blitz’ Helped Him Understand His Mother’s WWII Experience – Sound & Screen Film

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Legendary composer Hans Zimmer channels his mother's WWII experience through the dissonant score for Apple's gritty war drama 'Blitz'.
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  • Zimmer's score for 'Blitz' was deliberately 'horrendous' to help him understand his mother's harrowing experience during the WWII bombings of London.
  • Zimmer has explored WWII themes in previous films like 'Dunkirk' and 'Pearl Harbor', but 'Blitz' allowed him a personal connection to the era through his family history.
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Hans Zimmer, Apple Original Films, 'Blitz'
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