lfu
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If you've listened to any amount of Hans Zimmer, chances are you've heard this progression before: it's powerful, heroic and almost exclusively in D minor.
It's most commonly a four part stepwise progression - i - iiø7 - ib - iv.
Through extensive (and sometimes deafening) Zimmer listening, I've found and transcribed (by ear) some examples to share:
It's my perception that the progression is first heard in Crimson Tide (1996)
Hans Zimmer. Crimson Tide - 'Roll Tide' (2:10-2:15)
Reappearing 4 years later in one of my favourite Zimmer scores: Gladiator (2000)
Hans Zimmer. Gladiator - 'The Battle' (0:23-0:28)
Much slower, but no doubt the progression in The Last Samurai (2003)
Hans Zimmer. The Last Samurai - 'Red Warrior' (0:06-0:19)
And again, in one of the more musically developed scores of the series, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
Hans Zimmer. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - 'One Day' (1:13-1:24)
(Part 1/2)
It's most commonly a four part stepwise progression - i - iiø7 - ib - iv.
Through extensive (and sometimes deafening) Zimmer listening, I've found and transcribed (by ear) some examples to share:
It's my perception that the progression is first heard in Crimson Tide (1996)
Hans Zimmer. Crimson Tide - 'Roll Tide' (2:10-2:15)
Reappearing 4 years later in one of my favourite Zimmer scores: Gladiator (2000)
Hans Zimmer. Gladiator - 'The Battle' (0:23-0:28)
Much slower, but no doubt the progression in The Last Samurai (2003)
Hans Zimmer. The Last Samurai - 'Red Warrior' (0:06-0:19)
And again, in one of the more musically developed scores of the series, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
Hans Zimmer. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - 'One Day' (1:13-1:24)
(Part 1/2)
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