Hans Zimmer Went Looking For The Next Great Screen Composer. Hear The Winner — npr.org

hide captionHans Zimmer (far left) visits the studios of NPR West with (left to right) contest winner Daniel Suett, Bleeding Fingers CEO Russell Emanuel and Chairman Steve Kofsky. Crimson Tide, The Lion King, Inception, Gladiator — that's just a handful of the many movies that feature award-winning scores by Hans Zimmer. Lately, Zimmer has lent his ear to soundtracks written by a new generation of aspiring film composers. He's been judging a contest for the Bleeding Fingers Custom Music Shop, a production house in Santa Monica that makes music for reality TV shows — everything from Duck Dynasty to Survivor.

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