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Film composer Hans Zimmer participated in a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" on Tuesday in which he discussed numerous topics including digital audio gear, favorite works of his own, musical heroes like Kraftwerk, the challenges of working as a composer in Hollywood, and of course his music for the new Superman film Man of Steel. One of Christopher Nolan's key collaborators on the celebrated Dark Knight trilogy of Batman films, Zimmer said viewers/listeners can "Expect hope" from his Man of Steel score. "Hope and not cynicism. The opposite of The Dark Knight."

"I am devastated by this tragedy, and my heart is with the victims, survivors and their loved ones. Words fail me," wrote Hans Zimmer on Facebook in the early days following the shocking events of July 20, when 12 people were killed and dozens wounded by a masked gunman at a midnight screening of Zimmer's new film, The Dark Knight Rises, in Aurora, Colorado...

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We might still be over a week from being able to see The Dark Knight Rises, but at least we can hear it right now - Well, kind of. Warner Bros. has released Hans Zimmer's soundtrack to the movie online, to give you the chance to imagine what to expect from Christopher Nolan's final Batman movie...

Warner Bros. in partnership with Nokia have released a new full-length trailer for The Dark Knight Rises, the third and final Batman film by Christopher Nolan. The clip, which you can see below, features previously released footage along with a number of new shots and dialogue and a thrilling piece of music by Hans Zimmer to create the most exciting -- and indeed, most humorous -- trailer we've se

Even across five separate installments of ComicsAlliance's The Dark Knight commentary, we referenced the musical score by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard only once or twice. This seems unjust, and it is, but the truth is that most media sites like ours don't give music its due in our obsessive analysis of trailers for The Avengers or John Carter and the story and art direction elements within.

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Although Christopher Nolan has officially handed off the forthcoming Superman movie and all its responsibilities to director Zack Snyder, it seems the as-yet-untitled film may yet retain some of that Nolan flavor in the form of its music. The creator of superlative scores for Nolan's The Dark Knight and Inception, Hans Zimmer has confirmed he will write the music for Snyder's Superman film, which