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You always hear these stories of how Hollywood is so merciless on composers and how they all get beaten up. Nobody beats me up as much as I beat myself up. This is what I love doing and I have one life to do it in, and I better do it right. I better do it well.

Hans Zimmer

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Hans Zimmer
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: September 12
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Frankfurt/Main
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