Spitfire Audio created a short film inspired by The Blue Planet and launched their exclusive scoring challenge to celebrate Hans Zimmer Month. We asked Italian composer Alberto Rizzo Schettino to take the challenge and talk us though his workflow in this extensive video.
Alberto Rizzo Schettino’s Final Score
Hans Zimmer Drums
Hans Zimmer Drums is an exclusive DW Vistalite played by Jason Bonham sampled at three legendary Los Angeles locations — The Newman Stage at 20th Century Fox, The Sony Scoring Stage, and an enormous space on Hans' own lot dubbed 'The Cathedral' — alongside more exclusive Zimmer gems, in this historic series of sessions.
Hans Zimmer Percussion Professional
Hans Zimmer Percussion features the ensembles and solo instruments used by Hans Zimmer, drawn on his years of creativity and studio experimentation. From tombeks to taikos, playing from whisperingly quiet to thunderously loud, Spitfire capture the highest quality recordings, featuring the same players in Lyndhurst Hall at AIR Studios where, and all mixed and produced by the man himself.
Hans Zimmer Strings
With the help of design and user experience agency UsTwo, Hans Zimmer Strings present a dedicated plugin — developed primarily for composers — to produce this 344 players performing an unconventional range of playing techniques in Lyndhurst Hall at London's world-famous AIR Studios. With up to 26 mic positions, only technology allows you to play an ensemble this big — from thundering basslines to glass-like high strings, this is symphonic strings maximised.
Watch The Full 30-Minute Tutorial
Check out this extended video series by Alberto Rizzo Schettino of Fuseroom, who shows us how to get the most out of Hans Zimmer libraries, sharing his top tips for scoring to picture, including mixing the final edit as well as revealing some library hidden gems along the way.
Spitfire Audio are inviting composers and enthusiasts to score and share their compositions, with the winner being selected at the end of the month to receive £200 worth of Spitfire Audio libraries!
You can save 30% on all Hans Zimmer libraries until the end of November. Visit Spitfire Audio’s website for full details.
Key Challenge Dates (Challenge Period)
Tuesday 30th November 23:59 BST- challenge ends
Friday 3rd December 2021- the winner will be notified by email