How well does Hans Zimmer play the guitar?

According to Wikipedia, he began his career playing keyboards and synthesizers in the 1970s, with the band Krakatoa. When he was a kid, living in Germany, he played the piano at home. He relied heavily on synthesizers when he got into Hollywood. read more

According to Wikipedia, he began his career playing keyboards and synthesizers in the 1970s, with the band Krakatoa. When he was a kid, living in Germany, he played the piano at home. read more

Hans Zimmer uses a very simple, and brilliant chord progression. Eventually the melody weaves into the chord progression, and it sits well within the established chord shapes. The guitar tab for Time is three pages long and spaciously written so it’s easy to comprehend. read more

I cannot answer with certainty about Hans Zimmer specifically, but I can describe the general process of film scoring. As for the prep work, there are two main approaches: Getting inspirations from the script, director's feedback etc., to sketch themes and other musical ideas. read more