genius is stretching it. his team writes most of his material which he gets credit for, and they are by contract not allowed to discuss or nitpick. he is an excellent businessman, and a half decent composer, with a significant and mysterious financial backing. when I found out Klaus Badelt wrote the bulk of music for those pirate movies (the only significant thing that the world knows Zimmer for) I was floored.
“artists” like zimmer are like a Kalergi musical plan that lies to the public about the origins of their favorite melodies. but I am sure the whores are always well compensated.
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