For this essay, I will examine the work of Hans Zimmer to discuss how music in film engages the viewer, evokes emotions, and draws them into the film . Hans Zimmer is a German-born music composer. Hans Zimmer's love for music comes from his childhood when he learned to play various instruments. Before Zimmer began composing music for films, he was part of a well-known band. The band was called The Buggles and was famous for their song Video Killed the Radio Star. After the Buggles, Zimmer played in other bands but never had any further success. As Zimmer has progressed as a film composer, so has his list of nominations and awards. Zimmer has won 4 Grammy Awards and 2 Golden Globes and many more for his outstanding film scores. The reason I chose to write this essay about Zimmer is because his genres and music are extremely varied, ranging from animation to comedy to dark thrillers. This is important to highlight because it shows that Zimmer can create almost any atmosphere with his music, whether it's sad or creating tension that makes us engage with the film. Zimmer's use of themes and the introduction of different instruments allowed him to create this wonderful, captivating film score. In this essay, I will look at three Hans Zimmer films, namely The Holiday Rush and Rain Man. The Holiday is a festive, romantic comedy that stands out from works typically associated with Zimmer like Inception or The Dark Knight as The Holiday's score is much lighter and less intense. The Holiday shows a much more sensitive side of Zimmer and proves his flexibility when it comes to film genres. The Holiday tells the story of two women played by Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet. Both women are extremely unhappy in their lives... middle of paper ... music in the film has an intensified power to affect the viewer and can cause us to engage with the meaning and responses without knowing it. I watched three films that Hans Zimmer composed the music for, each film being made years apart and based on different plots. Although the genres of the three films are different, each film score was used to achieve the same thing. Each film score was the reason why films had an emotional impact. The motifs of the three films identified the viewers and allowed them to understand the meaning of the films. Zimmer understands that the score must draw the viewer toward answers, because the image on screen is not always capable of doing so. Zimmer is an extraordinary composer and can write film scores for any film and use the score to suggest the central meaning of the film. Zimmer's versatility is also seen in that he can score films of any genre..