Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel gives a rare insight into the creative process behind scores such as the music on Frozen Planet 2 - and more.
In his own life, a rags-to-riches story unfolded. He was “the genius that the traditional education system failed to crush,” says his former headteacher. He feels a special attachment to this project, because it reminds him of his late father taking him down to the Rhine as a child and – when young Hans asked about the scum floating on the surface – explaining how the world had been damaged and needed repair.