One Planet, Seven Worlds: Hans Zimmer to score upcoming David Attenborough series
The Oscar winner previously scored 'Planet Earth II' and 'Blue Planet II'
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Your support makes all the difference.Hans Zimmer will score the upcoming David Attenborough-narrated documentary One Planet, Seven Worlds.
The BBC series marks the Oscar winner’s third major collaboration with the corporation’s Natural History Unit, having previously helped score Planet Earth II and Blue Planet II.
Jacob Shea and Jasha Klebe, Zimmer’s co-composers in music production company Bleeding Fingers, will also score the series.
Zimmer said viewers should expect One Planet, Seven Worlds to diverge from the BBC’s other landmark natural history series.
“To compose music for yet another groundbreaking BBC natural history show is something we were incredibly excited about, particularly after such wonderful experiences with Planet Earth II and Blue Planet II,” the 61-year-old said.
“It’s very different from previous big landmark series – each episode is a real, tangible place, a place where we live and belong and a place with its own unique feel and distinct character and that’s really exciting from a musical perspective.
“The character of each continent will be reflected in the music and I think that will resonate with the audience.”
Zimmer is best known for composing film scores for such features as Gladiator, Inception, Thin Red Line, Pirates Of The Caribbean, Thelma and Louis and The Dark Knight trilogy.
BBC Studio’s CEO Tim Davie said: “We are thrilled that Hans and Bleeding Fingers are onboard once more for what will be an incredible series.
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“His musical flair is unsurpassed and we cannot wait to have his immersive sonic experience enthrall us when we watch One Planet, Seven Worlds.”
One Planet, Seven Worlds is not the only Attenborough-narrated series coming to TV screens this year – the acclaimed documentarian will also act as the voice of the Netflix series Our Planet.
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