Hans Zimmer on Scoring ‘Prehistoric Planet,’ and Why the Series Wouldn’t Exist Without Jon Favreau’s ‘Lion King’

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Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorOscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer admits he’s been up and working since 3 a.m. when he calls Variety from London.

With his work ethic, it’s no surprise — he’s currently in the middle of his European tour, and still found time this past year to pen scores for “Dune,” HBO’s “The Survivor,” “No Time to Die,” “Army of Thieves,” “Top Gun: Maverick” and Apple TV+’s “Prehistoric Planet.”For the natural history series “Prehistoric Planet,” Zimmer says the key was finding music that resonated today, rather than pairing instruments with specific dinosaurs.

With “The Survivor” — the HBO movie that follows Harry Haft (Ben Foster), an Auschwitz survivor who is forced by the Nazis to box other prisoners — it was about conveying themes of love, barbarism, horror and hell.

Amid his work, as he preps to reunite with Denis Villeneuve for “Dune 2,” Zimmer took a moment to discuss straddling the score for “Prehistoric Planet,” collaborating with collective Bleeding Fingers and composing the music for “The Survivor.”It’s funny the way everything comes together.