NBC announced today that Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Dune, The Dark Knight, Gladiator, Inception, Interstellar) will contribute music to the upcoming natural history event series The Americas. The 10-parter is narrated by Tom Hanks and will employ revolutionary filmmaking technology that will showcase the wonders, fragilities and secrets of the Americas – Earth’s largest landmass and the only one to stretch between both poles – and reveal untold wildlife stories that deeply connect with millions around the world. Mike Gunton is producing the BBC Studios Natural History Unit production. Zimmer has previously been involved in composing music to the department’s Planet Earth II, Blue Planet II, Seven Worlds, One Planet and Prehistoric Planet. The Americas will premiere in early 2024 on NBC.
Zimmer has also recently been scoring Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two, which is set to be released in theaters on November 3 by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Yeah, right. He’ll write (or should I say, “write”) only a two-minute suite and then let his minions do all the hard work while he hangs out with Hollywood actors like a rock star.