This term we have been learning about film music and famous composers, focusing on the work of John Williams and Hans Zimmer.

Hans Zimmer could be classed as a ‘trailblazer’ of the film music world. He uses all sorts of techniques to create music and he has helped to shape the sound of today’s film, tv and games music.

He wrote a piece called ‘Earth’, especially for BBC Ten Pieces, which draws upon the soundworld he used for Blue Planet II and Planet Earth II – two of his most popular scores. The class listened to the ‘filmic’ style music,  performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra Junior Chorus, and reflected on it by  creating art work based on their thoughts and feelings while listening.

Here are a few photos of some of the illustrations they created.