Rain Man (1988 film) score
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The "Rain Man" (1988 film) score is a minimalist, synthesizer-driven film soundtrack composed by Hans Zimmer that helped establish his signature style and brought him widespread recognition in Hollywood.
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| instanceOf |
film score
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soundtrack → |
| associatedPeriod |
late 1980s film music
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| associatedWithCast |
Dustin Hoffman
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Tom Cruise → |
| associatedWithDirector |
Barry Levinson
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| associatedWithDistributor |
MGM/UA Distribution Co.
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| associatedWithStudio |
United Artists
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| basedOnInstrumentation |
synthesizer
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| composer |
Hans Zimmer
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| criticalReception |
praised for innovative use of synthesizers in a drama
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| distinguishingFeature |
blend of world-music textures with electronic elements
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minimalist rhythmic patterns instead of traditional orchestral themes → |
| distributionFormat |
audio cassette
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compact disc → vinyl record → |
| earlyMajorWorkOf |
Hans Zimmer
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| function |
underscoring emotional and psychological aspects of characters
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| genre |
electronic music
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film music → |
| historicalSignificance |
one of the scores that launched Hans Zimmer’s Hollywood career
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| influenced |
subsequent Hollywood electronic film scores
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| influenceOnComposer |
shaped Hans Zimmer’s later hybrid orchestral-electronic style
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| label |
film’s original soundtrack album
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| language |
instrumental
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| linkedToAwardContext |
Rain Man winning the Academy Award for Best Picture
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| market |
international film audience
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| medium |
recorded music
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| mood |
contemplative
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subtly tense → |
| notableFor |
bringing Hans Zimmer widespread recognition in Hollywood
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helping establish Hans Zimmer’s signature style → |
| partOf |
Rain Man (1988 film)
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| recordingType |
studio recording
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| releaseContext |
released with the 1988 theatrical run of Rain Man
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| style |
minimalist music
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| tempoCharacteristics |
predominantly mid-tempo
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| tonalCharacter |
atmospheric
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repetitive motifs → rhythmic → |
| usedFor |
drama film
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| uses |
drum machines
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sequencers → synthesizers → |
| yearOfCreation |
1988
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| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Hans Zimmer
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