The world took notice with Rain Man (1988). Zimmer didn’t write sweeping violins for Tom Cruise’s character; he wrote a pulsing, steel-drum-infused travelogue that felt like a road trip. He was making the rules up as he went along.
: Created by playing a single note on an electric cello and distorting it with razor blades and metal on strings to evoke chaos. Hans ZImmer Discography -Self made-
Zimmer’s discography exploded in the 1990s, but not without controversy. Critics called his style "Euro-trash"—a derogatory term for his use of synth pads and drum machines. Zimmer owned the insult. He formed (formerly Media Ventures), a think-tank for self-made composers (John Powell, Harry Gregson-Williams, and later, Ramin Djawadi). The world took notice with Rain Man (1988)