15 Best Hans Zimmer Film Soundtracks
6. The Last Samurai
A soundtrack and a movie that was criminally underrated upon release, and has now been criminally forgotten by most, The Last Samurai features some of Zimmer's best and most understated work.
The movie, which follows Tom Cruise learning about the Samurai ways in 19th Century Japan, concentrates on the themes of honour and tradition and Zimmer stayed true to this when composing, featuring plenty of instruments native to Japan and blending them slowly into the soundtrack, the more Cruises' character comes into understanding the beautiful country he is living in.
It's not as loud and action packed as some of his other work, but it doesn't need to be, instead being more subtle and graceful.
Best Track: A Way Of Life
Just edging out Red Warrior, which features an incredible vocal 'war cry' in the middle of it, the opening song on the soundtrack, has all its best bits.