Call for entries: Hans Zimmer music video contest

The five compositions from the album include 'Gladiator Orchestra Suite: Part 3', 'Now We Are Free', 'Inception: Time – Orchestra Version', 'The Da Vinci Code Orchestral Suite: Part 4', 'The Dark Knight Orchestra Suite' and 'The Lion King Orchestra Suite'. One winner will be selected from each category.

Zimmer is a multi-award-winning composer and record producer, whose works are notable for integrating electronic music sounds with traditional orchestral arrangements. Since the 1980s, he has composed music for more than 150 films, including The Lion King, the Pirates of the Caribbean series and Interstellar, among others.

“We are delighted to host this competition alongside one of the greatest composers of today and YouTube,” Sony Music Entertainment Germany CEO Patrick Mushatsi-Kareba said. “We wish all talents out there the best of luck.”

The director of YouTube Music Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Dan Chalmers, said: “This is an amazing and very unique project. We are happy that one of the best composers out there is connecting with our YouTube community and I can’t wait to see the creative outcome. I think almost everybody knows Hans' music from a visit in the cinema and was touched.”

How it works

• A jury will decide on the winning entries.
• The winning videos will be released and announced as official music videos for those compositions from the album in November.
• There is no financial compensation for participation in the contest and participation in the project is voluntary.
• The film is intended to premiere in late November 2020 on the Hans Zimmer YouTube channel.
• Additionally, Semmel Concerts will invite the winners to experience The World of Hans Zimmer live on one of the many upcoming tour dates.
• By agreeing to the conditions of participation, entrants assign their rights to Sony Music Entertainment.
• Participants grant Sony Music Entertainment the right to include their video on the Hans Zimmer YouTube channel and on the websites relating to the contest, and to exploit the video, and any related marketing, advertising or promotional materials, in all media in perpetuity.

Who should apply?

• Anyone is invited to participate in the contest, including laypersons, budding filmmakers or globally acclaimed film directors.
• To submit a video, participants must be at least the age of majority in their country of residence.
• Residents of any country can submit footage.

How to apply

• Interested participants should register on the official website here and upload their finished production to their own YouTube channel using the contest’s hashtag #EnterTheWorldOfHansZimmer.
• Participants can upload their footage by following the registration process on the website.
• The maximum file size for uploads is 4GB.
• File formats can be either ProRes 422 HQ for SDR, or ProRes 4444 XQ HDR10 PQ for HDR (files should not be in QuickTime .mov wrapper).
• Participants can film on their phone (landscape not portrait – remember to hold the phone horizontally, not vertical).

Submissions can be made until midnight 31 October in the applicant's local time zone. However, a specific deadline is expected to be announced soon.

View the original call here.