Spitfire Audio Hans Zimmer Drums

Your Definitive Epic Drum Kit

Oscar-winning composer and producer Hans Zimmer presents the ultimate epic drum kit, played by rock aristocrat Jason Bonham.

Bonham's exclusive DW Vistalite kits have been expertly sampled at three legendary Los Angeles locations - The Newman Stage at 20th Century Fox, The Sony Scoring Stage, and an enormous space on Hans' own lot dubbed 'The Cathedral' - alongside more exclusive Zimmer gems, in this historic series of sessions.

Following on from our hugely popular Hans Zimmer Percussion, this timeless, versatile kit has been designed for both media composers and rock producers alike to add epic power and energy to your scores and tracks, fitting perfectly with your existing Spitfire libraries.

This is the ultimate follow up to Spitfire's multi award-winning Hans Zimmer Percussion anthology.

Expertly recorded (29,477 samples, 35.6 hours, 34.3 GB WAV format, 22.7 GB NCW compressed format (stereo only) as per Hans' direction, with multiple round robins, dynamic layers, beater types, and playing styles.

With GUIs and scripting designed back in London by the finest sample developers in the world.

The Newman Stage at 20th Century Fox, one of the oldest and with a 700 square meter live room, one of largest recording studios in the world.

Host to recordings by Monroe, Presley, Williams, and movies from the Matrix trilogy to The Simpsons. With rarefied microphones, bespoke Air Montserrat pre-amps via a renowned Neve console.

The Sony Stage is a 600 square meter live room is also one of the largest recording spaces in the world and remains almost entirely in its original condition.

Only a few details of the room itself have been altered through the years, but the technical equipment is up to the most modern of standards.

The studio, which is still known as the MGM Stage by many industry professionals, is equipped with a cutting-edge Neve 88R.

To date, the largest recording session at the Sony Stage has hosted well over 150 musicians and vocalists playing at the same time.

And in view of its immense capacity, it is no surprise that many classic film soundtracks have also been recorded here: ET, Schindler's List, Pirates Of The Caribbean, Black Hawk Down.

The library also features some exclusive additional bonus content from Hans himself including some hand crafted modular synth drums programmed by hand from his legendary modular synth at Remote Control Productions.

Spitfire has also included the Fox stage's bass drum (commissioned by Alfred Newman for the infamous 20th Century Fox Theme).

The library consists of numerous microphone positions (as detailed below) mixed in stereo by Grammy and Oscar winning engineers Steve Lipson & Geoff Foster.

Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer is one of the world's most successful, influential and prolific film composers.

Having won countless awards and nominations including an Oscar for The Lion King, Hans' work has underscored a generation of hugely successful blockbuster movies, achieving countless awards and critical acclaim.

Hans has defined not only a compositional style, but also a production approach and sonic innovation that has influenced a generation of composers.

General Controls Panel

This view allows further in-depth control of the instrument, showing all available signals and feature controllers, as well as the ability to purge techniques from memory to reduce system usage.

Kickstart Engine

This interface is built especially for Spitfire's percussive libraries to make it easy to map sounds to any connected MIDI interface. It also includes the microphone mixer and available feature controllers.

Fox, Sony, and Cathedral

• GM Performance Kit (basic mapping of core kit parts)
• Snares (Variations of snares with varying sticks)
• Cymbals (Varations of cymbals with various sticks)
• Hihats
• Kicks
• Toms
• Rides

20th Century Fox Kit

Crash

• Bell - Sticks
• Choke Hits - Stick
• Choke Hits - With Kick
• Crescendo - Stick
• Hits - Felt Mallet
• Hits - Stick
• Hits - With Kick BR1

Crash Ride

• Bell Hits - Stick
• Choke - Stick
• Choke With Kick - Stick
• Hits - Felt Hits - Stick
• Hits - With Kick
• Swells - Felt Mallet BR1

Dual Combo

• Crescendo
• Swells - Mallet

Hi-Hat

• Bell Hits
• Closed Hits
• Closed Side Hits - Bamboo
• Closed Side Hits
• Closed Top Hits - Bamboo
• Half Open Top Hits
• Open Bell Hits
• Open Hits
• Pedal Close Hits
• Pedal Crash Hits
• Stomp Kick Long
• Stomp Kick Short

Ride

• Bell - Stick
• Hits - Felt Mallet
• Hits - Stick
• Swell - Sustained
• Swells - Felt Mallet
• Swells - Sticks
• With Kick - Choked
• With Kick - Ringing

Kick

• Flams - 2nd Beater
• Flams Snare Wall - 2nd Beater
• Hits - 1st Beater
• Hits - 2nd Beater
• Hits Snare Wall - 1st Beater
• Hits Snare Wall - 2nd Beater
• Hits Snares Off - 1st Beater
• Hits Snares Off - 2nd Beater

Newman Bass Drum

• Newman Bass Drum - Dolls Head Hits

Snare - Alt

• Center Edge Flams - Snare Off
• Center Rim Hits - Snare On
• Crescendo - Snare On
• Edge Hits - Snare Off
• Flams - Snare Off
• Flams - Snare On
• Ghost - Snare Off
• Ghost - Snare On
• Hits - Snare Off
• Hits - Snare On
• Rim Edge Flams - Snare On

Snare Main

• Angle Hits
• Center and Edge Hits
• Center Edge Hits
• Center Flams - Bamboo
• Center Flams - Bamboo Snares Off
• Center Flams - Felt Mallet
• Center Flams - Felt Mallet Snares Off
• Center Flams - Snares Off
• Center Flams
• Center Ghost - Bamboo
• Center Ghost - Bamboo Snares Off
• Center Ghost - Felt Mallet
• Center Ghost - Felt Mallet Snares Off
• Center Ghost - Snares Off
• Center Ghost
• Center Rim Hits - Bamboo
• Center Rim Hits - Bamboo Snares Off
• Center Rim Hits - Snares Off
• Center Rolls - Felt Mallet
• Edge Hits - Bamboo Snares Off
• Edge Hits - Snares Off
• Hits - Bamboo
• Hits - Bamboo Snares Off
• Hits - Felt Mallet
• Hits - Felt Mallet Snares Off
• Hits - Snares Off
• Hits
• Rim Flams
• Rim Shot
• Rolls - Felt Mallet Snares Off
• Rolls - Snares Off
• Rolls
• Side Hits

High Tom

• Big Hits
• Flams - Bamboo
• Flams - Felt Mallet
• Flams
• Hits - Bamboo
• Hits - Felt Mallet
• Hits
• Rolls - Felt Mallet

Low Tom

• Big Hits
• Flams - Bamboo
• Flams - Felt Mallet
• Flams
• Hits - Bamboo
• Hits - Felt Mallet
• Hits
• Rolls - Felt Mallet

Mid Tom

• Big Hits
• Flams - Bamboo
• Flams - Felt Mallet
• Flams
• Hits - Bamboo
• Hits - Felt Mallet
• Hits
• Rolls - Bamboo

Sony Stage

Crash

• Crescendo
• Grab Hits
• Hits

Crash Crash Ride

• Crash Crash Ride Hits

Crash Ride

• Crescendo
• Hits

Hi-Hat

• Clap
  Closed Hits - Side
  Closed Hits - Top
  Half Open Hits
  Open Close Hits

Kick

• Hits

Practice Kick

• Hits

Ride

• Bell Hits
• Hits

Snare

• Center Rim Hits
• Chains Off
• Hits

Tom Hits

• Hi Tom
• Low Tom
• Mid Tom

RCP Cathedral

Crash

• Crescendo - Mallet
• Crescendo
• Grab
• Hits
• Stomp Grab
• Stomp Hits

Crash Ride

• Crescendo - Mallet
• Crescendo
• Hits - Bell
• Stomp Grab 2
• Stomp Grab
• Stomp Hits BR1

DW Snare

• Center Rim Hits - Bamboo
• Center Rim Hits - Bamboo Chain
• Center Rim Hits - Bamboo No Chain
• Center Rim Hits
• Flams - Rim
• Flams
• Ghost Notes
• Ghost Sticks
• Head Edge Hits - Bamboo
• Hits - Bamboo
• Hits - Bamboo Chain
• Hits - Bamboo No Chain
• Hits
• Rolls - Bamboo
• Side Stick Hits
• Side Stick Hits

Hi-Hats

• Bell Hits
• Chuck Hits
• Half Open Hits
• Open and Close Hits
• Open Hits - Bamboo
• Open Hits
• Side Closed Hits - Bamboo
• Side Closed Hits
• Smash Hits
• Stomp Grab
• Top Closed Hits - Bamboo
• Top Closed Hits

Hi Tom

• Flams - Bamboo
• Flams - Felt
• Flams
• Hits - Bamboo
• Hits - Felt
• Hits
• Rolls - Felt

Kick 1

• 1st Beater - Hits
• 2nd Beater - Hits
• Flams

Kick 2

• 1st Beater - Hits (Snares Off)
• 1st Beater - Hits
• 2nd Beater - Hits (Snares Off)
• 2nd Beater - Hits
• Flams (Snares Off)
• Flams

Kick 3

• 1st Beater - Hits
• 2nd Beater - Hits
• Flams

LA Brass Snare

• Center Hits - Bamboo
• Edge Hits - Bamboo
• Flams - Bamboo
• Flams - Rim
• Flams
• Ghost Notes - Bamboo
• Ghost Notes
• Hits - Rim - Angle
• Hits - Rim - Edge
• Hits - Rim - Flams
• Hits - Rim - Mid
• Hits - Rim
• Hits - Side
• Hits
• Rolls

LA Brass Snare Tuned

• Flams - Rim
• Flams
• Grace Notes
• Hits - RCE
• Hits - Side
• Hits

Low Tom

• Flams - Bamboo
• Flams - Felt
• Flams
• Hits - Bamboo
• Hits - Felt
• Hits
• Rolls - Felt

Maple Snare

• Center Rim Hits - Bamboo
• Center Rim Hits
• Flams - Bamboo
• Flams
• Ghost Notes - Bamboo
• Ghost Notes
• Hits - Bamboo
• Hits

Maple Snare Tuned Down

• Center Rim Hits - Mallet
• Ghost Hits - Mallet
• Ghosts Short - Mallet
• Hits - Mallet

Mid Tom

• Flams - Bamboo
• Flams
• Hits - Bamboo
• Hits
• Rolls - Felt

No Chain Snare

• Flams - Felt
• Hits - Felt
• Rolls - Felt

Ride

• Bell Hits
• Crescendo - Mallets
• Grab
• Hits - Mallet
• Hits
• Stomp Grab
• Stomp Hits

Mics & Mixes

Geoff Foster

• Close Mix
• Gated Mix
• Room Mix
• Overhead Mix

Alan Meyerson

• Close
• Room
• Ambient

Steve Lipson

• Stereo Mix