Hans Zimmer & Lorne Balfe Announce Genius Winner
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HANS ZIMMER AND LORNE BALFE ANNOUNCE THE WINNER OF THE NEXT MUSICAL GENIUS NATGEO, FOX 21 ANDINDI.COM ONLINE EMMY NOMINATED-THEME CHALLENGE ”WE FOUND OUR MUSICAL GENIUS!” – Hans Zimmer & Lorne Balfe Hans Zimmer Announcing Winners LOS ANGELES (September 8, 2017)– On Friday September 8th, Emmy nominated composers Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe announced their musical genius in the “Show Us Your Musical Genius” challenge. The challenge, presented by NatGeo, Fox 21, Milan Records and hosted by INDI.COM, had contestants submit their rendition of Zimmer and Balfe’s Emmy-nominated main title theme for the NatGeo TV series GENIUS. PIPE DREAM: Made by Sweden — Zimmer and Balfe’s prize winner is entitled Pipe Dream created by Henrik Lindström and Normann Bjorvand from Sweden. Production page: cinecraftcollective.com/pipe-dream Stars JOHN LA BRIOLA MARGA PETTERSSON LOVE JARL IGA RED EJA LINDQVIST HENRIK LINDSTROM FREDRIK LÖNN GLORIA ORMANDLAKY MARIA HJALMARSON JAN E JOHANSSON HENRIK NORMAN NICKE WAGEMYR “Arrangements of the theme were fantastic. Like any film score, it worked amazingly with the story and visuals.” —Lorne Balfe — The Buzz winner is What is Time by Nick Nußbickel of Germany. All winners were thrilled with the news of being selected. The challenge ran for 17 days and received over 1,000 musical entries from all over the world for a unique online challenge. The challenge generated nearly ten million Social Media Buzz Points (on-line engagements i.e. likes, shares, comments) and the number continues to rise. Top prize winners of the musical challenge are invited to a Hans Zimmer or Lorne Balfe recording session in London or Los Angeles. Competition entries and the winners can be viewed at: indi.com/genius/showusyourmusicalgenius. A panel of Blue Ribbon Industry Judges - comprised of Award Winning Music Editor John Finkley (Ocean's Eight, The Big Short, Rogue One...), leading UK Music Supervisor Liz Gallacher (Snatch, Masters of Sex, Elysuim, Resident Evil...), and world renowned musicians: Drummer Satnam Ramgotra (Inception, The Dark Night Rises, Dunkirk...), and Cellist Tina Guo (Wonder Woman, X-Men, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead men Tell No Tales...) - picked finalists, with Zimmer and Balfe picking the winner. The Emmy-nominated, scripted series is from Executive Producers and Academy Award-winners Brian Grazer & Ron Howard, and Executive Producer Ken Biller. Award winning composers Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe were pleased with the level of talent that participated. "We both have loved every second of this competition. It's been amazing to hear everyone's interpretations of the Genius Theme. Each entry, was in its own way unique and everyone from composers, musicians to filmmakers were true Geniuses.” "The new talent we've discovered through this challenge on INDI.COM is extraordinary. We cannot wait to do more." Executive Nicole Greenwood explains, “the range of interpretation of the theme varied from Tango, to Rock, to Heavy Metal, to Baroque. Some even included fantastic visuals. The talent bar was so high, this was a very tough challenge to judge.” Once submitted on INDI.COM, participants were incentivized to share their video submission on social media directly from INDI.COM so they can be tracked; this creates INDI BUZZ which can earn prizes. The ‘Judges' Pick’ and the ‘Buzz Winner’ (creator of the video with the Most Buzz) will have their entry shown on the social media of Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe and Milan Records. The Judge's Pick and the Buzz Winner will be invited to attend a recording session with Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe in Los Angeles or London (winners are responsible for their own transportation and accommodations) ABOUT HANS ZIMMER Hans Zimmer is one of Hollywood’s most innovative musical talents having scored over 100 films, being honored with an Academy Award®, two Golden Globes® and four Grammys®. His credits include “Sherlock Holmes,” “Rain Man,” “Gladiator,” “The Lion King,” “As Good as It Gets,” “The Preacher’s Wife,” “The Thin Red Line” and DreamWorks Animation’s “The Prince of Egypt.” Zimmer has been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Board of Review. He also has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Zimmer’s other credits include “Kung Fu Panda 2,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” “Rango,“ “Kung Fu Panda,” “Frost / Nixon,” “The Dark Knight,” “Angels & Demons,” Guy and most recently “DunkirK” for frequent collaborator, director Christopher Nolan. ABOUT LORNE BALFE Lorne Balfe is a Grammy Award-winning, EMMY and BAFTA nominated film composer. His film credits include “Terminator Genisys,” and “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi,” “The Lego Batman Movie,” the animated films “Home” and “Penguins of Madagascar,” video games Assassin's Creed: Revelations and Crysis 2, and the Skylanders franchise. Balfe’s recent film and TV credits include “Churchill,” “Ghost In The Shell,” and “Marcella.” Additionally, Balfe has produced two of Hans Zimmer’s Oscar-nominated scores, “Sherlock Holmes” and “Inception.” recently, he was score producer of "Dunkirk." In 2010, Lorne Balfe was nominated for the prestigious Discovery of the Year at the World Soundtrack Awards in Belgium. ABOUT INDI.COM Indi is a Brand driven micro-influencer and talent discovery platform led by CEO Neel Grover and President Greg Giraudi who have sold $5 Billion online as the former CEO and COO, respectively of Rakuten. The Indi team of seasoned ecommerce and digital media veterans has built and sold multiple Internet companies for more than $500 Million. Notable clients include America’s Got Talent, Elite Modeling, Hewlett Packard, IBM, the Denver Bronco’s, Sacramento Kings, Pepsico, the Hard Rock Cafe, Domino's, Pizza, and Starbucks. Indi is based in Southern California, and has users in over 200 countries. ABOUT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC National Geographic gets you closer to the stories that matter. Through the world’s best scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, National Geographic captivates and entertains a global community through television channels, magazines, children’s media, travel expeditions, books, maps, consumer products, location-based entertainment and experiences, and some of the most engaging digital and social media platforms in the world. A joint venture with 21st Century Fox, National Geographic reinvests 27% of proceeds to help fund the conservation and education efforts of the National Geographic Society. WINNERS HANS AND LORNE'S PICK - awarded to Pipe Dream from Henrik Lindström and Normann Bjorvand. Prize:Hans and Lorne's favorite will be shown on the their Social Media, and attend a RECORDING SESSION WITH HANS ZIMMER AND LORNE BALFE IN LA OR LONDON! FIRST PLACE BUZZ WINNER - awarded to What is Time from Nick Nußbickel Prize:The First Place Buzz Winner had their work shown to the A-list Panel, they will also attend a recording session with Hans Zimmer and/or Lorne Balfe in L.A. or London. TOP 10 BUZZ WINNERS Prize: The Top 10 Buzz Winners & Selects (selected by top Industry Professionals) had their videos sent to a panel of A-list Judges. Their selects were presented to Hans and Lorne! They will also each win an autographed GENIUS CD! SELECT FAVORITES Prize:Select Favorites (top 50) (selected by top Industry Professionals) had their videos sent to the panel of A-list Judges. Their selects were then presented to Hans and Lorne! They will also each win a GENIUS CD! Ray Costa Costa Communications Inc. 8265 W. Sunset Blvd. Ste. 201 Los Angeles, CA 90046 [email protected] ofc. 323-650-3588 cell. 323-828-6180 [email protected].