David Fleming is certainly following the footsteps of famed composer Hans Zimmer.

Hans Zimmer took Fleming under his wing with the first project of Oceans: Our Blue Planet documentary back in 2012. Since then, the pair created wonderful scores together for numerous projects.

In the latest project for Netflix’s Hillbilly Elegy, Fleming took the lead with Hans Zimmer to score this drama based on an attorney who struggled growing up in poverty.

Director Ron Howard helmed Hillbilly Elegy from a script adaptation from Vanessa Taylor (The Shape of Water) based on J.D. Vance’s book. The film has an all-star cast with Amy Adams (Arrival), Glenn Close (Fatal Attraction), Gabriel Basso (Super 8, The Kings of Summer), Haley Bennett (The Magnificent Seven, The Girl on the Train), Freido Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire, Rise of the Planet of the Apes), and Bo Hopkins (Midnight Express). It introduces a stellar performance from Owen Asztalos (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul) as the young J.D. Vance.

Hillbilly Elegy follows J.D. Vance, a former Marine from southern Ohio and current Yale student, is on the verge of landing his dream job when a family crisis forces him to return to the home he’s tried to forget.

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LRM Online’s Gig Patta chatted with composer David Fleming on this project. He talked about his approach to music and his working relationship with Hans Zimmer.

David Fleming successfully composed the score for BBC’s Blue Planet II along with Zimmer, which sparked a long relationship in music. Other works with Zimmer, included The Lion King, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, and the upcoming Wonder Woman 1984 and Dune. His other film credits included Revenge for Jolly! and The Perfect Guy, in which he composed with Atli Orvarsson. In other areas, he contributed to the music of Assassin’s Creed video game series and NBC’s Chicago Fire, which earned him multiple ASCAP awards.

Hillbilly Elegy now streams on Netflix today.

Check out the exclusive interview below. Let us know what you think.

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Source: LRM Online Exclusive, Netflix