Film musician Hans Zimmer is one of the most revered names working in Hollywood today, so it comes as no surprise to learn that he frequently commanded critical bundles of critical people.
However, one of those packages could have been a bit more excellent than others; It appears that Zimmer may have unknowingly received the first pair of Apple AirPods Max headphones in the mail.
In a recent interview with Apple Music, the Oscar-winning musician found out that former Apple design chief Jony Ive gave him an enigmatic pair of headphones with a note that read: "I did that."
Zimmer says he first tried Spatial Audio with unnamed wireless cans, reaching out to a friend from Dolby who said, “Well, they don't really exist. I think you have the only pair.
To us, it seems that Zimmer was one of the first people outside of Apple to put his Hans (sorry…) in the company's first in-ear headphones.
He was clearly also a fan of the audio technology they introduced. “These headphones arrive and I put them on and they're amazing,” he told Apple Music, “and all of a sudden I realized, 'Oh, we can do some immersion. We can do Dolby Atmos. We can do it all. "
“I call my friends at Dolby and say, 'We have to do this. I want to redo the entire soundtrack and clearly I want to redo the CDs. I want to make this whole experience immersive,” he added.
By the way, Apple's premium wireless headphones were launched in December of two thousand and twenty, but its Spatial Audio feature was not incorporated into iOS devices until June of this year. Android users had to wait even longer, but Apple Music users on both operating systems can now enjoy high-resolution sound.
I keep pulling the strings
Another interesting revelation emerging from Zimmer's anecdote is the fact that former Apple CEO Jony Ive, the chief designer with the well-known relaxing British accent, appears to have played a leading role in the development of AirPods Max yet. after leaving the company in two thousand and nineteen.
When he left in the first summer of the same year (to form his creative design company, LoveFrom), Ive maintained that he would remain "very involved with Apple", although the company never publicly named - he abandoned his involvement in subsequent projects. from Apple . .
Even in this way, there is the possibility that Ive's private repercussion will continue to be felt within the company over the next few years. Ferrari has hired the designer to assist it in its push for electric powertrains, meaning Apple may seek to steal Ive's expertise from its Apple Car project as the brand struggles to establish itself in the auto industry.
Ferrari is now a competitor to Apple, of course, but since I've vowed to remain "very involved with Apple" even after he leaves, there's no reason to think I couldn't. Give some eventual advice to old employers. .
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