# Bleeding Fingers Music > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bleeding_Fingers_Music > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bleeding_Fingers_Music.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleeding_Fingers_Music > Source revision: 1349401186 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Musical collective Bleeding Fingers Music Type Subsidiary Industry Music production Founded 2013; 13 years ago (2013) Founders Russell Emanuel, Hans Zimmer and Steve Kofsky Headquarters Santa Monica, California Area served Worldwide Services Score music for film, television, and digital media Parent Sony Music Publishing Website www.bleedingfingersmusic.com **Bleeding Fingers Music** is a collective of composers that create film and television scores.[1] A joint venture between composer [Hans Zimmer](/source/Hans_Zimmer), his business partner Steve Kofsky, and [Extreme Music](/source/Extreme_Music), the production arm of [Sony Music Publishing](/source/Sony_Music_Publishing), it is a custom scoring company in the film and television industry.[2] ## History Zimmer began composing music for the Extreme production library in the late 1990s, and when Extreme expanded from the UK to the United States in 2001, it set up its offices at Zimmer's [Remote Control Productions](/source/Remote_Control_Productions_(American_company)) in Santa Monica, California.[3] In 2012, as Extreme sought to meet increased requests from clients for custom scores for television productions, it partnered with Kofsky and Zimmer to develop what would become Bleeding Fingers Custom Music Shop. During an eight-month test run prior to the company's launch, it created music for 30 television shows, and in August 2013, Bleeding Fingers was officially founded. Extreme's [Russell Emanuel](/source/Russell_Emanuel) served as its CEO and chief creative officer and Kofsky its chairman.[4] With a staff of experienced TV and film composers assembled by Zimmer, Bleeding Fingers initially focused on unscripted, reality, documentary and light drama television productions, developing custom micro-libraries for client properties in keeping with each program's style and tone.[4][5] Its early work included scores for *[Survivor](/source/Survivor_(U.S._TV_series))*, *[Hatfields & McCoys](/source/Hatfields_%26_McCoys_(miniseries))*, *[The Men Who Built America](/source/The_Men_Who_Built_America)* and *[Mountain Men](/source/Mountain_Men),* for which it won both [ASCAP](/source/ASCAP) and [BMI](/source/Broadcast_Music%2C_Inc.) awards.[5][6] In 2016, Bleeding Fingers was selected to score the [BBC](/source/BBC) docu-series *[Planet Earth II](/source/Planet_Earth_II)*. The theme was written by Zimmer, and composers Jacob Shea and Jasha Klebe wrote the score. More than a year was spent composing the score for the series, which was recorded by an 80-piece orchestra at [Air Studios](/source/Air_Studios) in London. Zimmer, Shea and Klebe were nominated for a [British Academy of Television Craft award](/source/2017_British_Academy_Television_Craft_Awards) in the Best Original Television Music category, and Shea and Klebe were nominated for the [Emmy](/source/Emmy_Awards) in [Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)](/source/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Music_Composition_for_a_Series).[7] Bleeding Fingers also composed the score for the BBC's *[Blue Planet II](/source/Blue_Planet_II)*, a sequel to the 2001 documentary *[The Blue Planet](/source/The_Blue_Planet).* To promote the series, Zimmer collaborated with [Radiohead](/source/Radiohead) to create "(ocean) Bloom," an orchestral reworking of Radiohead's song "Bloom" from the 2011 album *[The King of Limbs](/source/The_King_of_Limbs).* Emanuel produced the track, which debuted in September 2017. Zimmer co-wrote the score with Shea and Dave Fleming.[8][9] In October 2017, it was announced that Bleeding Fingers would replace longtime composer [Alf Clausen](/source/Alf_Clausen) for *[The Simpsons](/source/The_Simpsons)*, beginning with [season 29](/source/The_Simpsons_(season_29)).[10][11] In 2020, Bleeding Fingers wrote the music package for the *[Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time](/source/Jeopardy!_The_Greatest_of_All_Time)* special which aired in January of that year on [ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company). The following year, they wrote music cues for *[Celebrity Wheel of Fortune](/source/Wheel_of_Fortune_(American_game_show))*. When both *[Jeopardy!](/source/Jeopardy!)* and *Wheel of Fortune* premiered their respective 38th and 39th seasons in syndication on September 13, 2021, Bleeding Fingers re-arranged the main theme on the former while overhauling the music package on the latter featuring an arrangement of the longtime "Changing Keys" theme song, which was used on *Wheel* during the 1980s and 1990s. Bleeding Fingers also did the music package for the *[Jeopardy! National College Championship](/source/Jeopardy!_National_College_Championship)* in 2022. Bleeding Fingers is based at Remote Control's Santa Monica complex, known as "The Stanford of Score."[12] As of 2018, there were 11 full-time composers on the Bleeding Fingers staff, many of whom had apprenticed with Zimmer.[4][2] Bleeding Fingers Music worked on the music for the [stop-motion](/source/Stop_motion) [Netflix](/source/Netflix) television special *[Alien Xmas](/source/Alien_Xmas)*. In January 2026, it was announced that Zimmer and Bleeding Fingers would compose the score for the upcoming [HBO](/source/HBO) adaptation of the *[Harry Potter](/source/Harry_Potter_(TV_Series))* series.[13] The following month, it was announced Zimmer and Bleeding Fingers would compose the music for the forthcoming Netflix limited series adaption of [All the Sinners Bleed](/source/All_the_Sinners_Bleed_(TV_series)), based on the [Southern noir](/source/Southern_noir) novel of the [same name](/source/All_the_Sinners_Bleed) by [S. A. Cosby](/source/S._A._Cosby).[14] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Bleeding Fingers Music (@bleedingfingersmusic) • Instagram photos and videos"](https://www.instagram.com/bleedingfingersmusic/). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-VarietyBF_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-VarietyBF_2-1) Grieving, Tim (August 24, 2016). ["Bleeding Fingers Stretches Its Grasp With 'Planet Earth II'"](https://variety.com/2016/music/spotlight/bleeding-fingers-planet-earth-ii-1201843). *Variety*. Retrieved September 21, 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Variety_Remote_Control_3-0)** Burlingame, Jon (May 7, 2014). ["Remote Control Prods.: Hans Zimmer's Music Factory as a Breeding Ground"](https://variety.com/2014/music/news/remote-control-prods-music-factory-as-breeding-ground-1201173763/). *Variety*. Retrieved January 4, 2018. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-billboard_bleeding_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-billboard_bleeding_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-billboard_bleeding_4-2) Galo, Phil (August 12, 2013). ["Sony/ATV's Extreme Music and Hans Zimmer Form Joint Venture: The Bleeding Fingers Custom Music Shop"](https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/tv-film/5640673/sonyatvs-extreme-music-and-hans-zimmer-form-joint-venture-the). *Billboard*. Retrieved July 5, 2016. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Post_2013_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Post_2013_5-1) Post staff (August 12, 2013). ["Hans Zimmer & Extreme Music launch 'Bleeding Fingers'"](http://www.postmagazine.com/Press-Center/Daily-News/2013/Hans-Zimmer-Extreme-Music-launch-Bleeding-Finger.aspx). *Post Magazine*. Retrieved January 4, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-WSJ_6-0)** Matthews, Christopher M. (July 28, 2015). ["When Things Get Real on TV, Music Pays Real Well"](https://www.wsj.com/articles/hot-gig-in-hollywood-composing-background-music-for-the-bachelorette-1438036366). *Wall Street Journal*. Retrieved July 18, 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-monet_7-0)** Griffiths, Eleanor Bley (October 29, 2017). ["How Claude Monet inspired Hans Zimmer's soundtrack for Blue Planet II"](http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-10-29/blue-planet-2-soundtrack/). *Radio Times*. Retrieved January 5, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-NME_8-0)** Maine, Samantha (September 14, 2017). ["Radiohead and Hans Zimmer are creating a track together"](https://www.nme.com/news/music/radiohead-hans-zimmer-blue-planet-2140609). *NME*. Retrieved December 31, 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-iNew_9-0)** Greig, Finlay (October 10, 2017). ["How I recorded the Blue Planet II score with Radiohead and Hans Zimmer"](https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/blue-planet-radiohead-hans-zimmer/). *iNews*. Retrieved January 7, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Staff (October 1, 2017). ["Bleeding Fingers Music Taking Over Scoring Duties on 'The Simpsons'"](http://filmmusicreporter.com/2017/10/01/bleeding-fingers-music-taking-over-scoring-duties-on-the-simpsons/). *Film Music Reporter*. Retrieved October 2, 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Inc_11-0)** Far, Samira (January 4, 2018). ["How to Create a Business Model That is 'Reassuringly Expensive' to Your Clients"](https://www.inc.com/samira-far/bleeding-fingers-on-staying-ahead-in-an-industry-aim-to-be-reassuringly-expensive-to-your-clientele.html). *Inc*. Retrieved January 7, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Fast_Company_12-0)** Gray, Tyler (August 9, 2013). ["Can Hans Zimmer Make Reality TV Music Suck Less?"](http://www.fastcompany.com/3015529/generation-flux/can-hans-zimmer-make-reality-tv-suck-less). *Fast Company*. Retrieved July 5, 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Tangcay, Jazz (January 15, 2026). ["Hans Zimmer to Compose 'Harry Potter' HBO Series Original Score With Bleeding Fingers Music"](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/harry-potter-series-hans-zimmer-original-score-1236631551/). *Variety*. Retrieved January 15, 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Agard, Chancellor (February 23, 2026). ["In All the Sinners Bleed, Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù Hunts an Unholy Serial Killer"](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/all-the-sinners-bleed-series-cast-release-date-news). Netflix. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20260304000712/https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/all-the-sinners-bleed-series-cast-release-date-news) from the original on March 4, 2026. Retrieved April 16, 2026. ## External links - [Official website](https://www.bleedingfingersmusic.com/) v t e Hans Zimmer Discography Accolades Soundtracks Black Rain (1989) Days of Thunder (1990) True Romance (1993) The Lion King (1994) Crimson Tide (1995) The Rock (1996) The Prince of Egypt (1998) The Thin Red Line (1998) The Road to El Dorado (2000) Mission: Impossible 2 (2000) Gladiator (2000) Hannibal (2001) Pearl Harbor (2001) Black Hawk Down (2002) Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) Shark Tale (2004) Madagascar (2005) Batman Begins (2005) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) The Da Vinci Code (2006) Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) The Simpsons Movie (2007) Pirates of the Caribbean: Soundtrack Treasures Collection (2007) Kung Fu Panda (2008) The Dark Knight (2008) Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) Sherlock Holmes (2009) Angels & Demons (2009) It's Complicated (2009) Inception (2010) Megamind (2010) Rango (2011) Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Rush (2013) Man of Steel (2013) The Lone Ranger (2013) 12 Years a Slave (2013) Winter's Tale (2014) The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) Interstellar (2014) Chappie (2015) The Little Prince (2015) Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) Hidden Figures (2017) The Boss Baby (2017) Dunkirk (2017) Blade Runner 2049 (2017) Widows (2018) Dark Phoenix (2019) The Lion King (2019) Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2021) The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021) No Time to Die (2021) Dune (2021) Army of Thieves (2021) Top Gun: Maverick (2022) The Creator (2023) Dune: Part Two (2024) Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) Blitz (2024) F1 (2025) Singles "Click Clack Symphony" Related Remote Control Productions Bleeding Fingers Music Category --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bleeding Fingers Music](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleeding_Fingers_Music) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleeding_Fingers_Music?action=history)). 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