Saudi Arabia asks Hans Zimmer to create new version of its national anthem Saudi Arabia has asked legendary Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer to work on a new version of its national anthem, according to a senior official in the country.
Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of the General Entertainment Authority in Saudi Arabia, shared an image on X of himself meeting Zimmer and wrote: "We discussed a lot about many future projects that I hope will see the light of day soon… including rearranging the Saudi national anthem with different instruments.".
The kingdom's national anthem "Aash Al-Malik" ("Long Live The King") was written in 1947 by an Egyptian composer at the request of Saudi Arabia's founding monarch King Abdulaziz, according to nationalanthems.info.
He added that they also discussed "making a musical piece called Arabia inspired by my dear country, and also making a very large concert with a new idea for the Riyadh season in the coming years".
"I also presented to him the stage we have reached in the film The Battle of Yarmouk (Khalid bin Al-Walid) and the possibility of his participation in composing the soundtrack for it," Mr Alalshikh said.
