Hollywood director Barry Levinson was looking for someone to score Rain Man, and his wife heard the soundtrack CD of the anti-apartheid drama A World Apart, for which Zimmer had composed the music.
Sutradara Hollywood Barry Levinson mencari seseorang untuk menuliskan lagu Rain Man, dan istrinya mendengarkan CD soundtrack dari drama anti-apartheid A World Apart, di mana Zimmer sendiri yang mengkomposisi lagunya.