Hans Zimmer
Biography
Hans Florian Zimmer (born 12 September 1957) is a German film score composer and music producer. He has won two Oscars, four Grammys, and has been nominated for three Emmys and a Tony. Zimmer was also named on the list of Top 100 Living Geniuses, published by The Daily Telegraph in 2007. His works are notable for integrating electronic music sounds with traditional orchestral arrangements. Since the 1980s, Zimmer has composed music for over 150 films. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Original Score for The Lion King (1994) and for Dune (2021). His works include Gladiator, The Last Samurai, the Pirates of the Caribbean series, The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, Man of Steel, Interstellar, Dunkirk, No Time to Die, and the Dune series. Zimmer spent the early part of his career in the United Kingdom before moving to the United States. He is the head of the film music division at DreamWorks Pictures and DreamWorks Animation studios and works with other composers through the company that he founded, Remote Control Productions, formerly known as Media Ventures. His studio in Santa Monica, California, has an extensive range of computer equipment and keyboards, allowing demo versions of film scores to be created quickly. Zimmer has collaborated on multiple projects with directors including Christopher Nolan, Ridley Scott, Ron Howard, Gore Verbinski, Michael Bay, Guy Ritchie, Denis Villeneuve, and Tony Scott. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hans Zimmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies (39)
Dune: Part Three
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2026
Ramayana: Part One
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2026
The Black Gold
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2025
Ella McCay
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2025
The World of Hans Zimmer: A New Dimension
as Self
2025
Glory of Kings 2025·Co-creation Night
2025
F1
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2025
Why We Dream
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2025
Eden
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2025
Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert
as Self
2025
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025
The Tattooist's Son: Journey to Auschwitz
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2025
Fateh
Additional Music (Crew)
2025
Stjepan Hauser plays Bach and Morricone @ Château de Neuschwanstein 2025
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2025
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
Music Producer (Sound)
2024
The World of Hans Zimmer
as Self
2024
Blitz
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2024
Planet Earth: Hostile Paradise or Perfect Hell?
Music (Sound)
2024
Jim Henson Idea Man
Music Score Producer (Sound)
2024
The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz
as Self
2024
Damsel
Music Producer (Sound)
2024
Kung Fu Panda 4
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2024
Dune: Part Two
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2024
Pioniere der Filmmusik - Europas Sound für Hollywood
as Self - Interviewee
2024
True Love: Making The Creator
as Self
2023
Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 2023
Music (Sound)
2023
The Creator
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2023
The Calm
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2023
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2023
The Son
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2022
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
Music Producer (Sound)
2022
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
as Self
2022
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
as Self
2022
The Sound of 007
as Self
2022
Piano Cinéma
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2022
Platinum Party at the Palace
as Self
2022
Top Gun: Maverick
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2022
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
as Self
2022
The Survivor
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2022
TV Shows (11)
Black Gold
Music Score Producer (Sound)
2025
Chief of War
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2025
The Americas
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2025
Virdee
Main Title Theme Composer (Sound)
2025
Twilight of the Gods
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2024
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2024
Planet Earth III
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2023
100 Years of Warner Bros.
as Self
2023
The Night Logan Woke Up
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2022
Frozen Planet II
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2022
Prehistoric Planet
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2022