About Hans Zimmer
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.
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Movie Credits
Hans Zimmer has appeared in 46 movies.
TV Credits
Hans Zimmer has appeared in 15 shows.
Production Credits
Sound
Credited for Original Music Composer in 201 shows -
The Last Photograph,
Lord of the Flies,
Superhero,
Moonlighting,
Success Is the Best Revenge,
The Story of O Part 2,
Insignificance,
Wild Horses,
My Beautiful Laundrette,
Separate Vacations,
The Zero Boys,
The Wind,
Terminal Exposure,
Prisoner of Rio,
The Nature of the Beast,
Taffin,
A World Apart,
Nightmare at Noon,
Paperhouse,
The Fruit Machine,
Rain Man,
Burning Secret,
Twister,
Black Rain,
Driving Miss Daisy,
Arcadia,
Chicago Joe and the Showgirl,
Bird on a Wire,
Diamond Skulls,
Fools of Fortune,
Days of Thunder,
Pacific Heights,
Green Card,
White Fang,
Backdraft,
Thelma & Louise,
Regarding Henry,
To the Moon, Alice,
K2,
Where Sleeping Dogs Lie,
Radio Flyer,
The Power of One,
A League of Their Own,
Spies, Inc.,
Toys,
Point of No Return,
Calendar Girl,
True Romance,
Cool Runnings,
Younger and Younger,
The House of the Spirits,
I'll Do Anything,
Renaissance Man,
The Lion King,
Drop Zone,
Crimson Tide,
Nine Months,
Something to Talk About,
Beyond Rangoon,
Broken Arrow,
Muppet Treasure Island,
The Rock,
Two Deaths,
The Fan,
The Preacher's Wife,
Smilla's Sense of Snow,
The Peacemaker,
As Good as It Gets,
The Last Days,
The Prince of Egypt,
The Thin Red Line,
Chill Factor,
The Road to El Dorado,
Gladiator,
Mission: Impossible II,
An Everlasting Piece,
The Pledge,
Hannibal,
Pearl Harbor,
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal,
Riding in Cars with Boys,
Invincible,
Black Hawk Down,
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron,
The Ring,
Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey,
Tears of the Sun,
Matchstick Men,
The Last Samurai,
Something's Gotta Give,
King Arthur,
Thunderbirds,
Laura's Star,
Shark Tale,
Spanglish,
Madagascar,
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator',
Batman Begins,
The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island,
The Weather Man,
The Da Vinci Code,
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest,
The Holiday,
According to Plan: The Making of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest',
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End,
The Simpsons Movie,
Kung Fu Panda,
The Dark Knight,
Casi divas,
Frost/Nixon,
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa,
The Burning Plain,
The Boat That Rocked,
Angels & Demons,
It's Complicated,
Sherlock Holmes,
Henri 4,
The Pacific,
Through the Wormhole,
Inception,
Fjenden kommer,
Megamind,
How Do You Know,
The Dilemma,
Rango,
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,
Kung Fu Panda 2,
Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked,
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters,
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted,
Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare",
The Dark Knight Rises,
Man of Steel,
The Lone Ranger,
Mr. Morgan's Last Love,
Rush,
12 Years a Slave,
Winter's Tale,
Son of God,
The Amazing Spider-Man 2,
Interstellar,
Chappie,
Woman in Gold,
Les Bosquets,
The Little Prince,
Freeheld,
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll,
Kung Fu Panda 3,
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,
Inferno,
Planet Earth II,
Hidden Figures,
The Last Face,
Believer,
The Boss Baby,
Dunkirk,
Blade Runner 2049,
Blue Planet II,
Oceans: Our Blue Planet,
Widows,
Dark Phoenix,
The Lion King,
Rebuilding Paradise,
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run,
Hillbilly Elegy,
Wonder Woman 1984,
Resurrection,
The Boss Baby: Family Business,
Dune,
No Time to Die,
Army of Thieves,
The Unforgivable,
The Survivor,
Top Gun: Maverick,
Prehistoric Planet,
Piano Cinéma,
Frozen Planet II,
The Son,
The Night Logan Woke Up,
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.,
The Calm,
The Creator,
Planet Earth III,
Dune: Part Two,
Kung Fu Panda 4,
The Tattooist of Auschwitz,
Twilight of the Gods,
Blitz,
Mufasa: The Lion King,
The Tattooist's Son: Journey to Auschwitz,
Virdee,
Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert,
The Americas,
Eden,
Why We Dream,
F1,
Chief of War,
Ella McCay,
Ramayana: Part One and
Dune: Part Three.
Credited for Music in 12 shows -
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five,
Kung Fu Panda Holiday,
Inception: The Cobol Job,
Megamind: The Button of Doom,
Hans Zimmer: Live in Prague,
Hunting Bigfoot,
The World of Hans Zimmer: A Symphonic Celebration (Live At Hollywood In Vienna),
Planet Earth: A Celebration,
Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 2023,
Planet Earth: Hostile Paradise or Perfect Hell?,
The World of Hans Zimmer and
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl.
Credited for Music Supervisor in 1 show -
Looking Up.
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