Known For
Sound
Born
Sep 12, 1957
Place of Birth
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Credits
321 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
Harry Potter
Original Music Composer
Dune: Part Three
Original Music Composer
Ramayana
Original Music Composer
Lord of the Flies
Original Music Composer
Dragon Ball: 40th Anniversary Special Video
Music
Black Gold
Music Score Producer
Ella McCay
Original Music Composer
The World of Hans Zimmer: A New Dimension
Self
Glory of Kings 2025·Co-creation Night
Chief of War
Original Music Composer
F1
Original Music Composer
Why We Dream
Original Music Composer
Eden
Original Music Composer
Echopraxia
Music
The Americas
Original Music Composer
Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert
Self
Virdee
Main Title Theme Composer
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Tattooist's Son: Journey to Auschwitz
Original Music Composer
Fateh
Additional Music
Stjepan Hauser plays Bach and Morricone @ Château de Neuschwanstein 2025
Music
Mufasa: The Lion King
Music
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
Music Producer
The World of Hans Zimmer
Self
Blitz
Original Music Composer
Twilight of the Gods
Original Music Composer
Planet Earth: Hostile Paradise or Perfect Hell?
Music
Jim Henson Idea Man
Music Score Producer
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Original Music Composer
The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Self
Damsel
Music Producer
Kung Fu Panda 4
Original Music Composer
Dune: Part Two
Original Music Composer
Pioniere der Filmmusik - Europas Sound für Hollywood
Self - Interviewee
True Love: Making The Creator
Self
Planet Earth III
Original Music Composer
Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 2023
Music
The Creator
Original Music Composer
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Original Music Composer
The Night Logan Woke Up
Original Music Composer
The Son
Original Music Composer
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
Music Producer
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
Self
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
Self
The Sound of 007
Self
Frozen Planet II
Original Music Composer
Piano Cinéma
Original Music Composer
The Bear
Music Score Producer
Platinum Party at the Palace
Self