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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Acting
TV
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1975
Movie
Ennio
as Self
2022
Movie
Score: A Film Music Documentary
as Self
2017
Movie
Hans Zimmer: Live in Prague
as Self - Piano / Guitar / Banjo
2017
TV
60 Minutes
as Self
1968
Movie
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
as Self
2019
Movie
The Sound of 007
as Self
2022
Movie
Batkid Begins
as Self
2015
Movie
Ending the Knight
as Self
2012
TV
100 Years of Warner Bros.
as Self
2023
Movie
Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert
as Self
2025
TV
The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self
2011
Movie
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025
TV
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
1981
Movie
Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey
as Self
2003
TV
Die Harald Schmidt Show
as Self
1995
TV
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
Movie
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
as Self
1999
Movie
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
as Self
2022
TV
Soundbreaking
as Self
2016
Movie
Inside 'Interstellar'
as Self - Composer
2015
Movie
Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene
as Self
2008
Movie
Cherry Bomb: The Documentary
as Self
2017
Movie
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
as Self
2001
Crew
Movie
Interstellar
Original Music Composer
2014
Movie
Inception
Original Music Composer
2010
Movie
The Dark Knight
Original Music Composer
2008
Movie
Iron Man
Executive Music Producer
2008
Movie
The Dark Knight Rises
Original Music Composer
2012
Movie
Batman Begins
Original Music Composer
2005
Movie
Gladiator
Original Music Composer
2000
Movie
The Lion King
Original Music Composer
1994
Movie
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Original Music Composer
2016
Movie
Shrek
Thanks
2001
Movie
Dunkirk
Original Music Composer
2017
Movie
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Original Music Composer
2006