Hans Zimmer
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- September 12, 1957 (age 69)
- Birthplace
- Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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
Photos
Filmography
Jealous of the Birds
Movie · Music
All the Sinners Bleed
TV · Original Music Composer · 1 ep
Ramayana: Rise of a Legend
Movie · Original Music Composer
Dune: Part Three
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Last Photograph
Movie · Original Music Composer
Dragon Ball: 40th Anniversary Special Video
Movie · Music
Harry Potter
TV · Original Music Composer · 1 ep
Lord of the Flies
TV · Main Title Theme Composer · 4 eps
Lion
TV · Original Music Composer · 4 eps
Blue Planet III
TV · Original Music Composer · 6 eps
Eden
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
Movie · Music
F1
Movie · Original Music Composer
Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Tattooist's Son: Journey to Auschwitz
Movie · Original Music Composer
Why We Dream
Movie · Original Music Composer
Ella McCay
Movie · Original Music Composer
The World of Hans Zimmer – A New Dimension
Movie · Original Music Composer
Stjepan Hauser plays Bach and Morricone @ Château de Neuschwanstein 2025
Movie · Music
Virdee
TV · Main Title Theme Composer, Original Music Composer · 6 eps
The Americas
TV · Original Music Composer, Main Title Theme Composer · 10 eps
Chief of War
TV · Original Music Composer, Main Title Theme Composer · 9 eps
Black Gold
TV · Music Score Producer · 7 eps
Dune: Part Two
Movie · Original Music Composer
Kung Fu Panda 4
Movie · Original Music Composer
Damsel
Movie · Music Producer
Blitz
Movie · Original Music Composer
Planet Earth: Hostile Paradise or Perfect Hell?
Movie · Music
Jim Henson Idea Man
Movie · Music Score Producer
The World of Hans Zimmer
Movie · Music
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
Movie · Music Producer
Mufasa: The Lion King
Movie · Music
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
TV · Original Music Composer · 6 eps
Twilight of the Gods
TV · Original Music Composer · 8 eps
Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 2023
Movie · Music
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Creator
Movie · Original Music Composer
Planet Earth III
TV · Original Music Composer, Main Title Theme Composer, Theme Song Performance · 8 eps
The Survivor
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Son
Movie · Original Music Composer
Piano Cinéma
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
Movie · Music Producer
Top Gun: Maverick
Movie · Original Music Composer
Prehistoric Planet
TV · Original Music Composer, Main Title Theme Composer · 15 eps
Frozen Planet II
TV · Original Music Composer · 6 eps
The Night Logan Woke Up
TV · Original Music Composer · 5 eps
The Bear
TV · Music Score Producer · 8 eps
The Boss Baby: Family Business
Movie · Original Music Composer
Army of Thieves
Movie · Original Music Composer
Dune
Movie · Music Producer, Original Music Composer
The Unforgivable
Movie · Original Music Composer
No Time to Die
Movie · Original Music Composer
Around the World in 80 Days
TV · Main Title Theme Composer · 8 eps
Planet Earth: A Celebration
Movie · Music
Rebuilding Paradise
Movie · Original Music Composer
Wonder Woman 1984
Movie · Original Music Composer
Hillbilly Elegy
Movie · Original Music Composer
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Real Right Stuff
Movie · Music Producer
The Lion King
Movie · Original Music Composer
Dark Phoenix
Movie · Original Music Composer
Looking Up
Movie · Music Supervisor
Seven Worlds, One Planet
TV · Main Title Theme Composer · 7 eps
Euphoria
TV · Original Music Composer · 8 eps
Hans Zimmer - The World of Hans Zimmer: A Symphonic Celebration (Live At Hollywood In Vienna)
Movie · Music
Widows
Movie · Original Music Composer
Oceans: Our Blue Planet
Movie · Original Music Composer
Hunting Bigfoot
Movie · Music
Icebox
Movie · Music Producer
The Last Face
Movie · Original Music Composer
Hans Zimmer: Live in Prague
Movie · Music
The Boss Baby
Movie · Original Music Composer
Dunkirk
Movie · Original Music Composer
Believer
Movie · Original Music Composer
Blade Runner 2049
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Road of Love
Movie · Music
Blue Planet II
TV · Original Music Composer · 7 eps
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Movie · Original Music Composer
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
Movie · Original Music Composer
Inferno
Movie · Original Music Composer
Hidden Figures
Movie · Original Music Composer
Kung Fu Panda 3
Movie · Original Music Composer
Planet Earth II
TV · Original Music Composer · 6 eps
The Crown
TV · Main Title Theme Composer · 60 eps
Freeheld
Movie · Original Music Composer
Chappie
Movie · Original Music Composer
Woman in Gold
Movie · Original Music Composer
Les Bosquets
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Little Prince
Movie · Original Music Composer, Songs
Interstellar
Movie · Original Music Composer, Music Supervisor
Winter's Tale
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Movie · Original Music Composer, Songs
Son of God
Movie · Original Music Composer
Divergent
Movie · Music Score Producer
Man of Steel
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Lone Ranger
Movie · Original Music Composer
12 Years a Slave
Movie · Original Music Composer
Rush
Movie · Original Music Composer
Mr. Morgan's Last Love
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Dark Knight Rises
Movie · Original Music Composer
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Movie · Original Music Composer
Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare"
Movie · Original Music Composer
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Movie · Original Music Composer
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Movie · Original Music Composer
Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked
Movie · Original Music Composer
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
Movie · Original Music Composer
Kung Fu Panda 2
Movie · Original Music Composer
Rango
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Dilemma
Movie · Original Music Composer
Megamind: The Button of Doom
Movie · Music
Megamind
Movie · Original Music Composer
Inception
Movie · Original Music Composer
How Do You Know
Movie · Original Music Composer
Henri 4
Movie · Original Music Composer
Inception: The Cobol Job
Movie · Music
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
Movie · Music
Despicable Me
Movie · Music Producer
The Pacific
TV · Original Music Composer · 10 eps
Through the Wormhole
TV · Original Music Composer · 62 eps
Fjenden kommer
TV · Original Music Composer · 3 eps
It's Complicated
Movie · Original Music Composer
Angels & Demons
Movie · Original Music Composer
Sherlock Holmes
Movie · Original Music Composer, Music Producer
The Boat That Rocked
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Dark Knight
Movie · Original Music Composer
Kung Fu Panda
Movie · Original Music Composer
Frost/Nixon
Movie · Original Music Composer
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
Movie · Music
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Movie · Original Music Composer, Musician
The Burning Plain
Movie · Original Music Composer
Babylon A.D.
Movie · Music Consultant
Casi divas
Movie · Original Music Composer
Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Simpsons Movie
Movie · Original Music Composer
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Movie · Original Music Composer
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Da Vinci Code
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Holiday
Movie · Original Music Composer
According to Plan: The Harrowing and True Story of Dead Man's Chest
Movie · Original Music Composer
Batman Begins
Movie · Original Music Composer
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Weather Man
Movie · Original Music Composer
Madagascar
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island
Movie · Original Music Composer
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Movie · Music Score Producer
The Island
Movie · Music Score Producer
Blood+
TV · Music Producer · 50 eps
Shark Tale
Movie · Original Music Composer
King Arthur
Movie · Original Music Composer
Laura's Star
Movie · Original Music Composer
Thunderbirds
Movie · Original Music Composer
Spanglish
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Last Samurai
Movie · Original Music Composer
Tears of the Sun
Movie · Original Music Composer
Matchstick Men
Movie · Original Music Composer
Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey
Movie · Original Music Composer
Something's Gotta Give
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Ring
Movie · Original Music Composer
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down'
Movie · Music
Pearl Harbor
Movie · Original Music Composer
Black Hawk Down
Movie · Original Music Composer
Riding in Cars with Boys
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Pledge
Movie · Original Music Composer
Hannibal
Movie · Original Music Composer
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
Movie · Original Music Composer
Invincible
Movie · Original Music Composer
Gladiator
Movie · Original Music Composer
Mission: Impossible II
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
The Road to El Dorado
Movie · Original Music Composer
An Everlasting Piece
Movie · Original Music Composer
Chill Factor
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Thin Red Line
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Prince of Egypt
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Last Days
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Peacemaker
Movie · Original Music Composer
As Good as It Gets
Movie · Original Music Composer
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Swords
Movie · Sound
Muppet Treasure Island
Movie · Original Music Composer
Broken Arrow
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Rock
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Fan
Movie · Original Music Composer
Two Deaths
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Preacher's Wife
Movie · Original Music Composer
Twister
Movie · Music Producer
Beyond Rangoon
Movie · Original Music Composer
Nine Months
Movie · Original Music Composer
Crimson Tide
Movie · Original Music Composer
Something to Talk About
Movie · Original Music Composer
Drop Zone
Movie · Original Music Composer
Renaissance Man
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Lion King
Movie · Original Music Composer
I'll Do Anything
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Critic
TV · Main Title Theme Composer · 23 eps
True Romance
Movie · Original Music Composer
Cool Runnings
Movie · Original Music Composer
The House of the Spirits
Movie · Original Music Composer
Younger and Younger
Movie · Original Music Composer
Point of No Return
Movie · Original Music Composer
Calendar Girl
Movie · Original Music Composer
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Movie · Musician
A League of Their Own
Movie · Original Music Composer
Toys
Movie · Original Music Composer, Music Arranger, Songs
Radio Flyer
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Power of One
Movie · Original Music Composer
Spies, Inc.
Movie · Original Music Composer
Thelma & Louise
Movie · Original Music Composer
Backdraft
Movie · Original Music Composer
Regarding Henry
Movie · Original Music Composer
White Fang
Movie · Original Music Composer
To The Moon, Alice
Movie · Original Music Composer
K2
Movie · Original Music Composer
Where Sleeping Dogs Lie
Movie · Original Music Composer
Bird on a Wire
Movie · Original Music Composer
Pacific Heights
Movie · Original Music Composer
Days of Thunder
Movie · Original Music Composer
Green Card
Movie · Original Music Composer
Arcadia
Movie · Original Music Composer
Diamond Skulls
Movie · Original Music Composer
Chicago Joe and the Showgirl
Movie · Original Music Composer
Fools of Fortune
Movie · Original Music Composer
Driving Miss Daisy
Movie · Original Music Composer
Black Rain
Movie · Original Music Composer
Twister
Movie · Original Music Composer
Rain Man
Movie · Original Music Composer
Paperhouse
Movie · Original Music Composer
Prisoner of Rio
Movie · Original Music Composer
Burning Secret
Movie · Original Music Composer
Nightmare at Noon
Movie · Original Music Composer
A World Apart
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Fruit Machine
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Nature of the Beast
Movie · Original Music Composer
Taffin
Movie · Original Music Composer
First Born
TV · Original Music Composer · 3 eps
Terminal Exposure
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Zero Boys
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Wind
Movie · Original Music Composer
Separate Vacations
Movie · Original Music Composer
Wild Horses
Movie · Original Music Composer
Insignificance
Movie · Original Music Composer
My Beautiful Laundrette
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Story of O Part 2
Movie · Original Music Composer
Success Is the Best Revenge
Movie · Original Music Composer
Superhero
Movie · Original Music Composer