Hans Zimmer
Sound • Born 1957-09-12
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.
Filmography
61 credits
Hans Zimmer - The World of Hans Zimmer: A Symphonic Celebration (Live At Hollywood In Vienna)
Movie • 2018
Self
Making Malinche: A Documentary by Nacho Cano
Movie • 2021
Self
Screening Interview: Dune with Hans Zimmer and Denis Villeneuve
Movie
Self
Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene
Movie • 2008
Self
Hudba od Kokavy
Movie • 2021
skladateľ
Ennio
Movie • 2022
Self
Mecanografía
Movie • 2006
Self
James L. Brooks: A Singular Voice
Movie • 2011
Self
Pride of The Lion King
Movie • 2011
Self
Batkid Begins
Movie • 2015
Self
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
Movie • 2022
Self
Mann kann ja nie wissen
Movie • 1987
Father
Platinum Party at the Palace
Movie • 2022
Self
True Love: Making The Creator
Movie • 2023
Self
The Sound of 007
Movie • 2022
Self
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
Movie • 2022
Self
Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey
Movie • 2003
Self
Pioniere der Filmmusik - Europas Sound für Hollywood
Movie • 2024
Self - Interviewee
Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood
Movie • 2011
Self
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
Movie • 2022
Self
Hans Zimmer Revealed: The Documentary
Movie • 2015
Self
The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Movie • 2014
Self
Score: A Film Music Documentary
Movie • 2017
Self
Hans Zimmer: Live in Prague
Movie • 2017
Self - Piano / Guitar / Banjo
The Distortion of Sound
Movie • 2014
Self
Inside 'Interstellar'
Movie • 2015
Self - Composer
One Night for One Drop: Imagined by Cirque du Soleil
Movie • 2019
Self
All Access: Hans Zimmer Live
Movie • 2017
Self
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Movie • 2019
Self
Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen
Movie • 2003
Self - Composer
Ending the Knight
Movie • 2012
Self
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
Movie • 2020
Self
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
Movie • 2001
Self
Cherry Bomb: The Documentary
Movie • 2017
Self
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
Movie • 1999
Self
The Making of the Lion King
Movie • 1994
Self
The World of Hans Zimmer
Movie • 2024
Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Movie • 2004
Self
The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Movie • 2024
Self
Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert
Movie • 2025
Self
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
Movie • 1995
Self
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
Movie • 2005
Self
Especial Mecano en Concierto
Movie • 1984
Self
Glory of Kings 2025·Co-creation Night
Movie • 2025
The World of Hans Zimmer: A New Dimension
Movie • 2025
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Musical Guest
Die Harald Schmidt Show
TV • 1995
Self
Wetten, dass..?
TV • 1981
Self
100 Years of Warner Bros.
TV • 2023
Self
Hollywood in Vienna
TV • 2011
Self
Through the Night with...
TV • 2002
Self
Midi Première
TV • 1975
Self - The Buggles
Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made the Movies
TV • 2013
Self - Participant
Goldene Kamera
TV • 1984
Self
ECHO-Verleihung
TV • 1992
Self
The Jonathan Ross Show
TV • 2011
Self
60 Minutes
TV • 1968
Self
V.I.P.
TV • 2000
Self
Morgenmagazin
TV • 1992
Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee