Personal Info
Known For
Sound
Birthdate
1957-09-12 (Age: 69)
Place of Birth
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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.
Filmography (46)
The World of Hans Zimmer: A New Dimension
2025
Glory of Kings 2025·Co-creation Night
2025
Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert
2025
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
2025
The World of Hans Zimmer
2024The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz
2024
Pioniere der Filmmusik - Europas Sound für Hollywood
2024
True Love: Making The Creator
2023
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
2022
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
2022
The Sound of 007
2022
Platinum Party at the Palace
2022
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
2022
Ennio
2022
