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

Saturday Night Live

Golden Globe Awards

Die Harald Schmidt Show

Morgenmagazin

60 Minutes

Wetten, dass..?

The Jonathan Ross Show

Midi Première

All Movies (49)

• The World of Hans Zimmer: A New Dimension2025 · as Self
• Glory of Kings 2025·Co-creation Night2025
• Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert2025 · as Self
• The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl2025 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The World of Hans Zimmer2024 · as Self
• The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz2024 · as Self
• Pioniere der Filmmusik - Europas Sound für Hollywood2024 · as Self - Interviewee
• True Love: Making The Creator2023 · as Self
• Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel2022 · as Self
• The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall2022 · as Self
• The Sound of 0072022 · as Self
• Platinum Party at the Palace2022 · as Self
• Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens2022 · as Self
• Ennio2022 · as Self
• Making Malinche: A Documentary by Nacho Cano2021 · as Self
• Hudba od Kokavy2021 · as skladateľ
• The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder2020 · as Self
• Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound2019 · as Self
• One Night for One Drop: Imagined by Cirque du Soleil2019 · as Self
• Hans Zimmer - The World of Hans Zimmer: A Symphonic Celebration (Live At Hollywood In Vienna)2018 · as Self
• Hans Zimmer: Live in Prague2017 · as Self - Piano / Guitar / Banjo
• All Access: Hans Zimmer Live2017 · as Self
• Score: A Film Music Documentary2017 · as Self
• Cherry Bomb: The Documentary2017 · as Self
• Batkid Begins2015 · as Self
• Hans Zimmer Revealed: The Documentary2015 · as Self
• Inside 'Interstellar'2015 · as Self - Composer
• The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 22014 · as Self
• The Distortion of Sound2014 · as Self
• Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel2013
• Ending the Knight2012 · as Self
• Pride of The Lion King2011 · as Self
• Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood2011 · as Self
• James L. Brooks: A Singular Voice2011 · as Self
• Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene2008 · as Self
• Mecanografía2006 · as Self
• Strength and Honor: Production Pods2005 · as Self
• Blood on the Land: The Making of a King2004 · as Self
• AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies2004 · as Self
• Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey2003 · as Self
• Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen2003 · as Self - Composer
• Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal2001 · as Self
• The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen1999 · as Self
• The Making of 'Crimson Tide'1995 · as Self
• The Making of the Lion King1994 · as Self
• Mann kann ja nie wissen1987 · as Father
• Especial Mecano en Concierto1984 · as Self
• Screening Interview: Dune with Hans Zimmer and Denis Villeneuve— · as Self
• The Making of Dunkirk— · as Self

All TV Shows (16)

• 100 Years of Warner Bros.2023 · as Self
• Soundbreaking2016 · as Self
• Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made the Movies2013 · as Self - Participant
• Hollywood in Vienna2011 · as Self
• The Jonathan Ross Show2011 · as Self
• Through the Night with...2002 · as Self
• V.I.P.2000 · as Self
• Die Harald Schmidt Show1995 · as Self
• Morgenmagazin1992 · as Self
• ECHO-Verleihung1992 · as Self
• Goldene Kamera1984 · as Self
• Wetten, dass..?1981 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Musical Guest
• Midi Première1975 · as Self - The Buggles
• 60 Minutes1968 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee