Hans Zimmer
Born: 1957-09-12 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Known For: Sound
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
2026
- Ramayana: Part One ... (Original Music Composer)
- Dune: Part Three ... (Original Music Composer)
2025
- F1 ... (Original Music Composer)
- Ella McCay ... (Original Music Composer)
- Chief of War ... (Original Music Composer)
- Eden ... (Original Music Composer)
- Fateh ... (Additional Music)
- The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert as Self
- 王者荣耀 2025·共创之夜
- The Tattooist's Son: Journey to Auschwitz ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Americas ... (Original Music Composer)
- Virdee ... (Main Title Theme Composer)
- The World of Hans Zimmer: A New Dimension as Self
- Why We Dream ... (Original Music Composer)
2024
- Dune: Part Two ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kung Fu Panda 4 ... (Original Music Composer)
- Damsel ... (Music Producer)
- The Tattooist of Auschwitz ... (Original Music Composer)
- Twilight of the Gods ... (Original Music Composer)
- Blitz ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful ... (Music Producer)
- Jim Henson Idea Man ... (Music Score Producer)
- The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz as Self
- Pioniere der Filmmusik - Europas Sound für Hollywood as Self - Interviewee
- The World of Hans Zimmer as Self
- Planet Earth: Hostile Paradise or Perfect Hell? ... (Music)
2023
- The Creator ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Calm ... (Original Music Composer)
- Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. ... (Original Music Composer)
- Planet Earth III ... (Original Music Composer)
- 100 Years of Warner Bros. as Self
- True Love: Making The Creator as Self
- Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 2023 ... (Music)
2022
- Top Gun: Maverick ... (Original Music Composer)
- Prehistoric Planet ... (Original Music Composer)
- Piano Cinéma ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari ... (Music Producer)
- The Survivor ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Sound of 007 as Self
- Platinum Party at the Palace as Self
- The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall as Self
- Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens as Self
- The Son ... (Original Music Composer)
- Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel as Self
- Ennio as Self
- The Night Logan Woke Up ... (Original Music Composer)
- Frozen Planet II ... (Original Music Composer)
2021
- Dune ... (Music Producer)
- No Time to Die ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Boss Baby: Family Business ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Unforgivable ... (Original Music Composer)
- Army of Thieves ... (Original Music Composer)
- Resurrection ... (Original Music Composer)
- Around the World in 80 Days ... (Main Title Theme Composer)
- Making Malinche: A Documentary by Nacho Cano as Self
- Hudba od Kokavy as skladateľ
2020
- Wonder Woman 1984 ... (Original Music Composer)
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run ... (Original Music Composer)
- Hillbilly Elegy ... (Original Music Composer)
- Rebuilding Paradise ... (Original Music Composer)
- Black Is King ... (Thanks)
- The Real Right Stuff ... (Music Producer)
- The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder as Self
- Planet Earth: A Celebration ... (Music)
2019
- Euphoria ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Lion King ... (Original Music Composer)
- Dark Phoenix ... (Original Music Composer)
- Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound as Self
- Looking Up ... (Music Supervisor)
- Seven Worlds, One Planet ... (Main Title Theme Composer)
- One Night for One Drop: Imagined by Cirque du Soleil as Self
2018
- Widows ... (Original Music Composer)
- Oceans: Our Blue Planet ... (Original Music Composer)
- Hunting Bigfoot ... (Music)
- The World of Hans Zimmer: A Symphonic Celebration (Live At Hollywood In Vienna) as Self
2017
- Blade Runner 2049 ... (Original Music Composer)
- Dunkirk ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Boss Baby ... (Original Music Composer)
- Hans Zimmer: Live in Prague as Self - Piano / Guitar / Banjo
- Believer ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Last Face ... (Original Music Composer)
- Blue Planet II ... (Original Music Composer)
- Cherry Bomb: The Documentary as Self
- Score: A Film Music Documentary as Self
- All Access: Hans Zimmer Live as Self
2016
- The Crown ... (Main Title Theme Composer)
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ... (Original Music Composer)
- Hidden Figures ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kung Fu Panda 3 ... (Original Music Composer)
- Planet Earth II ... (Original Music Composer)
- Inferno ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll ... (Original Music Composer)
2015
- Chappie ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Little Prince ... (Original Music Composer)
- Inside 'Interstellar' as Self - Composer
- Woman in Gold ... (Original Music Composer)
- Batkid Begins as Self
- Les Bosquets ... (Executive Producer)
- Freeheld ... (Original Music Composer)
- Hans Zimmer Revealed: The Documentary as Self
2014
- Interstellar ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ... (Original Music Composer)
- Divergent ... (Music Score Producer)
- Winter's Tale ... (Original Music Composer)
- Son of God ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Distortion of Sound as Self
- The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2 as Self
2013
- Man of Steel ... (Original Music Composer)
- Rush ... (Original Music Composer)
- Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters ... (Executive Music Producer)
- 12 Years a Slave ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Lone Ranger ... (Original Music Composer)
- Mr. Morgan's Last Love ... (Original Music Composer)
- I'm in Love with a Church Girl ... (Thanks)
- Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made the Movies as Self - Participant
2012
- The Dark Knight Rises ... (Original Music Composer)
- Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted ... (Original Music Composer)
- Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare" ... (Original Music Composer)
- Ending the Knight as Self
2011
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kung Fu Panda 2 ... (Original Music Composer)
- Rango ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Dilemma ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Jonathan Ross Show as Self
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked ... (Original Music Composer)
- Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters ... (Original Music Composer)
- Pizza Man ... (Thanks)
- Megamind: The Button of Doom ... (Music)
- Pride of The Lion King as Self
- James L. Brooks: A Singular Voice as Self
- Hollywood in Vienna as Self
- Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood as Self
2010
- Inception ... (Original Music Composer)
- Despicable Me ... (Music Score Producer)
- Megamind ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Pacific ... (Original Music Composer)
- Henri 4 ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kung Fu Panda Holiday ... (Music)
- How Do You Know ... (Original Music Composer)
- Through the Wormhole ... (Original Music Composer)
- Inception: The Cobol Job ... (Music)
- Fjenden kommer ... (Original Music Composer)
2009
- Monsters vs Aliens ... (Executive Music Producer)
- Angels & Demons ... (Original Music Composer)
- Sherlock Holmes ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Boat That Rocked ... (Original Music Composer)
- It's Complicated ... (Original Music Composer)
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ... (Thanks)
2008
- Frost/Nixon ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Dark Knight ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kung Fu Panda ... (Original Music Composer)
- Iron Man ... (Executive Music Producer)
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ... (Original Music Composer)
- Babylon A.D. ... (Music Consultant)
- The Burning Plain ... (Original Music Composer)
- Casi divas ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five ... (Music)
- Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene as Self
2007
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Simpsons Movie ... (Original Music Composer)
- Bee Movie ... (Executive Music Producer)
- Sicko ... (Thanks)
2006
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Holiday ... (Original Music Composer)
- Over the Hedge ... (Executive Music Producer)
- The Da Vinci Code ... (Original Music Composer)
- Planet Earth ... (Executive Music Producer)
- According to Plan: The Making of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' ... (Original Music Composer)
- Mecanografía as Self
2005
- Batman Begins ... (Original Music Composer)
- Madagascar ... (Original Music Composer)
- Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit ... (Music Score Producer)
- The Island ... (Music Score Producer)
- Blood+ ... (Music Producer)
- The Weather Man ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island ... (Original Music Composer)
- Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' ... (Original Music Composer)
- Strength and Honor: Production Pods as Self
2004
- Shrek 2 ... (Thanks)
- Shark Tale ... (Original Music Composer)
- Thunderbirds ... (Original Music Composer)
- King Arthur ... (Original Music Composer)
- Laura's Star ... (Original Music Composer)
- Spanglish ... (Original Music Composer)
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies as Self
2003
- The Last Samurai ... (Original Music Composer)
- Tears of the Sun ... (Original Music Composer)
- Something's Gotta Give ... (Original Music Composer)
- Matchstick Men ... (Original Music Composer)
- Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey as Self
- Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen as Self - Composer
2002
- Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Ring ... (Original Music Composer)
- Through the Night with... as Self
2001
- Shrek ... (Thanks)
- Black Hawk Down ... (Original Music Composer)
- Pearl Harbor ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Pledge ... (Original Music Composer)
- Invincible ... (Original Music Composer)
- Riding in Cars with Boys ... (Original Music Composer)
- Hannibal ... (Original Music Composer)
- Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal as Self
2000
- Gladiator ... (Original Music Composer)
- Chicken Run ... (Thanks)
- Mission: Impossible II ... (Original Music Composer)
- Dungeons & Dragons ... (Thanks)
- The Road to El Dorado ... (Original Music Composer)
- King of the Jungle ... (Executive Producer)
- An Everlasting Piece ... (Original Music Composer)
- V.I.P. as Self
1999
- Chill Factor ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen as Self
1998
- The Prince of Egypt ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Thin Red Line ... (Original Music Composer)
- Antz ... (Executive Music Producer)
- The Last Days ... (Original Music Composer)
1997
- The Peacemaker ... (Original Music Composer)
- As Good as It Gets ... (Original Music Composer)
- Smilla's Sense of Snow ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Swords ... (Sound)
1996
- The Fan ... (Original Music Composer)
- Broken Arrow ... (Original Music Composer)
- Twister ... (Music Producer)
- The Rock ... (Original Music Composer)
- Two Deaths ... (Original Music Composer)
- Muppet Treasure Island ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Whole Wide World ... (Additional Music)
- The Preacher's Wife ... (Original Music Composer)
1995
- Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self
- Nine Months ... (Original Music Composer)
- Beyond Rangoon ... (Original Music Composer)
- Something to Talk About ... (Original Music Composer)
- Crimson Tide ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Making of 'Crimson Tide' as Self
1994
- The Lion King ... (Original Music Composer)
- Renaissance Man ... (Original Music Composer)
- Drop Zone ... (Original Music Composer)
- I'll Do Anything ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Critic ... (Main Title Theme Composer)
- The Making of the Lion King as Self
1993
- Cool Runnings ... (Original Music Composer)
- Sniper ... (Additional Music)
- True Romance ... (Original Music Composer)
- The House of the Spirits ... (Original Music Composer)
- Point of No Return ... (Original Music Composer)
- Younger and Younger ... (Original Music Composer)
- Calendar Girl ... (Original Music Composer)
1992
- Morgenmagazin as Self
- Toys ... (Original Music Composer)
- ECHO-Verleihung as Self
- Spies, Inc. ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Power of One ... (Original Music Composer)
- A League of Their Own ... (Original Music Composer)
- Radio Flyer ... (Original Music Composer)
1991
- Regarding Henry ... (Original Music Composer)
- Backdraft ... (Original Music Composer)
- Thelma & Louise ... (Original Music Composer)
- K2 ... (Original Music Composer)
- Where Sleeping Dogs Lie ... (Original Music Composer)
- White Fang ... (Original Music Composer)
- To the Moon, Alice ... (Original Music Composer)
1990
- Days of Thunder ... (Original Music Composer)
- Bird on a Wire ... (Original Music Composer)
- Diamond Skulls ... (Original Music Composer)
- Arcadia ... (Original Music Composer)
- Pacific Heights ... (Original Music Composer)
- Fools of Fortune ... (Original Music Composer)
- Green Card ... (Original Music Composer)
- Chicago Joe and the Showgirl ... (Original Music Composer)
1989
- Driving Miss Daisy ... (Original Music Composer)
- Black Rain ... (Original Music Composer)
- Twister ... (Original Music Composer)
1988
- Rain Man ... (Original Music Composer)
- Paperhouse ... (Original Music Composer)
- Burning Secret ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Fruit Machine ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Nature of the Beast ... (Original Music Composer)
- A World Apart ... (Original Music Composer)
- Nightmare at Noon ... (Original Music Composer)
- Prisoner of Rio ... (Original Music Composer)
- Taffin ... (Original Music Composer)
1987
- Terminal Exposure ... (Original Music Composer)
- Mann kann ja nie wissen as Father
1986
- The Wind ... (Original Music Composer)
- Castaway ... (Additional Music)
- The Zero Boys ... (Original Music Composer)
- Separate Vacations ... (Original Music Composer)
1985
- Insignificance ... (Original Music Composer)
- My Beautiful Laundrette ... (Original Music Composer)
- Wild Horses ... (Original Music Composer)
1984
- Goldene Kamera as Self
- Success Is the Best Revenge ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Story of O Part 2 ... (Original Music Composer)
- Especial Mecano en Concierto as Self
1983
- Eureka ... (Additional Music)
1982
- Moonlighting ... (Original Music Composer)
- Superhero ... (Original Music Composer)
1981
- Wetten, dass..? as Self
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
- Midi Première as Self - The Buggles
1968
- 60 Minutes as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee