Hans Zimmer
Known for: Sound
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
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
Series
60 Minutes
Self
1968
Series
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Series
Morgenmagazin
Self
1992
Series
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self
1995
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Midi Première
Self - The Buggles
1975
Series
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self
2011
Goldene Kamera
Self
1984
Series
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self
2023
Series
Through the Night with...
Self
2002
Film
Ennio
Self
2022
ECHO-Verleihung
Self
1992
Series
Soundbreaking
Self
2016
Film
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025
Film
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Self
2019
Film
Ending the Knight
Self
2012
Film
Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert
Self
2025
Film
Score: A Film Music Documentary
Self
2017
Film
Inside 'Interstellar'
Self - Composer
2015
Film
The Sound of 007
Self
2022
Film
Hans Zimmer: Live in Prague
Self - Piano / Guitar / Banjo
2017
Film
Blood on the Land: The Making of a King
Self
2004
Film
Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey
Self
2003
Film
Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene
Self
2008
Film
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
Self
2022
Film
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
Self
2026
Film
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
Self
2005
Series
Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made the Movies
Self - Participant
2013
Film
Pride of The Lion King
Self
2011
Film
The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
Self
1995
V.I.P.
Self
2000
Film
Batkid Begins
Self
2015
Film
The Making of the Lion King
Self
1994
Series
Hollywood in Vienna
Self
2011
Film
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel
2013
Film
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
Self
2022
Film
Glory of Kings 2025·Co-creation Night
2025
Film
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
Self
2001
Film
True Love: Making The Creator
Self
2023
Film
Mecanografía
Self
2006
Film
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
Self
1999
Film
The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Self
2014
Film
Especial Mecano en Concierto
Self
1984
Film
Hans Zimmer Revealed: The Documentary
Self
2015
Film
Hans Zimmer - The World of Hans Zimmer: A Symphonic Celebration (Live At Hollywood In Vienna)
Self
2018
Film
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
Self
2020
Film
Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood
Self
2011
Film
Platinum Party at the Palace
Self
2022
Film
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
Self
2022
Film
Cherry Bomb: The Documentary
Self
2017
The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Self
2024
Film
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Self
2004
Film
James L. Brooks: A Singular Voice
Self
2011
Film
Pioniere der Filmmusik - Europas Sound für Hollywood
Self - Interviewee
2024
Film
The World of Hans Zimmer: A New Dimension
Self
2025
Film
The Distortion of Sound
Self
2014
Film
All Access: Hans Zimmer Live
Self
2017
Film
Mann kann ja nie wissen
Father
1987
Film
Making Malinche: A Documentary by Nacho Cano
Self
2021
Film
Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen
Self - Composer
2003
Hudba od Kokavy
skladateľ
2021
Screening Interview: Dune with Hans Zimmer and Denis Villeneuve
Self
Film
One Night for One Drop: Imagined by Cirque du Soleil
Self
2019
Film
The World of Hans Zimmer
Self
2024