Hans Zimmer
Known for Sound · 64 credits
- Born
- 1957-09-12 (age 68)
- Place of birth
- Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Also known as
- Ханс Циммер · Ганс Ціммер · ฮานซ์ ซิมเมอร์ · هانس زیمر · Hans Florian Zimmer · Bleeding Fingers
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (16)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Musical Guest
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Morgenmagazin
1992
as Self
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self
60 Minutes
1968
as Self
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
Midi Première
1975
as Self - The Buggles
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
as Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
Through the Night with...
2002
as Self
ECHO-Verleihung
1992
as Self
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023
as Self
Soundbreaking
2016
as Self
Hollywood in Vienna
2011
as Self
Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made the Movies
2013
as Self - Participant
V.I.P.
2000
as Self
Movies (48)
Ennio
2022
as Self
Ending the Knight
2012
as Self
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
2025
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019
as Self
Hans Zimmer: Live in Prague
2017
as Self - Piano / Guitar / Banjo
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
2001
as Self
Inside 'Interstellar'
2015
as Self - Composer
Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert
2025
as Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
as Self
Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene
2008
as Self
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
1999
as Self
The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2
2014
as Self
Score: A Film Music Documentary
2017
as Self
The Sound of 007
2022
as Self
The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
1995
as Self
Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey
2003
as Self
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel
2013
The Distortion of Sound
2014
as Self
Pioniere der Filmmusik - Europas Sound für Hollywood
2024
as Self - Interviewee
True Love: Making The Creator
2023
as Self
The Making of the Lion King
1994
as Self
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
2005
as Self
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
2022
as Self
Hans Zimmer - The World of Hans Zimmer: A Symphonic Celebration (Live At Hollywood In Vienna)
2018
as Self
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
2022
as Self
The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz
2024
as Self
Batkid Begins
2015
as Self
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
2020
as Self
Glory of Kings 2025·Co-creation Night
2025
Pride of The Lion King
2011
as Self
Cherry Bomb: The Documentary
2017
as Self
Platinum Party at the Palace
2022
as Self
James L. Brooks: A Singular Voice
2011
as Self
Making Malinche: A Documentary by Nacho Cano
2021
as Self
Mann kann ja nie wissen
1987
as Father
One Night for One Drop: Imagined by Cirque du Soleil
2019
as Self
Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood
2011
as Self
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
2022
as Self
Blood on the Land: The Making of a King
2004
as Self
Especial Mecano en Concierto
1984
as Self
Screening Interview: Dune with Hans Zimmer and Denis Villeneuve
as Self
All Access: Hans Zimmer Live
2017
as Self
Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen
2003
as Self - Composer
The World of Hans Zimmer
2024
as Self
The World of Hans Zimmer: A New Dimension
2025
as Self
Hans Zimmer Revealed: The Documentary
2015
as Self
Mecanografía
2006
as Self
Hudba od Kokavy
2021
as skladateľ
About Hans Zimmer
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 (… With 64 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Hans Zimmer has appeared in 48 films and 16 TV shows.
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- Ennio (2022) — as Self
- Ending the Knight (2012) — as Self
- The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl (2025) — as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019) — as Self
- Hans Zimmer: Live in Prague (2017) — as Self - Piano / Guitar / Banjo
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