Hans Zimmer
Known for: Sound
Born: September 12, 1957
Place of birth: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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.
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Filmography
277 movies · 44 TV shows, newest first
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Harry Potter
2026
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Dune: Part Three
2026
NR
Ramayana
2026
NR
The Last Photograph
2026
8.3
Lion
2026
7.0
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
2026
7.6
Lord of the Flies
2026
10.0
Dragon Ball: 40th Anniversary Special Video
2026
5.8
Black Gold
2025
5.6
Ella McCay
2025
NR
The World of Hans Zimmer – A New Dimension
2025
NR
Glory of Kings 2025·Co-creation Night
2025
7.4
Chief of War
2025
7.8
F1
2025
9.0
Why We Dream
2025
6.7
Eden
2025
8.2
The Americas
2025
8.2
Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert
2025
5.7
Virdee
2025
7.3
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
2025
8.3
The Tattooist's Son: Journey to Auschwitz
2025
6.0
Fateh
2025
NR
Stjepan Hauser plays Bach and Morricone @ Château de Neuschwanstein 2025
2025
7.3
Mufasa: The Lion King
2024
7.0
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
2024
NR
The World of Hans Zimmer
2024
6.0
Blitz
2024
7.6
Twilight of the Gods
2024
NR
Planet Earth: Hostile Paradise or Perfect Hell?
2024
7.8
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024NR
The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz
2024
8.0
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
2024
7.0
Damsel
2024
7.0
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024
8.1
Dune: Part Two
2024
8.5
Pioniere der Filmmusik - Europas Sound für Hollywood
2024
6.3
True Love: Making The Creator
2023
8.6
Planet Earth III
2023
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Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 2023
2023
7.0
The Creator
2023
7.6
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023
7.1
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
2023
7.9
The Night Logan Woke Up
2022
6.7
The Son
2022
7.2
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
2022
7.2
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
2022
5.8
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
2022
7.3
The Sound of 007
2022
8.4
Frozen Planet II
2022
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Piano Cinéma
2022
8.1
The Bear
2022
6.0
Platinum Party at the Palace
2022
8.3
Prehistoric Planet
2022
8.2
Top Gun: Maverick
2022
5.0
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
2022
6.8
The Survivor
2022
8.3
Ennio
2022
7.3
Around the World in 80 Days
2021
7.4
The Unforgivable
2021
6.8
Army of Thieves
2021
7.0
Making Malinche: A Documentary by Nacho Cano
2021
7.3
No Time to Die
2021
7.8
Dune
2021
7.3
The Boss Baby: Family Business
2021NR
Hudba od Kokavy
2021
6.4
Wonder Woman 1984
2020
6.6
The Real Right Stuff
2020
6.7
Hillbilly Elegy
2020
6.2
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
2020
8.3
Planet Earth: A Celebration
2020
7.4
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
2020
7.1
Black Is King
2020
6.1
Rebuilding Paradise
2020
8.5
Seven Worlds, One Planet
2019
6.9
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019
5.8
Looking Up
2019
7.1
The Lion King
2019
8.3
Euphoria
2019
6.0
Dark Phoenix
2019
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One Night for One Drop: Imagined by Cirque du Soleil
2019
6.5
Widows
2018
8.9
Hans Zimmer - The World of Hans Zimmer: A Symphonic Celebration (Live At Hollywood In Vienna)
2018
7.1
Icebox
2018
10.0
Hunting Bigfoot
2018
7.7
Oceans: Our Blue Planet
2018
8.6
Blue Planet II
2017
7.6
Blade Runner 2049
2017
8.6
Hans Zimmer: Live in Prague
2017
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All Access: Hans Zimmer Live
2017
10.0
The Road of Love
2017
7.5
Dunkirk
2017
6.5
The Boss Baby
2017
7.2
Score: A Film Music Documentary
2017
7.6
Cherry Bomb: The Documentary
2017
6.7
Believer
2017
5.5
The Last Face
2017
8.0
Hidden Figures
2016
7.8
Soundbreaking
2016
8.6
Planet Earth II
2016
8.2
The Crown
2016
6.1
Inferno
2016
6.0
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
6.9
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016
6.9
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
2016
7.2
Freeheld
2015
7.6
The Little Prince
2015
6.6
Batkid Begins
2015
6.0
Hans Zimmer Revealed: The Documentary
2015
8.0
Les Bosquets
2015
6.9
Inside 'Interstellar'
2015
7.3
Woman in Gold
2015
6.8
Chappie
2015
8.5
Interstellar
2014
7.4
The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2
2014
7.5
The Distortion of Sound
2014
6.6
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
2014
6.9
Divergent
2014
6.8
Son of God
2014
6.3
Winter's Tale
2014
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Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel
2013
7.9
12 Years a Slave
2013
5.9
I'm in Love with a Church Girl
2013
7.5
Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made the Movies
2013
7.7
Rush
2013
6.6
Mr. Morgan's Last Love
2013
6.1
The Lone Ranger
2013
6.7
Man of Steel
2013
6.1
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
2013
7.1
Ending the Knight
2012
7.8
The Dark Knight Rises
2012
7.0
Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare"
2012
6.6
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012
6.5
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
2011
7.1
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011
8.0
Pride of The Lion King
2011
6.7
Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked
2011
8.0
Hollywood in Vienna
2011
5.2
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
4.0
Pizza Man
2011
7.1
Kung Fu Panda 2
2011
6.6
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011
3.5
Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood
2011
6.9
Rango
2011
6.8
Megamind: The Button of Doom
2011
NR
James L. Brooks: A Singular Voice
2011
5.4
The Dilemma
2011
5.3
How Do You Know
2010
7.2
Inception: The Cobol Job
2010
7.0
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
2010
7.0
Megamind
2010
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Fjenden kommer
2010
8.4
Inception
2010
7.3
Despicable Me
2010
7.7
Through the Wormhole
2010
7.8
The Pacific
2010
5.6
Henri 4
2010
6.5
It's Complicated
2009
7.2
Sherlock Holmes
2009
6.2
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2009
6.7
Angels & Demons
2009
7.2
The Boat That Rocked
2009
6.3
Monsters vs Aliens
2009
6.8
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
2008
6.6
The Burning Plain
2008
6.5
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
2008
7.3
Frost/Nixon
2008
6.6
Casi divas
2008
5.7
Babylon A.D.
2008
8.5
The Dark Knight
2008
7.0
Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene
2008
7.3
Kung Fu Panda
2008
7.7
Iron Man
2008
6.1
Bee Movie
2007
7.0
The Simpsons Movie
2007
7.3
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007
7.4
Sicko
2007
8.4
According to Plan: The Harrowing and True Story of Dead Man's Chest
2006
7.1
The Holiday
2006
7.4
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006
6.7
The Da Vinci Code
2006
6.6
Over the Hedge
2006
NR
Mecanografía
2006
8.6
Planet Earth
2006
6.5
Curious George
2006
6.1
The Weather Man
2005
8.1
Blood+
2005
7.1
The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island
2005
7.1
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005
NR
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
2005
6.7
The Island
2005
7.7
Batman Begins
2005
7.5
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
2005
6.9
Madagascar
2005
7.0
Blood on the Land: The Making of a King
2004
6.1
Spanglish
2004
6.0
Shark Tale
2004
6.4
Laura's Star
2004
5.0
Thunderbirds
2004
6.3
King Arthur
2004
8.3
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
7.3
Shrek 2
2004
6.6
Something's Gotta Give
2003
7.6
The Last Samurai
2003
7.0
Matchstick Men
2003
6.9
Tears of the Sun
2003
7.9
Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey
2003
7.0
Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen
2003
6.7
The Ring
2002
7.7
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
2002
7.9
Through the Night with...
2002
7.4
Black Hawk Down
2001
6.2
Invincible
2001
6.7
Riding in Cars with Boys
2001
7.1
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
2001
6.9
Pearl Harbor
2001
7.8
Shrek
2001
6.8
Hannibal
2001
6.6
The Pledge
2001
5.9
An Everlasting Piece
2000
4.4
Dungeons & Dragons
2000NR
V.I.P.
2000
4.9
King of the Jungle
2000
6.9
Chicken Run
2000
6.1
Mission: Impossible II
2000
8.2
Gladiator
2000
7.3
The Road to El Dorado
2000
6.6
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
1999
4.9
Chill Factor
1999
7.4
The Thin Red Line
1998
7.3
The Prince of Egypt
1998
7.4
The Last Days
1998
6.2
Antz
1998
7.4
As Good as It Gets
1997
6.1
The Peacemaker
1997
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The Swords
1997
6.4
Smilla's Sense of Snow
1997
5.8
The Preacher's Wife
1996
6.6
The Whole Wide World
1996
6.0
The Fan
1996
5.6
Two Deaths
1996
7.2
The Rock
1996
6.6
Twister
1996
6.7
Muppet Treasure Island
1996
6.1
Broken Arrow
1996
7.3
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
6.5
Beyond Rangoon
1995
5.6
Something to Talk About
1995
5.7
Nine Months
1995
7.2
Crimson Tide
1995
9.0
The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
1995
5.8
Drop Zone
1994
8.7
The Making of the Lion King
1994
8.3
The Lion King
1994
6.1
Renaissance Man
1994
5.6
I'll Do Anything
1994
7.3
The Critic
1994
6.9
The House of the Spirits
1993
7.0
Cool Runnings
1993
4.2
Younger and Younger
1993
7.5
True Romance
1993
5.2
Calendar Girl
1993
6.2
Point of No Return
1993
6.2
Sniper
1993
5.3
Toys
1992
4.8
Spies, Inc.
1992
5.3
Morgenmagazin
1992
7.2
A League of Their Own
1992NR
ECHO-Verleihung
1992
7.5
The Power of One
1992
7.0
Radio Flyer
1992
4.8
Where Sleeping Dogs Lie
1991
5.7
K2
1991
7.0
To The Moon, Alice
1991
6.5
Regarding Henry
1991
7.6
Thelma & Louise
1991
6.7
Backdraft
1991
6.8
White Fang
1991
6.1
Green Card
1990
6.3
Pacific Heights
1990
6.4
Days of Thunder
1990
6.5
Fools of Fortune
1990
3.4
Diamond Skulls
1990
6.2
Bird on a Wire
1990
5.1
Chicago Joe and the Showgirl
1990
7.0
Arcadia
1990
7.2
Driving Miss Daisy
1989
6.6
Black Rain
1989
5.6
Twister
1989
5.9
Burning Secret
1988
7.8
Rain Man
1988
6.0
The Fruit Machine
1988
6.3
First Born
1988
6.5
Paperhouse
1988
4.7
Nightmare at Noon
1988
6.4
A World Apart
1988
5.6
Taffin
1988
7.5
The Nature of the Beast
1988
8.0
Prisoner of Rio
1988
4.5
Terminal Exposure
1987
10.0
Mann kann ja nie wissen
1987
5.2
The Wind
1986
5.0
The Zero Boys
1986
4.4
Separate Vacations
1986
6.3
Castaway
1986
6.7
My Beautiful Laundrette
1985
5.8
Wild Horses
1985
6.4
Insignificance
1985
NR
Especial Mecano en Concierto
1984
4.2
The Story of O Part 2
1984
6.5
Success Is the Best Revenge
19845.7
Goldene Kamera
1984
5.3
Eureka
1983NR
Superhero
1982
5.6
Wetten, dass..?
1981
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
9.0
Midi Première
1975
6.5
60 Minutes
1968
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944NR
Screening Interview: Dune with Hans Zimmer and Denis Villeneuve
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Jealous of the Birds
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All the Sinners Bleed
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