Hans Zimmer
Sound

Hans Zimmer

September 12, 1957 (68 years old) Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Also known as: Ханс Циммер, Ганс Ціммер, ฮานซ์ ซิมเมอร์, هانس زیمر, Hans Florian 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.

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Known For

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944 • TV

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975 • TV

60 Minutes

60 Minutes

1968 • TV

Die Harald Schmidt Show

Die Harald Schmidt Show

1995 • TV

True Love: Making The Creator

True Love: Making The Creator

2023 • Movie

Hans Zimmer: Live in Prague

Hans Zimmer: Live in Prague

2017 • Movie

Movie Credits (49)

Acting

2023

True Love: Making The Creator

as Self

2017

Hans Zimmer: Live in Prague

as Self - Piano / Guitar / Banjo

1994

The Making of the Lion King

as Self

2012

Ending the Knight

as Self

2011

Pride of The Lion King

as Self

2014

The Distortion of Sound

as Self

2025

Glory of Kings 2025·Co-creation Night

2022

Ennio

as Self

2022

Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel

as Self

2017

Cherry Bomb: The Documentary

as Self

2025

The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2015

Inside 'Interstellar'

as Self - Composer

2022

The Sound of 007

as Self

2019

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

as Self

2025

Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert

as Self

2015

Batkid Begins

as Self

2008

Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene

as Self

2017

Score: A Film Music Documentary

as Self

2018

Hans Zimmer - The World of Hans Zimmer: A Symphonic Celebration (Live At Hollywood In Vienna)

as Self

2004

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

as Self

Crew

2000

King of the Jungle

Executive Producer

2015

Les Bosquets

Executive Producer

2017

Hans Zimmer: Live in Prague

Writer

TV Credits (15)

Acting

1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Musical Guest

1 episodes

1968

60 Minutes

as Self

1 episodes

1995

Die Harald Schmidt Show

as Self

1 episodes

1981

Wetten, dass..?

as Self

1 episodes

1975

Midi Première

as Self - The Buggles

1 episodes

1992

Morgenmagazin

as Self

1 episodes

2011

The Jonathan Ross Show

as Self

1 episodes

1984

Goldene Kamera

as Self

1 episodes

2023

100 Years of Warner Bros.

as Self

1 episodes

2002

Through the Night with...

as Self

1 episodes

1992

ECHO-Verleihung

as Self

1 episodes

2011

Hollywood in Vienna

as Self

1 episodes

2013

Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made the Movies

as Self - Participant

1 episodes

2000

V.I.P.

as Self

1 episodes

Personal Info

Known For
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
September 12, 1957 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Popularity
2.8

Career Stats

49
Movies
15
TV Shows