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Hans Zimmer
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…
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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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2026
Harry Potter
TV show Original Music Composer
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2026
Dune: Part Three
Movie Original Music Composer
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2026
Ramayana
Movie Original Music Composer
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2026
The Last Photograph
Movie Original Music Composer
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2026
Lion
TV show Original Music Composer
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2026
Lord of the Flies
TV show Main Title Theme Composer
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2026
Dragon Ball: 40th Anniversary Special Video
Movie Music
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2025
Black Gold
TV show Music Score Producer
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2025
Ella McCay
Movie Original Music Composer
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2025
The World of Hans Zimmer – A New Dimension
Movie Self
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2025
Chief of War
TV show Original Music Composer
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2025
F1
Movie Original Music Composer
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2025
Why We Dream
Movie Original Music Composer
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2025
Eden
Movie Original Music Composer
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2025
The Americas
TV show Original Music Composer
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2025
Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert
Movie Self
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2025
Virdee
TV show Main Title Theme Composer
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2025
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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2025
The Tattooist's Son: Journey to Auschwitz
Movie Original Music Composer
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2025
Fateh
Movie Additional Music
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2024
Mufasa: The Lion King
Movie Music
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2024
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
Movie Music Producer
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2024
The World of Hans Zimmer
Movie Self
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2024
Blitz
Movie Original Music Composer
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2024
Twilight of the Gods
TV show Original Music Composer
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2024
Planet Earth: Hostile Paradise or Perfect Hell?
Movie Music
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2024
Jim Henson Idea Man
Movie Music Score Producer
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2024
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
TV show Original Music Composer
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2024
The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Movie Self
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2024
Damsel
Movie Music Producer
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2024
Kung Fu Panda 4
Movie Original Music Composer
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2024
Dune: Part Two
Movie Original Music Composer
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2024
Pioniere der Filmmusik - Europas Sound für Hollywood
Movie Self - Interviewee
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2023
True Love: Making The Creator
Movie Self
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2023
Planet Earth III
TV show Original Music Composer
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2023
Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 2023
Movie Music
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2023
The Creator
Movie Original Music Composer
