Actor

Hans Zimmer

Sound

Career Snapshot

Explained

These indicators come from TMDB. They are relative signals, not review ratings.

Acting credits

Established

Large and steady acting portfolio.

TMDB popularity

3.9

Moderate attention

TMDB internal trend index. Higher usually means more searches and page activity now.

Movies: 276Series: 41Crew credits: 266

TMDB ID: 947

IMDb ID: nm0001877

Known for: Sound

Born: September 12, 1957

Age: 69

Place of birth: Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1944 - 2026

Years active: 83

Average TMDB rating: 6.86

Wikidata: Q76364

Also known as

Ханс Циммер • Ганс Ціммер • ฮานซ์ ซิมเมอร์ • هانس زیمر • Hans Florian Zimmer • Bleeding Fingers

Other jobs

Original Music Composer (198)Music (17)Music Producer (9)Thanks (9)Executive Music Producer (8)Main Title Theme Composer (6)Music Score Producer (6)Additional Music (5)

TMDB IMDb Instagram X Facebook TikTok YouTube Wikidata

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.