Director

Hans Zimmer

Sound

Career Snapshot

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TMDB popularity

2.2

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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 262

TMDB ID: 947

IMDb ID: nm0001877

Known for: Sound

Born: September 12, 1957

Age: 68

Place of birth: Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1944 - 2026

Years active: 83

Average TMDB rating: 6.85

Wikidata: Q76364

Also known as

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

Frequent jobs

Original Music Composer (198)Music (17)Thanks (9)Executive Music Producer (8)Music Producer (8)Music Score Producer (7)Additional Music (5)Main Title Theme Composer (4)

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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hans Zimmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Movies

Upcoming Movies

Next announced movie projects with Hans Zimmer.

Nov 8

Original Music Composer

Ramayana

2026 • Movie

Movie poster for Dune: Part Three (2026)

Dec 16

Original Music Composer

Dune: Part Three

2026 • Movie

Series

Upcoming Series

Next announced series projects with Hans Zimmer.

Dec 25

Original Music Composer • 1 eps

Harry Potter

2026 • Series

Movies

Top Rated Movies

Highest rated movies linked with Hans Zimmer.

Music

Hans Zimmer: Live in Prague

2017 • Movie

Original Music Composer

The Dark Knight

2008 • Movie

Original Music Composer

Interstellar

2014 • Movie

Original Music Composer

Inception

2010 • Movie

as Self

Ennio

2022 • Movie

Original Music Composer

The Lion King

1994 • Movie

Original Music Composer

Gladiator

2000 • Movie

Original Music Composer

Top Gun: Maverick

2022 • Movie

Original Music Composer

Dune: Part Two

2024 • Movie

Original Music Composer

Hidden Figures

2016 • Movie

Original Music Composer

12 Years a Slave

2013 • Movie

Original Music Composer

F1

2025 • Movie

Series

Top Rated Series

Highest rated series linked with Hans Zimmer.

Original Music Composer • 6 eps

Planet Earth II

2016 • Series

Original Music Composer • 7 eps

Blue Planet II

2017 • Series

Executive Music Producer • 11 eps

Planet Earth

2006 • Series

Main Title Theme Composer • 7 eps

Seven Worlds, One Planet

2019 • Series

Original Music Composer • 15 eps

Prehistoric Planet

2022 • Series

Original Music Composer • 8 eps

Euphoria

2019 • Series

Main Title Theme Composer • 60 eps

The Crown

2016 • Series

Music Score Producer • 8 eps

The Bear

2022 • Series

Music Producer • 50 eps

Blood+

2005 • Series

Original Music Composer • 6 eps

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

2024 • Series

Original Music Composer • 10 eps

The Pacific

2010 • Series

Original Music Composer • 62 eps

Through the Wormhole

2010 • Series

Movies

Other Crew Work in Movies

Additional movie credits for Hans Zimmer.

Dec 16

Original Music Composer