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German-born composer Hans Zimmer is recognized as one of Hollywood's most innovative musical talents. He featured in the music video for The Buggles' single "Video Killed the Radio Star", which became a worldwide hit and helped usher in a new era of global entertainment as the first music video to be aired on MTV (August 1, 1981). Hans Florian ... See full bio »

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Won 2 Oscars. Another 147 wins & 274 nominations. See more awards »

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Gladiator Music Department
(2000)
Dyyni Music Department
(2021)
Inception Music Department
(2010)
Dunkirk Composer
(2017)

Filmography

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 2017-2022 The Simpsons (TV Series) (score producer - 109 episodes)
- Poorhouse Rock (2022) ... (score producer)
- Meat Is Murder (2022) ... (score producer)
- Marge the Meanie (2022) ... (score producer)
- Girls Just Shauna Have Fun (2022) ... (score producer)
- My Octopus and a Teacher (2022) ... (score producer)
 2022 Top Gun: Maverick (synth programming)
 2022 Wie Gott uns schuf - Coming Out in der katholischen Kirche (TV Movie documentary) (main theme composer)
 2022 Arctic Blue - Machtpoker im schmelzenden Eis (TV Mini Series documentary) (music provider - 2 episodes)
- Wem gehört der Norden? (2022) ... (music provider - uncredited)
- Vorzeichen des Wandels (2022) ... (music provider - uncredited)
 2021 Spider-Man: No Way Home (theme music composer: I'm Electro Writer)
  Maailman ympäri 80 päivässä (TV Series) (music score produced by - 7 episodes, 2021) (theme music composer - 7 episodes, 2021)
- Episode #1.8 (2021) ... (music score produced by) / (theme music composer)
- Episode #1.7 (2021) ... (music score produced by) / (theme music composer)
- Episode #1.6 (2021) ... (music score produced by) / (theme music composer)
- Episode #1.5 (2021) ... (music score produced by) / (theme music composer)
- Episode #1.4 (2021) ... (music score produced by) / (theme music composer)
 2021 Army of Thieves (score producer) / (synth programming)
 2021 Once Upon a Time in Aotearoa (Short) (Soundtrack)
 2021 Dyyni (music producer) / (synthesizer programmer)
 2021 Tina Guo: Moonhearts in Space Serj Tankian (Music Video short) (music mixing)
 2020 Wonder Woman 1984 (score producer: additional photography) / (synthesizer programmer: additional photography)
 2020 Freshy Kanal Rap Battles (TV Series short) (original theme - 1 episode)
- Wonder Woman vs. Daenerys Targaryen (Bonus Episode) (2020) ... (original theme: Wonder Woman)
 2020 Paavo Pesusieni: Vapaalla jalalla (synthesizer programming)
 2020 The Rhythm Section (executive music producer)
  Mantereiden planeetta (TV Mini Series documentary) (score producer - 7 episodes, 2019) (song composer - 1 episode, 2019) (song performer - 1 episode, 2019)
- Africa (2019) ... (score producer)
- North America (2019) ... (score producer)
- Europe (2019) ... (score producer)
- Australia (2019) ... (score producer)
- South America (2019) ... (score producer)
 2019 Leijonakuningas (executive music producer)
 2019 Apollo: Missions to the Moon (Documentary) (score producer)
 2019 Yin he bu xi ban (music supervisor) / (special thanks)
 2019 Great Bear Rainforest (Documentary short) (composer: theme music)
 2018-2019 Der Pass (TV Series) (music producer - 7 episodes)
- Der Sturm (2019) ... (music producer)
- Aus Fleisch und Blut (2019) ... (music producer)
- Masken (2019) ... (music producer)
- Die Bösen und Unartigen (2019) ... (music producer)
- Der Mann aus dem Wald (2019) ... (music producer)
 2018 BaseBoys (TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Vi SKAL redde Oliver! (2018) ... (music)
 2018 FIFA 19 (Video Game) (composer: additional music)
  Genius (TV Series) (main title theme by - 10 episodes, 2018) (composer - 10 episodes, 2017)
- Picasso: Chapter Ten (2018) ... (main title theme by)
- Picasso: Chapter Nine (2018) ... (main title theme by)
- Picasso: Chapter Eight (2018) ... (main title theme by)
- Picasso: Chapter Seven (2018) ... (main title theme by)
- Picasso: Chapter Six (2018) ... (main title theme by)
 2017 Blade Runner 2049 (synth programming)
  Morgan Freeman ja kosmoksen arvoitukset (TV Series documentary) (main title theme by - 30 episodes, 2010 - 2016) (composer - 6 episodes, 2016 - 2017)
- Is Gun Crime a Virus? (2017) ... (composer: theme music)
- Can We Hack the Planet? (2017) ... (composer: theme music)
- Is the Force with Us? (2017) ... (composer: theme music)
- Can We All Become Geniuses (2016) ... (composer: theme music)
- Are There More Than Two Sexes? (2016) ... (main title theme by)
 2017 Rings (executive music producer)
 2016 The Crown (TV Series) (opening titles theme - 9 episodes)
- Pride & Joy (2016) ... (opening titles theme)
- Assassins (2016) ... (opening titles theme)
- Scientia Potentia Est (2016) ... (opening titles theme)
- Gelignite (2016) ... (opening titles theme)
- Smoke and Mirrors (2016) ... (opening titles theme)
 2016 The Edge of Seventeen (score producer)
 2016/I The Gate (Short) (composer: additional music - uncredited)
 2016 13 Hours (executive music producer)
 2015 Love is love (synth programming)
 2015 A.D. The Bible Continues (TV Series) (musical director - 12 episodes)
- The Abomination (2015) ... (musical director)
- Rise Up (2015) ... (musical director)
- Brothers in Arms (2015) ... (musical director)
- Saul's Return (2015) ... (musical director)
- The Road to Damascus (2015) ... (musical director)
 2015 Terminator Genisys (executive music producer)
 2015 Pikku prinssi (synth programmer)
 2015 Auschwitz (Documentary short) (score producer)
  Sons of Liberty (TV Mini Series) (theme music - 2 episodes, 2015) (composer - 1 episode, 2015)
- Independence (2015) ... (theme music)
- The Uprising (2015) ... (theme music)
- A Dangerous Game (2015) ... (composer: theme music)
 2014 Interstellar (composer: theme music)
 2014/II Nocturnal (Short) (stock music)
 2014 Transformers: Tuhon aikakausi (composer: additional music)
 2014 Divergent - Outolintu (executive music producer)
 2013 The Bible & You (Documentary) (composer: additional music)
 2013 Beyond: Two Souls (Video Game) (music producer)
 2013 Viimeinen rakkaus (score producer)
 2013 Hannu ja Kerttu: Noitajahti (executive music producer)
 2012 Bullet to the Head (music producer - uncredited) / (score producer)
 2012 Yön ritarin paluu (synth programming)
 2012 The 84th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) (music consultant)
 2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked (Short) (composer: theme music)
 2011 Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (Video Game) (composer: theme music)
 2011 Curiosity (TV Series documentary) (composer - 1 episode)
- Is There a Parallel Universe? (2011) ... (composer: main title theme)
 2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: Vierailla vesillä (composer: theme music) / (score producer)
 2011 The Dilemma (featured musician)
 2010 Mr. J (Short) (composer: music)
 2010 Inception (synthesizer programmer)
 2010 Itse ilkimys (score producer)
 2009 Sherlock Holmes (music producer)
 2009 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Video Game) (composer: main themes) / (music producer)
 2009 Transformers: Kaatuneiden kosto (composer: additional music)
 2007-2009 HBO First Look (TV Series documentary short) (executive music producer - 2 episodes)
- Monsters on a Mission: The Making of Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) ... (executive music producer)
- Inside the Hive: The Making of 'Bee Movie' (2007) ... (executive music producer)
 2009 Möröt vastaan muukalaiset (executive music producer)
 2008 Love Tap (Short) (music producer)
 2008 Madagascar 2 (musician: synthesizers)
 2008 Frost/Nixon (music arranger) / (music producer) / (orchestrator)
 2008 Babylon A.D. (executive music producer - uncredited) / (music consultant)
 2008 Yön ritari (musician: synthesizer - uncredited) / (score producer - uncredited) / (synthesizer programmer)
 2008 Iron Man (executive music producer)
 2008 Vantage Point - askeleen edellä (music consultant - uncredited)
 2007 Pirates of the Caribbean Online (Video Game) (composer: theme music)
 2007 Mehiläisen elokuva (executive music producer)
 2007 August Rush (composer: theme music) / (executive score producer - uncredited)
 2007 Running the Sahara (Documentary) (score music producer)
 2006 Holiday (soloist: piano)
 2006 The Prestige (executive music producer)
 2005-2006 Blood+ (TV Series) (music producer - 50 episodes)
- Nan-Kuru-Nai-Sah (2006) ... (music producer)
- Futari no joô (2006) ... (music producer)
- Matenro opera (2006) ... (music producer)
- Subete no chi wo koete (2006) ... (music producer)
- Ashita Tenki ni naare (2006) ... (music producer)
 2006 Urmel aus dem Eis (score producer)
 2006 Huisi hai (score producer)
 2006 Yli aidan (executive music producer)
 2006 Ask the Dust (score producer)
 2006 Utelias Vili (executive music producer)
 2005 Wallace & Gromit: Kanin kirous (music score producer)
 2005 All the Invisible Children (music producer: Jordan & Ridley Scott segment)
 2005 The Island (score producer)
 2005 Batman Begins (score producer)
 2005 El sueño de Paco (soundtrack)
 2005 Ring 2 (composer: themes)
 2005 Contender - Haastaja (TV Series) (composer: title theme)
 2005 Apneia (Short) (music supervisor)
 2004 House of D (executive producer: music score)
 2004 Ella Enchanted (executive score producer)
 2003 Viimeinen samurai (score arranger) / (score programmer)
 2003 Threat Matrix (TV Series) (composer - 4 episodes)
- In Plane Sight (2003) ... (composer: theme music)
- Patriot Acts (2003) ... (composer: main title)
- Natural Borne Killers (2003) ... (composer: main title)
- Pilot (2003) ... (composer: theme music)
 2003 Pelimiehet (music arranger) / (music programmer)
 2003 Pirates of the Caribbean - Mustan helmen kirous (music editor) / (music programmer) / (score producer) / (soundtrack producer)
 2003 Nemoa etsimässä (music producer)
 2003 Johnny English (composer: theme music)
 2002 Live from Baghdad (TV Movie) (executive music producer)
 2001 Isku Mogadishuun (conductor - uncredited) / (musician: keyboards - uncredited)
 2001 Minä olen Sam (original music producer)
 1994-2001 The Critic (TV Series) (composer - 34 episodes)
- Pearl Harbor (2001) ... (composer: theme music)
- Broadway (2001) ... (composer: theme music)
- Harry Potter, Planet of the Apes (2001) ... (composer: theme music)
- Cast Away, The Legend of Bagger Vance (2001) ... (composer: theme music)
- Sleepy Hollow, Pulp Fiction (2001) ... (composer: theme music)
 2001 Jason X (musician: guitar)
 2001 Mitä kuuluu Joanille? (TV Series) (theme music composer - 2 episodes)
- Sex Talk (2001) ... (theme music composer)
- Pilot (2001) ... (theme music composer)
 2000 M:I-2 Vaarallinen tehtävä 2 (conductor) / (musician)
 2000 Gladiator (score arranger - uncredited) / (score producer - uncredited)
 1998 Antz - muurahaizet (executive music producer)
 1998 Neljä kaverusta (music producer)
 1998 Endurance (music producer)
 1997 As Good as It Gets (music arranger - uncredited)
 1997 Kätkijät (score producer)
 1997 Fame L.A. (TV Series) (score producer)
 1997 Deceiver (advisor: sound)
 1997 Face/off - kahdet kasvot (score producer)
 1996-1997 El Caminon poliisit (TV Series) (composer - 32 episodes)
- Shootout (1997) ... (composer: theme music)
- Starting Over (1997) ... (composer: theme music)
- Camino High (1997) ... (composer: theme music)
- Remote Control (1997) ... (composer: theme music)
- Show Me the Money (1997) ... (composer: theme music)
 1997 Lumen taju (composer: additional music)
 1987-1996 Going for Gold (TV Series) (composer - 699 episodes)
- Episode #10.58 (1996) ... (composer: theme music)
- Episode #10.51 (1996) ... (composer: theme music)
- Episode #10.53 (1996) ... (composer: theme music)
- Episode #10.54 (1996) ... (composer: theme music)
- Episode #10.50 (1996) ... (composer: theme music)
 1996 The Rock (music producer) / (score arranger)
 1996/I Twister (score producer)
 1996 Muppettien aarresaari (arranger: songs)
 1996 Broken Arrow: Operaatio erämaassa (score arranger)
 1996 Myrskyn todistajat (composer: additional music) / (score producer)
 1996 Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills (music kvetch)
 1995 Nainen Burmassa (music producer)
 1994 Drop Zone (music arranger - uncredited) / (music producer - uncredited) / (orchestrator - uncredited)
 1994 The Lion King (Video Game) (composer: original themes)
 1994 The Lion King (music supervisor) / (original score arranger)
 1994 Monkey Trouble (composer: additional music)
 1993 Batman: Mustan kostajan paluu (synthesist)
 1993 Henkien talo (music arranger)
 1993 Lifepod (TV Movie) (composer: theme music)
 1993 Sniper - sala-ampuja (composer: additional music)
 1992 Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World (TV Series) (composer: theme music - 1992)
 1992 Toys (music arranger) / (musician)
 1992 Lento unelmiin (music arranger - uncredited)
 1991 Dakota Road (music advisor)
 1991 Backdraft (music producer - uncredited)
 1991 Thelma & Louise (music arranger - uncredited) / (musician: keyboards & synth programmer - uncredited)
 1991/I White Fang (composer: additional music)
 1989 Palveluksessanne, Miss Daisy (music arranger - uncredited)
 1988 Prisoner of Rio (composer: additional music)
 1987 Viimeinen keisari (music producer: London - as Hans F Zimmer) / (musical associate: London - as Hans F Zimmer)
 1987 Prick Up Your Ears (musician: synthesizers)
 1986 Kuolontuuli (Video) (musician: electronic music)
 1986 Aution saaren unelma (composer: additional music)
 1985 Majakkalaiva (music producer: electronic music)
 1985 Poikien pesula (music producer)
 1985 Yhtä tyhjän kanssa (composer: additional music)
 1984 Histoire d'O: Chapitre 2 (composer: electronic music)
 1983 Kuka murhasi Jack McCannin? (composer: additional music - uncredited)
 1982 Kuutamokeikka (composer: electronic music)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

He produced the song "History Of The World (Part 1)" by British punk band The Damned for their fourth LP "The Black Album". See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview | 6 Articles | See more »


Alternate Names:

Hans Killer | Hans Shiver | Ludus Tonalis | Hannibal Zimmer | Hans Florian Zimmer | Hans F Zimmer | Look No Hands Zimmer | Scissorhands Zimmer

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)

Spouse:

Vicki Carolin  (divorced)  (1 child) | See more »

Parents:

Hans Joachim Zimmer | Brigitte Zimmer
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Personal Quote:

You come from a conversation with the director, and you're all enthusiastic, because it's all new possibilities, opportunities, great ideas, etc. And then you get into this room, and you sit in front of this [computer], and it's all gone and you just go "oh my god, I have no idea what to do". But you need the courage of starting somewhere. See more »

Trivia:

Has 5 children: one daughter, Zoe, with his ex-wife Vicki Carolin; sons Jake and Max, and daughters Brigitte and Anabelle, with his current wife Suzanne Zimmer. See more »

Trademark:

Uses elements from the characters' culture in the music, i.e. tribal chants in The Lion King (1994), guitar with vocals in Gladiator (2000) and ukulele in Pearl Harbor (2001) See more »

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