German film composer (born 1957) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hans Florian Zimmer (born 12 September 1957) is a German movie score composer, music producer and musician. He has written music for over 100 movies.
Hans Zimmer | |
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Hans Zimmer receiving his star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame (2010) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Hans Florian Zimmer |
| Born | 12 September 1957 Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Genres | Movie score, Video game music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer |
| Instruments | Piano, Keyboard, MIDI Master Keyboard, Synthesizer, Guitar |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Website | www.hanszimmer.com |
His works include The Lion King (1994), Crimson Tide (1995), Gladiator (2000), Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), Inception (2010), Rango (2011), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Man of Steel (2013), The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Dunkirk (2017), Widows (2018) and The Lion King (2019).
His most recent work was No Time to Die (2021), Wonder Woman 1984 (2021) and Dune (2021), for which he won another Academy Award.
Zimmer spent the early part of his career in the United Kingdom before moving to the United States. Before becoming known as a film score composer, he wrote commercial jingles and was even part of the band The Buggles, known for their 1979 one-hit "Video Killed the Radio Star".[1] He is in charge of the movie music division at DreamWorks studios. He also works with other composers through the company he founded, Remote Control Productions.[2]
Zimmer's works are notable for combining electronic music sounds with traditional orchestral arrangements. He has been given four Grammy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Classical BRIT Award, and an Academy Award. He was also named on the list of Top 100 Living Geniuses, published by The Daily Telegraph.[3]
In 2000, Zimmer's score for Gladiator became one of the best-selling movie score albums ever.[4] He also composed video game scores such as Call of Duty and Fortnite.
| Year | Title | Director | Role | Notes |
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| 1987 | The Brave Little Toaster | Jerry Rees | Additional voices | |
| 1988 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Robert Zemeckis | ||
| Oliver & Company | George Scribner | |||
| 1989 | The Little Mermaid | Ron Clements John Musker |
| Year | Title | Director | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Early Man | Nick Park | Additional voices | |
| Incredibles 2 | Brad Bird |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999-2003 | Mona the Vampire | Additional voices | |
| 2003-2004 | Caillou | Additional voices | 5 episodes |
| Year | Title | Director | Studio / Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Moonlighting | Jerzy Skolimowski | Miracle Films | Composed with Stanley Myers |
| 1984 | Success Is the Best Revenge | Gaumont Film Company | ||
| Story of O – Chapter 2 | Éric Rochat | Cannon Film Distributors | ||
| 1985 | My Beautiful Laundrette | Stephen Frears | Working Title Films Channel Four Films | |
| Insignificance | Nicolas Roeg | Recorded Picture Company Zenith Productions | ||
| 1986 | The Zero Boys | Nico Mastorakis | Omega Entertainment | |
| Separate Vacations | Michael Anderson | Alliance Communications Playboy Productions | ||
| 1987 | Terminal Exposure | Nico Mastorakis | Omega Entertainment | |
| Nightmare at Noon | ||||
| The Wind | ||||
| The Nature of the Beast | Franco Rosso | Channel Four Films Cannon Film Distributors | ||
| 1988 | The Fruit Machine | Philip Saville | Film4 Productions Cannon Films |
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| A World Apart | Chris Menges | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | — | |
| Taffin | Francis Megahy | Vestron Pictures Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer United Artists |
Composed with Stanley Myers | |
| Paperhouse | Bernard Rose | Working Title Films Vestron Pictures | ||
| Rain Man | Barry Levinson | Barris Industries Guber-Peters Company United Artists Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Nominated–Academy Award for Best Original Score | |
| Burning Secret | Andrew Birkin | Vestron Pictures | — | |
| 1989 | Twister | Michael Almereyda | — | |
| Black Rain | Ridley Scott | Paramount Pictures | 1st of 9 collaborations with R. Scott | |
| Diamond Skulls | Nick Broomfield | Film4 Productions Working Title Films |
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| Driving Miss Daisy | Bruce Beresford | The Zanuck Company Warner Bros. Pictures |
Nominated–Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media |
| Year | Title | Director | Studio / Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Chicago Joe and the Showgirl | Bernard Rose | LIVE Entertainment PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Working Title Films New Line Cinema |
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| Bird on a Wire | John Badham | Interscope Communications Universal Pictures |
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| Fools of Fortune | Pat O'Connor | Channel Four Films | — | |
| Days of Thunder | Tony Scott | Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films Paramount Pictures |
1st of 4 collaborations with T. Scott | |
| Pacific Heights | John Schlesinger | Morgan Creek Productions 20th Century Fox (Theatrical) Sony Pictures (Home media) |
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| Green Card | Peter Weir | Umbrella Entertainment Touchstone Pictures |
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| 1991 | Backdraft | Ron Howard | Imagine Entertainment Universal Pictures |
1st of 8 collaborations with Howard |
| Thelma & Louise | Ridley Scott | Pathé Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Nominated–BAFTA Award for Best Film Music | |
| Regarding Henry | Mike Nichols | Paramount Pictures | — | |
| Where Sleeping Dogs Lie | Charles Finch | August Entertainment Columbia TriStar |
Composed with Mark Mancina | |
| K2 | Franc Roddam | Paramount Pictures | Composed with Chaz Jankel | |
| 1992 | Radio Flyer | Richard Donner | Columbia Pictures | — |
| The Power of One | John G. Avildsen | Regency Enterprises Le Studio Canal+ Village Roadshow Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures |
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| A League of Their Own | Penny Marshall | Columbia Pictures | — | |
| Toys | Barry Levinson | Baltimore Pictures 20th Century Fox |
Composed with Trevor Horn Nominated–Saturn Award for Best Music | |
| 1993 | Point of No Return | John Badham | Warner Bros. Pictures | Composed with Nick Glennie-Smith |
| Younger and Younger | Percy Adlon | Transmundo Films | — | |
| Calendar Girl | John Whitesell | Columbia Pictures | — | |
| True Romance | Tony Scott | Morgan Creek Productions Davis Films Warner Bros. Pictures |
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| Cool Runnings | Jon Turteltaub | Walt Disney Pictures | — | |
| The House of the Spirits | Bille August | Constantin Film Miramax Films |
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| 1994 | I'll Do Anything | James L. Brooks | Gracie Films Columbia Pictures |
1st of 4 collaborations with Brooks |
| Renaissance Man | Penny Marshall | Cinergi Pictures Touchstone Pictures |
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| The Lion King | Roger Allers Rob Minkoff |
Walt Disney Animation Studios Walt Disney Pictures |
Original songs by Elton John & Tim Rice Academy Award for Best Original Score Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Nominated–BAFTA Award for Best Film Music Nominated–Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals Nominated–Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children Nominated–Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | |
| Drop Zone | John Badham | Paramount Pictures | — | |
| 1995 | Crimson Tide | Tony Scott | Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films Hollywood Pictures |
Nominated–Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Nominated–Saturn Award for Best Music |
| Beyond Rangoon | John Boorman | Castle Rock Entertainment Columbia Pictures |
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| Nine Months | Chris Columbus | 1492 Pictures 20th Century Fox |
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| Something to Talk About | Lasse Hallström | Warner Bros. Pictures | Composed with Graham Preskett | |
| Two Deaths | Nicolas Roeg | Castle Hill | — | |
| 1996 | The Whole Wide World | Dan Ireland | Sony Pictures Classics The Kushner-Locke Company Cineville |
with Harry Gregson-Williams |
| Broken Arrow | John Woo | 20th Century Fox | — | |
| Muppet Treasure Island | Brian Henson | Jim Henson Productions Walt Disney Pictures |
Original songs by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil | |
| The Rock | Michael Bay | Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films Hollywood Pictures |
1st of 6 collaborations with Bay Composed with Nick Glennie-Smith & Harry Gregson-Williams Nominated–Saturn Award for Best Music | |
| The Fan | Tony Scott | Mandalay Entertainment Scott Free Productions TriStar Pictures |
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| The Preacher's Wife | Penny Marshall | The Samuel Goldwyn Company Touchstone Pictures |
Nominated–Academy Award for Best Original Score | |
| 1997 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | Bille August | Bavaria Film Constantin Film Det Danske Filminstitut Greenland Film Production Nordisk Film |
with Harry Gregson-Williams |
| The Peacemaker | Mimi Leder | DreamWorks Pictures | — | |
| As Good as It Gets | James L. Brooks | Gracie Films TriStar Pictures |
Nominated–Academy Award for Best Original Score | |
| 1998 | The Last Days | James Moll | October Films | Documentary film |
| The Prince of Egypt | Simon Wells Brenda Chapman Steve Hickner |
DreamWorks Animation DreamWorks Pictures |
Original songs by Stephen Schwartz Nominated–Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated–Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score | |
| The Thin Red Line | Terrence Malick | Phoenix Pictures 20th Century Fox |
Nominated–Academy Award for Best Original Score | |
| 1999 | The Iron Giant | Brad Bird | Warner Bros. Feature Animation Warner Bros. |
His first score for an animated movie. Performed by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande. |
| Chill Factor | Hugh Johnson | Morgan Creek Productions Warner Bros. Pictures |
Composed with John Powell |
| Year | Title | Director | Studio / Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | An Everlasting Piece | Barry Levinson | DreamWorks Pictures (US) Columbia Pictures (International) |
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| Mission: Impossible II | John Woo | Cruise/Wagner Productions Paramount Pictures |
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| Gladiator | Ridley Scott | Scott Free Productions Red Wagon Entertainment DreamWorks Pictures (US) Universal Pictures (International) |
Composed with Lisa Gerrard Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Nominated–Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated–BAFTA Award for Best Film Music Nominated–Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Nominated–Saturn Award for Best Music | |
| The Road to El Dorado | Eric "Bibo" Bergeron Don Paul |
DreamWorks Animation DreamWorks Pictures |
Composed with John Powell Nominated–Annie Award Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production Nominated–Saturn Award for Best Music | |
| The Luke Movie | Brad Bird | Warner Bros. Family Entertainment | His first and only score for an animated movie. Performed by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande. | |
| Logan and Luke | ||||
| 2001 | Black Hawk Down | Ridley Scott | Revolution Studios Jerry Bruckheimer Films Scott Free Productions Columbia Pictures |
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| Riding in Cars with Boys | Penny Marshall | Gracie Films Columbia Pictures |
— | |
| Pearl Harbor | Michael Bay | Jerry Bruckheimer Films Touchstone Pictures |
Nominated–Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score | |
| Hannibal | Ridley Scott | Dino De Laurentiis Company Scott Free Productions Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Universal Pictures |
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| Invincible | Werner Herzog | Channel Four Films (UK) Fine Line Features (US) |
Composed with Klaus Badelt | |
| The Pledge | Sean Penn | Franchise Pictures Morgan Creek Productions Warner Bros. | ||
| 2002 | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | Kelly Asbury Lorna Cook |
DreamWorks Animation DreamWorks Pictures |
Features lyrics and vocals by Bryan Adams Nominated–Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score |
| The Ring | Gore Verbinski | DreamWorks Pictures | 1st of 7 collaborations with Verbinski Nominated–Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Score | |
| 2003 | The Last Samurai | Edward Zwick | Radar Pictures The Bedford Falls Company Cruise/Wagner Productions Warner Bros. |
Nominated–Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score |
| Something's Gotta Give | Nancy Meyers | Columbia Pictures (US) Warner Bros. (International) |
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| Matchstick Men | Ridley Scott | ImageMovers Scott Free Productions Saturn Films Warner Bros. |
— | |
| Tears of the Sun | Antoine Fuqua | Revolution Studios Cheyenne Enterprises Columbia Pictures |
— | |
| 2004 | Spanglish | James L. Brooks | Gracie Films Columbia Pictures |
Nominated–Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score |
| Laura's Star | Piet De Rycker | Warner Bros. Family Entertainment | Composed with Nick Glennie-Smith & Henning Lohner | |
| Shark Tale | Vicky Jenson Bibo Bergeron Rob Letterman |
DreamWorks Animation DreamWorks Pictures |
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| King Arthur | Antoine Fuqua | Jerry Bruckheimer Films Touchstone Pictures |
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| Thunderbirds | Jonathan Frakes | StudioCanal Working Title Films Universal Pictures |
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| 2005 | The Weather Man | Gore Verbinski | Escape Artists Paramount Pictures |
Composed with James S. Levine |
| Der kleine Eisbär 2 – Die geheimnisvolle Insel | Piet De Rycker | Rothkirch Cartoon Film Warner Bros. Family Entertainment |
Composed with Nick Glennie-Smith | |
| Madagascar | Eric Darnell Tom McGrath |
DreamWorks Animation DreamWorks Pictures |
1st of 3 collaborations with Darnell 1st of 5 collaborations with McGrath Nominated–Annie Award for Music in a Feature Production Replaced Harry Gregson-Williams | |
| Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | Nick Park Steve Box |
DreamWorks Animation Aardman Animation DreamWorks Pictures |
Composed with Julian Nott | |
| Batman Begins | Christopher Nolan | DC Comics Syncopy Inc. Legendary Pictures Warner Bros. |
1st of 7 collaborations with Nolan 1st superhero film Composed with James Newton Howard Nominated–Saturn Award for Best Music | |
| 2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Gore Verbinski | Jerry Bruckheimer Films Walt Disney Pictures |
Nominated–Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media |
| The Da Vinci Code | Ron Howard | Imagine Entertainment Rainmaker Digital Effects Columbia Pictures |
Nominated–Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Nominated–Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | |
| The Holiday | Nancy Meyers | Relativity Media Waverly Films Columbia Pictures (US) Universal Pictures (International) |
Composed with Heitor Pereira | |
| Year | Title | Director | Studio / Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Vardo | Matthew Jacobs | — | — |
| 1990 | Arcadia | Paul Bamborough | Channel Four Films Working Title Films |
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| 1991 | To the Moon, Alice | Jessie Nelson | Chanticleer Films | — |
| 2008 | Secrets of the Furious Five | Raman Hui | DreamWorks Animation | Composed with Henry Jackman & John Powell Annie Award for Best Music in an Animated Television Production or Short Form |
| 2011 | Megamind: The Button of Doom | Simon J. Smith | DreamWorks Animation Pacific Data Images |
Composed with Lorne Balfe |
| Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters | Tony Leondis | DreamWorks Animation | Composed with Lorne Balfe & John Powell | |
| 2012 | The Longest Daycare | David Silverman | Gracie Films Film Roman 20th Century Fox |
The Simpsons animated short Composed with James Dooley |
| 2016 | Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll | Rodolphe Guenoden | DreamWorks Animation | Composed with Lorne Balfe & John Powell |
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Wild Horses | CBS | Television film |
| 1987 | Comeback | ITV Yorkshire | |
| Going for Gold[5] | BBC | With Sandy McClelland | |
| 1988 | First Born | BBC | Miniseries |
| 1992 | Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World | BBC Global Television Network | |
| 1993 | Lifepod | FOX | Television film Theme music only Score composed by Mark Mancina |
| 1993–1994 | Space Rangers | CBS | Theme music only Score composed by Mark Mancina and John Van Tongeren |
| 1994–1995 | The Critic | Columbia Pictures Television Gracie Films ABC FOX |
Theme music only Score composed by Alf Clausen |
| 2000–2001 | Die Motorrad-Cops – Hart am Limit | RTL Group | Theme music only Score composed by Matthias Weber, Justin Burnett, James S. Levine & Geoff Zanelli |
| 2010 | The Pacific | HBO DreamWorks Playtone |
Miniseries Theme music only Score composed by Geoff Zanelli & Blake Neely Nominated–Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special |
| 2011–2016 | Through the Wormhole | Revelations Entertainment Discovery Communications |
Documentary series Theme music only with Jacob Shea |
| 2011 | Curiosity | — | Documentary series; 1 episode |
| 2013 | The Bible | Lightworkers Media History |
Miniseries Composed with Lisa Gerrard & Lorne Balfe |
| 2015 | Premier Boxing Champions | — | Boxing program |
| Sons of Liberty | A&E Networks History |
Miniseries Theme music only Score composed by Lorne Balfe | |
| A.D. The Bible Continues | NBC | Music director only Score composed by Lorne Balfe | |
| 2016 | Planet Earth II | BBC | Documentary series; 6 episodes Composed with Jasha Klebe & Jacob Shea Nominated–BAFTA Award for Best Original Music |
| The Crown | Sony Pictures Television Left Bank Pictures Netflix |
Theme music only Score composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams | |
| 2017 | Genius | National Geographic | Theme music only Score composed by Lorne Balfe Nominated–Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music |
| Blue Planet II | BBC | Documentary series; 7 episodes Composed with David Fleming & Jacob Shea | |
| 2018 | Believer[6] | HBO | Documentary film Composed with Dan Reynolds |
| 2019 | Seven Worlds, One Planet | BBC | Documentary series; 7 episodes Composed with Jacob Shea |
Zimmer stated composers like Ennio Morricone, Carter Burwell, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, György Ligeti, Edward Elgar, Richard Wagner, Stanley Myers, Trevor Horn, Jerry Goldsmith, Lalo Schifrin, Alfred Newman, Elmer Bernstein, Bernard Herrmann, John Williams, Maurice Jarre, Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, Joseph Joachim, Max Steiner, Charles Munch, Hector Berlioz, Franz Waxman, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, John Barry, Ludwig Von Beethoven, James Horner, Michael Kamen and Michael Nyman as influences.
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