Hans Zimmer
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 |
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.
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.
Career
[change | change source]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.
Discography
[change | change source]As actor
[change | change source]Feature films
[change | change source]1980s
[change | change source]| Year | Title | Director | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
1990s
[change | change source]2000s
[change | change source]2010s
[change | change source]| Year | Title | Director | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Early Man | Nick Park | Additional voices | |
| Incredibles 2 | Brad Bird |
Television
[change | change source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-2003 | Mona the Vampire | Additional voices | |
| 2003-2004 | Caillou | Additional voices | 5 episodes |
As composer
[change | change source]Feature films
[change | change source]1980s
[change | change source]1990s
[change | change source]2000s
[change | change source]Short films
[change | change source]| 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 |
Television
[change | change source]Influences
[change | change source]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.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Hans Zimmer Biography". Concerty.com.
- ↑ "Hans Zimmer". Filmtracks. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ↑ "Top 100 living geniuses". Telegraph.co.uk. 2007-10-30. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
- ↑ "Filmtracks: Hans Zimmer". Filmtracks.com. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
- ↑ "Talking Shop: Hans Zimmer". July 28, 2008 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ Sterling, Scott (January 3, 2018). "Imagine Dragons Documentary Coming To HBO". Radio.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
Other websites
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Media related to Hans Zimmer at Wikimedia Commons