Hans Zimmer

Hans Florian Zimmer (; born 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, and Denis Villeneuve. Provided by Wikipedia