false2025-11-08 08:07:48Invincible20022002-02-252002-02-2549Classical342ec796-f8ba-4498-b837-86edad1cd05ce6de1f3b-6484-491c-88dd-6d619f142abc909e5baf-8f70-3b4c-8a8e-5d9c601d2fe4/media/data/media4/Music/Hans Zimmer & Klaus Badelt/Invincible/folder.jpg/media/data/media4/Music/Hans Zimmer & Klaus Badelt/Invincible/backdrop1.jpgGeorg Friedrich Händel feat. Roni KirwanHans Zimmer & Klaus BadeltHans Zimmer & Klaus Badelt feat. Max Raabe & Palast OrchesterLudwig van BeethovenHans Zimmer & Klaus BadeltHans Florian Zimmer (German pronunciation: [ˈhans ˈfloːʁi̯aːn ˈtsɪmɐ] (listen); born 12 September 1957) is a German film score composer and music producer. He has won two Oscars and four Grammys, and has been nominated for two Emmys and a Tony. Zimmer was also named on the list of Top 100 Living Geniuses, published by The Daily Telegraph.His works are notable for integrating electronic music sounds with traditional orchestral arrangements. Since the 1980s, Zimmer has composed music for over 150 films. His works include The Lion King (for which he won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1995), Gladiator, The Last Samurai, the Pirates of the Caribbean series, The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, Interstellar and Dunkirk. He won a second Academy Award for Dune in 2022.
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 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.