Hans Zimmer discography
Award-winning German composer and music producer Hans Zimmer has composed and produced over one hundred soundtracks and film scores. Of them, about 50 soundtracks and songs were nominated for awards. He has won two Academy Awards (The Lion King, Dune), four Satellite Awards (The Thin Red Line, Gladiator, The Last Samurai, Inception), three Golden Globe Awards (The Lion King, Gladiator, Dune), four Grammy Awards (two prizes for The Lion King, Crimson Tide, The Dark Knight), three Saturn Awards (The Dark Knight, Inception, Interstellar), two Annie Awards (Kung Fu Panda, Secrets of the Furious Five), and two WAFCA Awards (Inception, Dune).
As composer
Feature films
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Short films
Year | Title | Director | Studio / Publisher | Notes |
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1986 | Vardo | Matthew Jacobs | — | — |
1990 | Arcadia | Paul Bamborough | Channel Four Films Working Title Films | — |
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
Year | Title | Network | Notes |
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1985 | Wild Horses | CBS | Television film |
1987 | Comeback | ITV Yorkshire | |
Going for Gold[18] | BBC | With Sandy McClelland | |
1988 | First Born | 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 [de] | 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 | |
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[19] | HBO | Documentary film Composed with Dan Reynolds |
2019 | Seven Worlds, One Planet | BBC | Documentary series; 7 episodes Composed with Jacob Shea |
2022–present | Prehistoric Planet | Apple TV+ BBC | Documentary series; 10 episodes Composed with Anže Rozman & Kara Talve |
2022 | Frozen Planet II | BBC | Documentary series; 6 episodes Composed with Adam Lukas & James Everingham |
The Calling | Peacock | Composed with Steve Mazzaro | |
The Night Logan Woke Up (La nuit où Laurier Gaudreault s'est réveillé) | Club Illico | Composed with David Fleming | |
2023 | Planet Earth III | BBC | Documentary series; 8 episodes Composed with Jacob Shea & Sara Barone |
2024 | The Tattooist of Auschwitz | Sky Studios | Composed with Kara Talve |
Virdee | BBC | Theme music composed with James Everingham | |
Twilight of the Gods | Netflix | Adult animated series | |
TBA | Lord of the Flies | BBC | Composed with Kara Talve[20] |
Video games
Year | Title | Studio / Publisher | Notes |
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2007 | The Simpsons Game | Electronic Arts | Composed with James Dooley, Christopher Lennertz & Tim Wynn |
2009 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | Activision | Main themes only Score composed by Lorne Balfe |
2011 | Crysis 2 | Electronic Arts | Theme music only Score composed by Lorne Balfe, Tilman Sillescu & Borislav Slavov |
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure | Activision | Themes only Score composed by Lorne Balfe | |
2015 | Arena of Valor | TiMi Studios | Composed with Jeff Broadbent & Matthew Carl Earl |
2018 | FIFA 19[21] | Electronic Arts | Composed with Lorne Balfe |
2024 | Ashfall[22] | NetEase Games | Composed with Inon Zur and Steve Mazzaro |
As soundtrack producer
These are for films and other media which Zimmer did not compose the score, but for which he produced the soundtrack.
1980s
Year | Title | Composer(s) | Director | Notes |
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1987 | The Last Emperor | Cong Su, Ryuichi Sakamoto & David Byrne | Bernardo Bertolucci | — |
1990s
Year | Title | Composer(s) | Director(s) | Notes |
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1993 | Batman: Mask of the Phantasm | Shirley Walker | Bruce Timm Eric Radomski | Synthesist |
1994 | Speed | Mark Mancina | Jan de Bont | — |
1996 | Twister | — | ||
White Squall | Jeff Rona | Ridley Scott | — | |
1997 | Face/Off | John Powell | John Woo | — |
The Borrowers | Harry Gregson-Williams | Peter Hewitt | — | |
1998 | Antz | Harry Gregson-Williams John Powell | Eric Darnell Tim Johnson | — |
With Friends Like These... | John Powell | Philip Frank Messina | — | |
1999 | Endurance | Leslie Woodhead Bud Greenspan | — |
2000s
2010s
Year | Title | Composer(s) | Director(s) | Notes |
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2010 | Despicable Me | Heitor Pereira & Pharrell Williams | Pierre Coffin Chris Renaud | — |
2013 | Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters | Atli Örvarsson | Tommy Wirkola | — |
Beyond: Two Souls | Lorne Balfe | David Cage | Video game | |
Bullet to the Head | Steve Mazzaro | Walter Hill | — | |
2014 | Divergent | Junkie XL | Neil Burger | — |
2015 | Auschwitz | Benjamin Wallfisch | James Moll | Documentary short |
Terminator Genisys | Lorne Balfe | Alan Taylor | Executive music producer | |
2016 | 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi | Michael Bay | ||
The Edge of Seventeen | Atli Örvarsson | Kelly Fremon Craig | — | |
2017 | Rings | Matthew Margeson | F. Javier Gutiérrez | Executive music producer |
2018 | Smallfoot | Heitor Pereira | Karey Kirkpatrick |
2020s
Year | Title | Composer | Director | Notes |
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2020 | The Rhythm Section | Steve Mazzaro | Reed Morano | Executive music producer |
Scoob! | Tom Holkenborg | Tony Cervone | — | |
2021 | Around the World in 80 Days | Christian Lundberg | Ashley Pharoah | — |
2022 | The Ride To Happiness | Tomorrowland | — | This is a roller coaster in Belgium. |
TBA | Fixed | Tyler Bates Joanne Higginbottom | Genndy Tartakovsky | Executive music producer |
As other
These are for films which Zimmer did not serve as main composer, but still contributed original music to the score
1980s
Year | Title | Composer(s) | Director | Notes |
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1983 | Eureka | Stanley Myers | Nicolas Roeg | Composer: Additional music |
1986 | Castaway | |||
1988 | Prisoner of Rio | Luiz Bonfá & Luciano Perrone | Lech Majewski |
1990s
Year | Title | Composer | Director | Notes |
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1991 | White Fang | Basil Poledouris | Randal Kleiser | Composer: Additional music |
1993 | Sniper | Gary Chang | Luis Llosa | |
1996 | White Squall | Jeff Rona | Ridley Scott | |
1997 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | Harry Gregson-Williams | Bille August |
2000s
Year | Title | Composer(s) | Director | Notes |
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2003 | Johnny English | Edward Shearmur | Peter Howitt | Composer: 'A Man for All Seasons' |
2005 | The Ring Two | Henning Lohner & Martin Tillman | Hideo Nakata | Composer: Themes |
2007 | August Rush | Mark Mancina | Kirsten Sheridan | Composer: Additional music |
2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Steve Jablonsky | Michael Bay |
2010s
Year | Title | Composer | Director | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Transformers: Age of Extinction | Steve Jablonsky | Michael Bay | Composer: Additional music |
Live albums
Year | Title | Label | Notes |
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2001 | The Wings of a Film | Decca | Recorded at the Flanders International Film Festival, October 2000. |
2017 | Live in Prague | Eagle Records | Recorded May 2016. |
2023 | Hans Zimmer Live | Sony Music | Recorded during his 2022 European concert tour of the same name. |
Certified songs
Title | Year | Certifications | Album |
---|---|---|---|
"Time" | 2010 |
| Inception |
"Cornfield Chase" | 2016 |
| Interstellar |
As contributor
- Albums by other musicians, featuring guest appearances by Zimmer. Sorted chronologically.
- 1980: The Damned, "The History of the World (Part 1)" single, included on The Black Album (additional synthesizers and engineering)
- 1985: Shriekback, Oil and Gold (additional synthesizers and engineering)
- 1985: Who Cares?, "Doctor in Distress" single (synthesizer performance)
References
- ^ Jealous of the Birds at IMDb
- ^ "Hans Zimmer to Score Neill Blomkamp's 'Chappie'". November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ^ Idelson, Karen (September 29, 2016). "Jeffrey Katzenberg Exits the Stage With 'Trolls' and 'The Boss Baby' Still to Be Released". Variety. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "Hans Zimmer to Score Christopher Nolan's 'Dunkirk'". January 1, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ^ Dayani, Aahil (July 27, 2017). "Hans Zimmer, Benjamin Wallfisch Involved With 'Blade Runner 2049' Score". Heroic Hollywood. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ Hood, Cooper (November 1, 2017). "Hans Zimmer Set to Score Disney's Live-Action The Lion King". Screen Rant. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
- ^ Rubin, Rebecca (2020-06-22). "'SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run' Skipping Theaters to Launch On Demand and CBS All Access (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ^ "Hans Zimmer to Reteam with Ron Howard on Hillbilly Elegy". FilmMusicReporter. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Hans Zimmer to Score Patty Jenkins' 'Wonder Woman 1984'".
- ^ "Cameras Roll on Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Entertainment's Epic Adaptation of Dune". Business Wire. March 18, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- ^ Burlingame, Jon (January 6, 2020). "'No Time to Die': Hans Zimmer Takes Over Composer on Bond Movie (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "Top Gun 2 To Be Scored By Hans Zimmer". ScreenRant. 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
- ^ The Creator [@creatorthefilm] (July 17, 2023). "It's Hans Zimmer - Don't know if you've heard of him, he's an up and coming newbie. - GE #TheCreator" (Tweet). Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Hans Zimmer & Steve Mazzaro Scoring DreamWorks Animation's 'Kung Fu Panda 4'". December 12, 2023.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (1 July 2024). "Steve McQueen's World War II Drama 'Blitz' to Open 68th BFI London Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Glynn, Jennifer (September 22, 2022). "'Mufasa' Prequel Director Barry Jenkins Reveals New Details on Live-Action Characters". Collider. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ Lindén, Christoffer (5 July 2024). "Hans Zimmer to score upcoming F1 film". X, formerly Twitter. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Talking Shop: Hans Zimmer". 28 July 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Goldbart, Max (September 5, 2024). "BBC & Stan's 'Lord Of The Flies' Adaptation Unveils Cast; Hans Zimmer To Score". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 6, 2024. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ Hopkins, Tom (August 31, 2018). "Full FIFA 19 Soundtrack Revealed; Hans Zimmer Working on The Journey's Score". Twinfinite. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ^ "Ashfall's Roster of Composers Includes: Hans Zimmer, Fallout Composer Inon Zur, & Steve Mazzaro". The Global Herald. September 16, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ a b "British certifications – Hans Zimmer". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 17, 2024. Type Hans Zimmer in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "American certifications – Hans Zimmer". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
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- Discography
- Accolades
- Days of Thunder (1990)
- Green Card (1990)
- The Power of One (1992)
- The House of the Spirits (1993)
- The Lion King (1994)
- Beyond Rangoon (1995)
- The Prince of Egypt (1998)
- The Thin Red Line (1998)
- Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)
- Gladiator (2000)
- Black Hawk Down (2001)
- Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
- Batman Begins (2005)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- The Da Vinci Code (2006)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
- The Simpsons Movie (2007)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Soundtrack Treasures Collection (2007)
- Kung Fu Panda (2008)
- The Dark Knight (2008)
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
- Sherlock Holmes (2009)
- Inception (2010)
- Megamind (2010)
- Rango (2011)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
- Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
- Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
- Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
- The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- Rush (2013)
- Man of Steel (2013)
- The Lone Ranger (2013)
- 12 Years a Slave (2013)
- The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
- Interstellar (2014)
- Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
- Hidden Figures (2017)
- Dunkirk (2017)
- Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
- Dark Phoenix (2019)
- The Lion King (2019)
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)
- Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
- No Time to Die (2021)
- Dune (2021)
- Army of Thieves (2021)
- Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
- The Creator (2023)
- Dune: Part Two (2024)
- Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
- Remote Control Productions
- Bleeding Fingers Music
- Batman music
- Music of Superman
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