Hans Zimmer

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Hans Florian Zimmer (born 12 September 1957) is a German film score composer and record producer. Since the 1980s, he 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, the Pirates of the Caribbean series, The Thin Red Line, Gladiator, The Last Samurai, and The Dark Knight Trilogy. 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. Zimmer's works are notable for integrating electronic music sounds with traditional orchestral arrangements. He has received four Grammy Awards, three Classical BRIT Awards, two Golden Globes, and an Academy Award. He was also named on the list of Top 100 Living Geniuses, published by The Daily Telegraph. Zimmer was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany on 12th September 1957, and moved to London as a teenager. While he lived in London, Zimmer wrote advertising jingles for Air-Edel Associates. Zimmer began his musical career playing keyboards and synthesisers. In 1980 he worked with The Buggles, a New Wave band formed in 1977 with Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes, and Bruc

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Interstellar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Expanded Edition]

Inception (Music from the Motion Picture)

Gladiator Soundtrack

The Da Vinci Code

Inception

Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End Original Soundtrack (International Version)

Blade Runner 2049 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Dune (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Interstellar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Dune: Part Two (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Interstellar: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Original Soundtrack

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