Hans Zimmer discography

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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).

Contents

As composer

Feature films

1980s

YearTitleDirectorStudio / PublisherNotes
1982 Moonlighting Jerzy Skolimowski Miracle Films Composed with Stanley Myers
1984 Success Is the Best Revenge Gaumont Film Company
Story of O – Chapter 2 Éric Rochat Cannon Film Distributors
1985 My Beautiful Laundrette Stephen Frears Working Title Films
Channel Four Films
Insignificance Nicolas Roeg Recorded Picture Company
Zenith Productions
1986 The Zero Boys Nico Mastorakis Omega Entertainment
Separate Vacations Michael Anderson Alliance Communications
Playboy Productions
1987 Terminal Exposure Nico MastorakisOmega Entertainment
Nightmare at Noon
The Wind
The Nature of the Beast Franco Rosso Channel Four Films
Cannon Film Distributors
1988 The Fruit Machine Philip Saville Film4 Productions
Cannon Films
A World Apart Chris Menges Atlantic Releasing Corporation
Taffin Francis Megahy Vestron Pictures
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
United Artists
Composed with Stanley Myers
Paperhouse Bernard Rose Working Title Films
Vestron Pictures
Rain Man Barry Levinson Barris Industries
Guber-Peters Company
United Artists
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Nominated–Academy Award for Best Original Score

1st of the 4 collaborations with Barry Levinson

Burning Secret Andrew Birkin Vestron Pictures
1989 Twister Michael Almereyda
Black Rain Ridley Scott Paramount Pictures 1st of the 6 collaborations with Ridley Scott
Diamond Skulls Nick Broomfield Film4 Productions
Working Title Films
Driving Miss Daisy Bruce Beresford The Zanuck Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Nominated–Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media

1990s

YearTitleDirector(s)Studio / PublisherNotes
1990 Chicago Joe and the Showgirl Bernard Rose LIVE Entertainment
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Working Title Films
New Line Cinema
Bird on a Wire John Badham Interscope Communications
Universal Pictures
Fools of Fortune Pat O'Connor Channel Four Films
Days of Thunder Tony Scott Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Paramount Pictures
1st of the 4 collaborations with Tony Scott
Pacific Heights John Schlesinger Morgan Creek Productions
20th Century Fox
(Theatrical)
Sony Pictures
(Home media)
Green Card Peter Weir Umbrella Entertainment
Touchstone Pictures
1991 Backdraft Ron Howard Imagine Entertainment
Universal Pictures
1st of the 9 collaborations with Ron Howard
Thelma & Louise Ridley Scott Pathé
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Nominated–BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Regarding Henry Mike Nichols Paramount Pictures
Where Sleeping Dogs Lie Charles FinchAugust Entertainment
Columbia TriStar
Composed with Mark Mancina
K2 Franc Roddam Paramount Pictures Composed with Chaz Jankel
1992 Radio Flyer Richard Donner Columbia Pictures
The Power of One John G. Avildsen Regency Enterprises
Le Studio Canal+
Village Roadshow Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
A League of Their Own Penny Marshall Columbia Pictures
Toys Barry Levinson Baltimore Pictures
20th Century Fox
Composed with Trevor Horn
Nominated–Saturn Award for Best Music
1993 Point of No Return John Badham Warner Bros. Pictures Composed with Nick Glennie-Smith
Younger and Younger Percy Adlon Transmundo Films
Calendar Girl John Whitesell Columbia Pictures
True Romance Tony Scott Morgan Creek Productions
Davis Films
Warner Bros. Pictures
Cool Runnings Jon Turteltaub Walt Disney Pictures
The House of the Spirits Bille August Constantin Film
Miramax Films
1994 I'll Do Anything James L. Brooks Gracie Films
Columbia Pictures
Renaissance Man Penny Marshall Cinergi Pictures
Touchstone Pictures
The Lion King Roger Allers
Rob Minkoff
Walt Disney Feature Animation
Walt Disney Pictures
Original songs by Elton John & Tim Rice
Academy Award for Best Original Score
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals
Nominated–BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Nominated–Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children
Nominated–Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
First score for an animated film
Drop Zone John Badham Paramount Pictures
1995 Crimson Tide Tony Scott Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Hollywood Pictures
Nominated–Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Nominated–Saturn Award for Best Music
Beyond Rangoon John Boorman Castle Rock Entertainment
Columbia Pictures
Nine Months Chris Columbus 1492 Pictures
20th Century Fox
Something to Talk About Lasse Hallström Warner Bros. Pictures Composed with Graham Preskett
Two Deaths Nicolas Roeg Castle Hill
1996 The Whole Wide World Dan Ireland Sony Pictures Classics
The Kushner-Locke Company
Cineville
with Harry Gregson-Williams
Broken Arrow John Woo 20th Century Fox
Muppet Treasure Island Brian Henson Jim Henson Productions
Walt Disney Pictures
Original songs by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
The Rock Michael Bay Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Hollywood Pictures
Composed with Nick Glennie-Smith & Harry Gregson-Williams
Nominated–Saturn Award for Best Music
The Fan Tony Scott Mandalay Entertainment
Scott Free Productions
TriStar Pictures
The Preacher's Wife Penny Marshall The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Touchstone Pictures
Nominated–Academy Award for Best Original Score
1997 Smilla's Sense of Snow Bille August Bavaria Film
Constantin Film
Det Danske Filminstitut
Greenland Film Production
Nordisk Film
with Harry Gregson-Williams
The Peacemaker Mimi Leder DreamWorks Pictures
As Good as It Gets James L. Brooks Gracie Films
TriStar Pictures
Nominated–Academy Award for Best Original Score
1998 The Last Days James Moll October Films Documentary film
The Prince of Egypt Simon Wells
Brenda Chapman
Steve Hickner
DreamWorks Animation
DreamWorks Pictures
Original songs by Stephen Schwartz
Nominated–Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated–Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Nominated–Saturn Award for Best Music
The Thin Red Line Terrence Malick Phoenix Pictures
20th Century Fox
Nominated–Academy Award for Best Original Score
1999 Chill Factor Hugh Johnson Morgan Creek Productions
Warner Bros. Pictures
Composed with John Powell

2000s

YearTitleDirector(s)Studio / PublisherNotes
2000 An Everlasting Piece Barry Levinson DreamWorks Pictures (US)
Columbia Pictures (International)
Mission: Impossible 2 John Woo Cruise/Wagner Productions
Paramount Pictures
Gladiator Ridley Scott Scott Free Productions
Red Wagon Entertainment
DreamWorks Pictures (US)
Universal Pictures (International)
Composed with Lisa Gerrard
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Nominated–Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated–BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Nominated–Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Nominated–Saturn Award for Best Music
The Road to El Dorado Eric "Bibo" Bergeron
Don Paul
DreamWorks Animation
DreamWorks Pictures
Original songs by Elton John & Tim Rice
Composed with John Powell
Nominated–Annie Award Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production
Nominated–Saturn Award for Best Music
2001 Black Hawk Down Ridley Scott Revolution Studios
Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Scott Free Productions
Columbia Pictures
Riding in Cars with Boys Penny Marshall Gracie Films
Columbia Pictures
Pearl Harbor Michael Bay Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Touchstone Pictures
Nominated–Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Hannibal Ridley Scott Dino De Laurentiis Company
Scott Free Productions
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Universal Pictures
Invincible Werner Herzog Channel Four Films (UK)
Fine Line Features (US)
Composed with Klaus Badelt
The Pledge Sean Penn Franchise Pictures
Morgan Creek Productions
Warner Bros.
2002 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Kelly Asbury
Lorna Cook
DreamWorks Animation
DreamWorks Pictures
Features lyrics and vocals by Bryan Adams
Nominated–Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
The Ring Gore Verbinski DreamWorks Pictures Nominated–Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Score

1st of the 6 collaborations with Gore Verbinski

2003 The Last Samurai Edward Zwick Radar Pictures
The Bedford Falls Company
Cruise/Wagner Productions
Warner Bros.
Nominated–Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Something's Gotta Give Nancy Meyers Columbia Pictures (US)
Warner Bros. (International)
Matchstick Men Ridley Scott ImageMovers
Scott Free Productions
Saturn Films
Warner Bros.
Tears of the Sun Antoine Fuqua Revolution Studios
Cheyenne Enterprises
Columbia Pictures
2004 Spanglish James L. Brooks Gracie Films
Columbia Pictures
Nominated–Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Laura's Star Piet De Rycker  [ fr ] Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Composed with Nick Glennie-Smith & Henning Lohner
Shark Tale Vicky Jenson
Bibo Bergeron
Rob Letterman
DreamWorks Animation
DreamWorks Pictures
King Arthur Antoine Fuqua Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Touchstone Pictures
Thunderbirds Jonathan Frakes StudioCanal
Working Title Films
Universal Pictures
2005 The Weather Man Gore Verbinski Escape Artists
Paramount Pictures
Composed with James S. Levine
Der kleine Eisbär 2 – Die geheimnisvolle Insel Piet De Rycker  [ fr ]Rothkirch Cartoon Film
Warner Bros. Family Entertainment
Composed with Nick Glennie-Smith
Madagascar Eric Darnell
Tom McGrath
DreamWorks Animation
PDI/DreamWorks
DreamWorks Pictures
Nominated–Annie Award for Music in a Feature Production
Replaced Harry Gregson-Williams
Batman Begins Christopher Nolan DC Comics
Syncopy Inc.
Legendary Pictures
Warner Bros.
1st superhero film
Composed with James Newton Howard
Nominated–Saturn Award for Best Music

1st of the 6 collaborations with Christopher Nolan

2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Gore Verbinski Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Walt Disney Pictures
Nominated–Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
The Da Vinci Code Ron Howard Imagine Entertainment
Rainmaker Digital Effects
Columbia Pictures
Nominated–Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Nominated–Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
The Holiday Nancy Meyers Relativity Media
Waverly Films
Columbia Pictures (US)
Universal Pictures (International)
Composed with Heitor Pereira
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Gore Verbinski Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Walt Disney Pictures
The Simpsons Movie David Silverman Gracie Films
Matt Groening Productions
20th Century Fox Animation
20th Century Fox
Themes composed by Danny Elfman
Replaced Alf Clausen
2008 Road to Fame Issa López Columbia Pictures
Kung Fu Panda John Stevenson
Mark Osborne
DreamWorks Animation
Paramount Pictures
Composed with John Powell
Annie Award for Music in a Feature Production
The Dark Knight Christopher Nolan DC Comics
Syncopy Inc.
Legendary Pictures
Warner Bros.
Composed with James Newton Howard
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Saturn Award for Best Music
Nominated–BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Eric Darnell
Tom McGrath
DreamWorks Animation
PDI/DreamWorks
Paramount Pictures
The Burning Plain Guillermo Arriaga Wild Bunch
2929 Entertainment
Paramount Pictures
Composed with Omar Rodríguez-López
Frost/Nixon Ron Howard Imagine Entertainment
Working Title Films
StudioCanal
Universal Pictures
Nominated–Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
2009 The Boat That Rocked Richard Curtis Universal Pictures (UK & Germany)
StudioCanal (France)
Focus Features (US)
Uncredited
Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen Michael Bay Paramount Pictures
DreamWorks
Hasbro Pictures
Angels & Demons Ron Howard Imagine Entertainment
Columbia Pictures
Features solo violinist Joshua Bell
Sherlock Holmes Guy Ritchie Silver Pictures
Village Roadshow Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
Nominated–Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated–Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Nominated–Saturn Award for Best Music

1st collaboration with Guy Ritchie

It's Complicated Nancy Meyers Relativity Media
Waverly Films
Dentsu
Universal Pictures
Composed with Heitor Pereira

2010s

YearTitleDirector(s)Studio / PublisherNotes
2010 Inception Christopher Nolan Syncopy
Legendary Pictures
Warner Bros.
Saturn Award for Best Music
Nominated–Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated–BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Nominated–Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Nominated–Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Megamind Tom McGrath DreamWorks Animation
PDI/DreamWorks
Paramount Pictures
Composed with Lorne Balfe
How Do You Know James L. Brooks Gracie Films
Columbia Pictures
2011 Rango Gore Verbinski Nickelodeon Movies
GK Films
Industrial Light & Magic
Paramount Pictures
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Rob Marshall Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Walt Disney Pictures
Featuring Rodrigo y Gabriela
Kung Fu Panda 2 Jennifer Yuh Nelson DreamWorks Animation
Paramount Pictures
Composed with John Powell
Transformers: Dark of the Moon Michael Bay Paramount Pictures
Hasbro Pictures
Uncredited
A Monster in Paris Bibo Bergeron EuropaCorp
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
The Dilemma Ron Howard Imagine Entertainment
Spyglass Entertainment
Universal Pictures
Composed with Lorne Balfe
Jealous of the Birds [1] Jordan BahatOrlean FilmsDocumentary film
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Guy Ritchie Silver Pictures
Village Roadshow Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
2nd collaboration with Ritchie
2012 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Eric Darnell
Tom McGrath
Conrad Vernon
DreamWorks Animation
PDI/DreamWorks
Paramount Pictures
The Dark Knight Rises Christopher Nolan DC Comics
Syncopy
Legendary Pictures
Warner Bros.
Brit Award for Composer of the Year
Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music
Nominated–Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Nominated–Saturn Award for Best Music
2013 Rush Ron Howard Cross Creek Pictures
Exclusive Films
Working Title Films
Imagine Entertainment
Revolution Films
Universal Pictures (US)
StudioCanal (UK)
Universum Film (Germany)
Man of Steel Zack Snyder DC Comics
Syncopy
Legendary Pictures
Warner Bros.
The Lone Ranger Gore Verbinski Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Walt Disney Pictures
Replaced Jack White
Mr. Morgan's Last Love Sandra Nettelbeck Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
RLJE Films
12 Years a Slave Steve McQueen Regency Enterprises
River Road Entertainment
Plan B Entertainment
Film4
Fox Searchlight Pictures (US)
Entertainment One (Canada)
Summit Entertainment (UK)
Nominated–BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Nominated–Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Brave Miss World Cecilia Peck Netflix
Rocket Girl Productions
Artemis Rising Foundation
Foundation for Jewish Culture
Kroll Documentary Fund
The Fledgling Fund
Reif Entertainment
Channel 2
2014 Winter's Tale Akiva Goldsman Village Roadshow Pictures
Weed Road Pictures
Warner Bros.
Composed with Rupert Gregson-Williams
Son of God Christopher Spencer Lightworkers Media
20th Century Fox
Composed with Lorne Balfe & Lisa Gerrard
Feature film version of television series The Bible
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Marc Webb Marvel Entertainment
Matt Tolmach Productions
Arad Productions, Inc.
Columbia Pictures
Composed with The Magnificent Six (consisting of Pharrell Williams, Michael Einziger, Junkie XL, Johnny Marr, Andrew Kawczynski & Steve Mazzaro)
Interstellar Christopher Nolan Legendary Pictures
Syncopy
Lynda Obst Productions
Paramount Pictures (US)
Warner Bros. (International)
Saturn Award for Best Music
Nominated–Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated–BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Nominated–Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Nominated–Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
2015 Chappie [2] Neill Blomkamp Media Rights Capital
Columbia Pictures
The Little Prince Mark Osborne Orange Studio
Paramount Pictures
Composed with Richard Harvey & Camille
Nominated–Annie Award for Music in a Feature Production
Freeheld Peter Sollett Endgame Entertainment
Lionsgate
Composed with Johnny Marr
Woman in Gold Simon Curtis BBC Films
Origin Pictures
Composed with Martin Phipps
2016 Kung Fu Panda 3 Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Alessandro Carloni
DreamWorks Animation
China Film Group Corporation
Oriental DreamWorks
Zhong Ming You Ying Film
20th Century Fox
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Zack Snyder DC Comics
Atlas Entertainment
RatPac Entertainment
Cruel and Unusual Films
Warner Bros.
Composed with Junkie XL
The Last Face Sean Penn FilmHaven Productions
Saban Films
Inferno Ron Howard Imagine Entertainment
Columbia Pictures
Hidden Figures Theodore Melfi 20th Century Fox
Chernin Entertainment
TSG Entertainment
Composed with Pharrell Williams & Benjamin Wallfisch
Nominated–Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Nominated–Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
2017 The Boss Baby [3] Tom McGrath DreamWorks Animation
20th Century Fox
Composed with Steve Mazzaro
Dunkirk [4] Christopher Nolan RatPac Entertainment
Syncopy
Warner Bros.
Nominated–Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated–BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Nominated–Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Nominated–Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Blade Runner 2049 [5] Denis Villeneuve Scott Free Productions
Thunderbird Entertainment
Torridon Films
16:14 Entertainment
Alcon Entertainment
Warner Bros. (US)
Columbia Pictures (International)
Themes by Vangelis
Replaced Jóhann Jóhannsson
Composed with Benjamin Wallfisch
Nominated–BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Nominated–Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Score
Nominated–Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
1st collaboration with Denis Villeneuve
2018 Widows Steve McQueen 20th Century Fox
Regency Enterprises
2019 Dark Phoenix Simon Kinberg Marvel Entertainment
20th Century Fox
The Lion King [6] Jon Favreau Fairview Entertainment
Walt Disney Pictures
Returning to score from the 1994 animated film
Original songs by Elton John & Tim Rice
Nominated–Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

2020s

YearTitleDirectorStudio / PublisherNotes
2020 Rebuilding Paradise Ron Howard National Geographic Documentary Films
Imagine Entertainment
Composed with Lorne Balfe
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run Tim Hill Paramount+ [7]
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Animation
Nickelodeon Movies
United Plankton Pictures
MRC
Composed with Steve Mazzaro
Hillbilly Elegy [8] Ron Howard Netflix
Imagine Entertainment
Composed with David Fleming
Wonder Woman 1984 [9] Patty Jenkins DC Comics
Atlas Entertainment
The Stone Quarry
Warner Bros.
Replaced Rupert Gregson-Williams
2021 The Boss Baby: Family Business Tom McGrath DreamWorks Animation
Universal Pictures
Composed with Steve Mazzaro
Dune [10] Denis Villeneuve Warner Bros.
Legendary Entertainment
Villeneuve Films
Academy Award for Best Original Score
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Score
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Nominated–Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
2nd collaboration with Villeneuve
The Survivor Barry Levinson HBO Films
Bron Studios
New Mandate Films
Endeavor Content
Creative Wealth Media
No Time to Die [11] Cary Joji Fukunaga United Artists Releasing (North America)
Universal Pictures (International)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Eon Productions
Replaced Dan Romer
Army of Thieves Matthias Schweighöfer Netflix
The Stone Quarry
Pantaleon Films
Composed with Steve Mazzaro
The Unforgivable Nora Fingscheidt Netflix
GK Films
Fortis Films
Construction Film GmbH
Composed with David Fleming
2022 Top Gun: Maverick [12] Joseph Kosinski Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Skydance Media
TC Productions
Paramount Pictures
Composed with Harold Faltermeyer and Lady Gaga
The Son Florian Zeller Film4
See-Saw Films
Ingenious Media
Embankment Films
Orange Studio
2023 Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Kelly Fremon Craig Lionsgate
Gracie Films
The Creator [13] Gareth Edwards 20th Century Studios
Regency Enterprises
eOne Films
New Regency
2024 Dune: Part Two Denis Villeneuve Warner Bros.
Legendary Entertainment
Villeneuve Films
3rd collaboration with Villeneuve
Kung Fu Panda 4 [14] Mike Mitchell DreamWorks Animation
Universal Pictures
Composed with Steve Mazzaro
Mufasa: The Lion King [15] Barry Jenkins Fairview Entertainment
Walt Disney Pictures
In production
Composed with Pharrell Williams and Nicholas Britell
TBA Eden Ron Howard Imagine Entertainment
AGC Studios
Filming

Short films

YearTitleDirectorStudio / PublisherNotes
1986VardoMatthew Jacobs
1990ArcadiaPaul Bamborough Channel Four Films
Working Title Films
1991To 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 AnimationComposed 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 GuenodenDreamWorks AnimationComposed with Lorne Balfe & John Powell

Television

YearTitleNetworkNotes
1985 Wild Horses CBS Television film
1987Comeback ITV Yorkshire
Going for Gold [16] 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
Score composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams
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 [17] 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

Video games

YearTitleStudio / PublisherNotes
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 ArtsTheme music only
Score composed by Lorne Balfe, Tilman Sillescu & Borislav Slavov
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure ActivisionThemes only
Score composed by Lorne Balfe
2015 Arena of Valor TiMi Studios Composed with Jeff Broadbent & Matthew Carl Earl
2018 FIFA 19 [18] Electronic Arts Composed with Lorne Balfe
2024Ashfall [19] 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

YearTitleComposer(s)DirectorNotes
1987 The Last Emperor Cong Su, Ryuichi Sakamoto & David Byrne Bernardo Bertolucci

1990s

YearTitleComposer(s)Director(s)Notes
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

YearTitleComposer(s)Director(s)Notes
2001 I Am Sam John Powell Jessie Nelson
2002 Live from Baghdad Steve Jablonsky Mick Jackson Executive score producer
2004 House of D Geoff Zanelli David Duchovny
Ella Enchanted Nick Glennie-Smith Tommy O'Haver
2005 All the Invisible Children Ramin Djawadi Jordan Scott
Ridley Scott
Segment: "Jonathan"
The Island Steve Jablonsky Michael Bay
Blood+ Mark Mancina Junichi FujisakuVolumes 1 and 2
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Julian Nott Nick Park
Steve Box
2006 Ask the Dust Heitor Pereira & Ramin Djawadi Robert Towne
Curious George Heitor Pereira Matthew O'Callaghan Executive score producer
Over the Hedge Rupert Gregson-Williams Tim Johnson
Karey Kirkpatrick
The Prestige David Julyan Christopher Nolan
Urmel Aus Dem Eis James Dooley Reinhard Klooss
Holger Tappe
2007 August Rush Mark Mancina Kirsten Sheridan
Bee Movie Rupert Gregson-Williams Simon J. Smith
2008 Vantage Point Atli Örvarsson Pete Travis
Babylon A.D. Mathieu Kassovitz Executive score producer
Running the Sahara Heitor Pereira James Moll Documentary
Iron Man Ramin Djawadi Jon Favreau Executive music producer
2009 Monsters vs. Aliens Henry Jackman Conrad Vernon
Rob Letterman
Henri 4 Jo Baier

2010s

YearTitleComposer(s)Director(s)Notes
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
2015Auschwitz 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

YearTitleComposerDirectorNotes
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.
Fixed 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

YearTitleComposer(s)DirectorNotes
1983 Eureka Stanley Myers Nicolas Roeg Composer: Additional music
1986 Castaway
1988 Prisoner of Rio Luiz Bonfá & Luciano Perrone Lech Majewski

1990s

YearTitleComposerDirectorNotes
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

YearTitleComposer(s)DirectorNotes
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

YearTitleComposerDirectorNotes
2014 Transformers: Age of Extinction Steve Jablonsky Michael Bay Composer: Additional music

Live albums

YearTitleLabelNotes
2001The Wings of a FilmDeccaRecorded at the Flanders International Film Festival, October 2000.
2017Live in PragueEagle RecordsRecorded May 2016.
2023Hans Zimmer LiveSony MusicRecorded during his 2022 European concert tour of the same name.

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Albums by other musicians, featuring guest appearances by Zimmer. Sorted chronologically.


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<i>Inception</i> (soundtrack) 2010 soundtrack album by Hans Zimmer

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Kung Fu Panda 2 (Music from the Motion Picture) is the soundtrack to the film Kung Fu Panda 2, directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson, a sequel to Kung Fu Panda (2008). The film is collaboratively scored by Hans Zimmer and John Powell, who also scored for the predecessor and had incorporated themes from the first film by adding more Chinese flavor for the score. The soundtrack was released by Varèse Sarabande on May 24, 2011, two days before the film's release.

The 11th World Soundtrack Awards were given out on 22 October 2011 in Ghent, Belgium.

<i>Kung Fu Panda 3</i> 2016 DreamWorks Animation film

Kung Fu Panda 3 is a 2016 animated martial arts comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation, China Film Group Corporation, Oriental DreamWorks and Zhong Ming You Ying Film, and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is the third installment in the Kung Fu Panda franchise and the sequel to Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011). The film was directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson and Alessandro Carloni and written by the writing team of Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger.

<i>Interstellar</i> (soundtrack) 2014 soundtrack album by Hans Zimmer

Interstellar: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album composed by Hans Zimmer for the 2014 film Interstellar by Christopher Nolan. The soundtrack garnered critical acclaim and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score and the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media.

<i>No Time to Die</i> (soundtrack) 2021 soundtrack album by Hans Zimmer

No Time to Die: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 25th James Bond film of the same name. Released by Decca Records on 1 October 2021, the music was composed by Hans Zimmer, making him the sixth non-British composer after Marvin Hamlisch, Bill Conti, Michael Kamen, Éric Serra and Thomas Newman to score a film in the series. The film's theme song of the same name performed by Billie Eilish, was composed with her brother Finneas O'Connell. The 12" vinyl album version features an additional four short music cues listed only as Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4.

<i>Wonder Woman 1984</i> (soundtrack) 2020 soundtrack album by Hans Zimmer

Wonder Woman 1984 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the film of the same name. The music is composed and arranged by Hans Zimmer. It was released on December 16, 2020, by WaterTower Music.

Music of <i>Dune</i> (2021 film) 2021 soundtrack albums

The music for the 2021 American film Dune was composed, conducted, and produced by Hans Zimmer. Zimmer wrote several soundtracks of music for the film, including for its sequel, and heavily utilized choir—specifically female voices—percussion, and strings in the score's instrumentation, as well as acoustic and wind instruments. New, hybrid instruments were fabricated to conceive the "otherworldly" tonal desert sounds heard in the film. The music has been described as the composer's most "unorthodox" and experimental yet. In addition, the score for the film earned Zimmer his second Academy Award for Best Original Score. When Dune: Part Two was announced for a 2023 theatrical release, it was revealed that Zimmer had begun work on the film's music and had over an hour of music to assist the filmmakers in planning the film.

<i>Kung Fu Panda 3</i> (soundtrack) 2016 film score by Hans Zimmer

Kung Fu Panda 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2016 film Kung Fu Panda 3, the third instalment in the Kung Fu Panda franchise and the sequel to Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011). The film score is composed by Hans Zimmer, who scored the previous instalments with John Powell, but the latter did not return for the third instalment, thereby Zimmer being credited as the sole composer for the franchise. The album was released by Sony Classical Records on January 29, 2016, to positive critical response.

<i>The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run</i> (soundtrack) 2021 soundtrack albums

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run are the two soundtrack albums, released for the 2020 film The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run based on the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. It is the third theatrical film based on the series, following the The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015). The first soundtrack released by Nickelodeon Records, Interscope Records and NEON16 on March 5, 2021, features selections of original tracks performed by artists such as Becky G, Swae Lee, J Balvin, Tyga, Lil Mosey, Tainy, Weezer, Snoop Dogg, The Flaming Lips, and Kenny G. The second soundtrack, consisting of the original score composed by Hans Zimmer and Steve Mazzaro, was released on April 9, 2021.

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