Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer worked with synthesisers and with The Buggles in London before his collaboration with film composer Stanley Myers. Rain Man in 1988 was the turning point. The Lion King, Gladiator, the Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, Interstellar and Dune are among his film scores. He has worked with other film composers through Remote Control Productions in the Los Angeles area. He has also taken the music into arenas, touring his scores with a live band and orchestra. Academy Awards came for The Lion King in 1995 and for Dune in 2022. Born in 1957, he received his fifth Grammy in 2025, for Dune: Part Two. He has headed the film music division at DreamWorks, and works from a Santa Monica studio.