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Frankfurt, 1957

Hans Zimmer

He blends orchestra and electronics. He won Oscars for The Lion King and Dune, and scored Gladiator, Inception and Interstellar.

He moved to London as a teenager and began playing keyboards and synthesisers in bands. There he teamed up with composer Stanley Myers, with whom he set up a recording studio. Rain Man earned him an Oscar nomination and opened the door to Hollywood. He founded Remote Control Productions, the workshop many of today's composers have passed through.

Style
Orchestra fused with electronics, string ostinatos and walls of low sound you feel as much as hear.
Awards
2 Oscars, for The Lion King and Dune.

Essential films

  • Rain Man (1988)
  • The Lion King (1994)
  • The Thin Red Line (1998)
  • Gladiator (2000)
  • The Dark Knight (2008)
  • Inception (2010)
  • Interstellar (2014)
  • Dune (2021)

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The music, scene by scene

An organ in space · Interstellar (2014) · Hans Zimmer

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Awards counted up to the 2026 Academy Awards. Facts reviewed in October 2026.