German composer and music producerHans Zimmer has composed and produced over one hundred soundtracks and film scores. Of them, about 50 soundtracks and songs have been nominated for awards. He has won twoAcademy Awards (The Lion King,Dune), fourSatellite Awards (The Thin Red Line,Gladiator,The Last Samurai,Inception), threeGolden Globe Awards (The Lion King,Gladiator,Dune), fiveGrammy Awards (two prizes forThe Lion King,Crimson Tide,The Dark Knight andDune: Part Two), threeSaturn Awards (The Dark Knight,Inception,Interstellar), twoAnnie Awards (Kung Fu Panda,Secrets of the Furious Five), and twoWAFCA Awards (Inception,Dune).
| Year | Title | Director | Studio / Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Vardo | Matthew Jacobs | N/a | N/a |
| 1990 | Arcadia | Paul Bamborough | Channel Four Films Working Title Films | N/a |
| 1991 | To the Moon, Alice | Jessie Nelson | Chanticleer Films | N/a |
| 2008 | Secrets of the Furious Five | Raman Hui | DreamWorks Animation | Composed withHenry Jackman andJohn 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 withLorne Balfe |
| Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters | Tony Leondis | DreamWorks Animation | Composed withLorne Balfe andJohn Powell | |
| 2012 | The Longest Daycare | David Silverman | Gracie Films Film Roman 20th Century Fox | The Simpsons animated short Composed withJames Dooley |
| 2016 | Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll | Rodolphe Guenoden | DreamWorks Animation | Composed withLorne Balfe andJohn Powell |
| Year | Title | Studio / Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Simpsons Game | Electronic Arts | Composed withJames Dooley,Christopher Lennertz andTim Wynn |
| 2009 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | Activision | Main themes only Score composed byLorne Balfe |
| 2011 | Crysis 2 | Electronic Arts | Theme music only Score composed byLorne Balfe, Tilman Sillescu andBorislav Slavov |
| Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure | Activision | Themes only Score composed byLorne Balfe | |
| 2015 | Arena of Valor | TiMi Studios | Composed with Jeff Broadbent and Matthew Carl Earl |
| 2018 | FIFA 19[25] | Electronic Arts | Composed withLorne Balfe |
| 2024 | Dragon Age: The Veilguard[26] | ||
| TBA | Ashfall[27] | NetEase Games | Composed withInon Zur and Steve Mazzaro |
| Year | Title | Composer(s) | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | The Last Emperor | Cong Su,Ryuichi Sakamoto &David Byrne | Bernardo Bertolucci | N/a |
| Year | Title | Composer(s) | Director(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Memoirs of an Invisible Man | Shirley Walker | John Carpenter | Synthesist |
| 1993 | Batman: Mask of the Phantasm | Bruce Timm Eric Radomski | ||
| 1994 | Speed | Mark Mancina | Jan de Bont | N/a |
| 1996 | Twister | N/a | ||
| White Squall | Jeff Rona | Ridley Scott | N/a | |
| 1997 | Face/Off | John Powell | John Woo | N/a |
| The Borrowers | Harry Gregson-Williams | Peter Hewitt | N/a | |
| 1998 | Antz | Harry Gregson-Williams John Powell | Eric Darnell Tim Johnson | N/a |
| Armageddon | Trevor Rabin Harry Gregson-Williams Steve Jablonsky Don L. Harper John Van Tongeren Paul Linford | Michael Bay | N/a | |
| With Friends Like These... | John Powell | Philip Frank Messina | N/a | |
| 1999 | Endurance | Leslie Woodhead Bud Greenspan | N/a |
| Year | Title | Composer(s) | Director(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Despicable Me | Heitor Pereira &Pharrell Williams | Pierre Coffin Chris Renaud | N/a |
| 2013 | Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters | Atli Örvarsson | Tommy Wirkola | N/a |
| Beyond: Two Souls | Lorne Balfe | David Cage | Video game | |
| Bullet to the Head | Steve Mazzaro | Walter Hill | N/a | |
| 2014 | Divergent | Junkie XL | Neil Burger | N/a |
| 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 | N/a | |
| 2017 | Rings | Matthew Margeson | F. Javier Gutiérrez | Executive music producer |
| 2018 | Smallfoot | Heitor Pereira | Karey Kirkpatrick |
| Year | Title | Composer | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Rhythm Section | Steve Mazzaro | Reed Morano | Executive music producer |
| Scoob! | Tom Holkenborg | Tony Cervone | N/a | |
| 2021 | Around the World in 80 Days | Christian Lundberg | Ashley Pharoah | N/a |
| 2022 | The Ride To Happiness | Tomorrowland | N/a | This is a roller coaster inBelgium. |
| 2025 | Fixed | Tyler Bates Joanne Higginbottom | Genndy Tartakovsky | Executive music producer |
| Year | Title | Composer(s) | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Eureka | Stanley Myers | Nicolas Roeg | Composer: Additional music |
| 1986 | Castaway | |||
| 1988 | Prisoner of Rio | Luiz Bonfá & Luciano Perrone | Lech Majewski |
| Year | Title | Composer | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Year | Title | Composer(s) | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Year | Title | Composer | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Transformers: Age of Extinction | Steve Jablonsky | Michael Bay | Composer: Additional music |
| Year | Title | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Title | Year | Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Time" | 2010 |
| Inception |
| "Cornfield Chase" | 2016 | Interstellar |
