Hans Zimmer discography
Award-winning German composer and music producer
WAFCA Awards
(Inception, Dune).
As composer
Feature films
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Short films
Year | Title | Director | Studio / Publisher | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1986 | Vardo | Matthew Jacobs | — | — |
1990 | Arcadia | Paul Bamborough | Channel Four Films
Working Title Films |
— |
1991 | To the Moon, Alice | Jessie Nelson
|
Chanticleer Films | — |
2008 | Secrets of the Furious Five | Raman Hui | DreamWorks Animation | Composed with 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 Animation | Composed with Lorne Balfe & John Powell | |
2012 | The Longest Daycare | David Silverman | Gracie Films 20th Century Fox
|
The Simpsons animated short Composed with James Dooley |
2016 | Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll | Rodolphe Guenoden | DreamWorks Animation | Composed with Lorne Balfe & John Powell |
Television
Year | Title | Network | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1985 | Wild Horses | CBS | Television film |
1987 | Comeback | ITV Yorkshire | |
Going for Gold[16] | BBC
|
With Sandy McClelland | |
1988 | First Born
|
Miniseries | |
1992 | Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World | ||
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 | RTL Group | Theme music only Score composed by Matthias Weber, Justin Burnett, James S. Levine & Geoff Zanelli |
2010 | The Pacific | HBO DreamWorks Playtone |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special
|
2011–2016 | Through the Wormhole | Discovery Communications
|
Documentary series Theme music only with Jacob Shea |
2011 | Curiosity | — | Documentary series; 1 episode |
2013 | The Bible | History
|
Miniseries Composed with Lisa Gerrard & Lorne Balfe |
2015 | Premier Boxing Champions | — | Boxing program
|
Sons of Liberty | 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 | 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 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 | 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
Year | Title | Studio / Publisher | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
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 Arts | Theme music only Score composed by Lorne Balfe, Tilman Sillescu & Borislav Slavov |
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure | Activision | Themes 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 |
2024 | Ashfall[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
Year | Title | Composer(s) | Director | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1987 | The Last Emperor | David Byrne
|
Bernardo Bertolucci | — |
1990s
Year | Title | Composer(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 | John Powell
|
Eric Darnell Tim Johnson |
— |
With Friends Like These... | John Powell
|
Philip Frank Messina | — | |
1999 | Endurance | Leslie Woodhead Bud Greenspan |
— |
2000s
2010s
Year | Title | Composer(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 | — |
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 | — | |
2017 | Rings | Matthew Margeson | F. Javier Gutiérrez | Executive music producer |
2018 | Smallfoot | Heitor Pereira | Karey Kirkpatrick |
2020s
Year | Title | Composer | Director | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
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 |
1990s
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 |
2000s
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 |
2010s
Year | Title | Composer | Director | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Transformers: Age of Extinction | Steve Jablonsky | Michael Bay | Composer: Additional music |
Live albums
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. |
As contributor
- Albums by other musicians, featuring guest appearances by Zimmer. Sorted chronologically.
- 1980: The Damned, "The History of the World (Part 1)" single, included on The Black Album (additional synthesizers and engineering)
- 1985: Shriekback, Oil and Gold (1985), (additional synthesizers and engineering)
- 1985: Who Cares?, Doctor in Distresssingle (synthesizer performance)
References
- IMDb
- ^ "Hans Zimmer to Score Neill Blomkamp's 'Chappie'". November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ^ Idelson, Karen (September 29, 2016). "Jeffrey Katzenberg Exits the Stage With 'Trolls' and 'The Boss Baby' Still to Be Released". Variety. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "Hans Zimmer to Score Christopher Nolan's 'Dunkirk'". January 1, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ^ Dayani, Aahil (July 27, 2017). "Hans Zimmer, Benjamin Wallfisch Involved With 'Blade Runner 2049' Score". Heroic Hollywood. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ Hood, Cooper (November 1, 2017). "Hans Zimmer Set to Score Disney's Live-Action The Lion King". Screen Rant. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
- ^ Rubin, Rebecca (2020-06-22). "'SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run' Skipping Theaters to Launch On Demand and CBS All Access (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ^ "Hans Zimmer to Reteam with Ron Howard on Hillbilly Elegy". FilmMusicReporter. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Hans Zimmer to Score Patty Jenkins' 'Wonder Woman 1984'".
- ^ "Cameras Roll on Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Entertainment's Epic Adaptation of Dune". Business Wire. March 18, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- ^ Burlingame, Jon (January 6, 2020). "'No Time to Die': Hans Zimmer Takes Over Composer on Bond Movie (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "Top Gun 2 To Be Scored By Hans Zimmer". ScreenRant. 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
- ^ The Creator [@creatorthefilm] (July 18, 2023). "It's Hans Zimmer - Don't know if you've heard of him, he's an up and coming newbie. - GE #TheCreator" (Tweet). Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Hans Zimmer & Steve Mazzaro Scoring DreamWorks Animation's 'Kung Fu Panda 4'". December 12, 2023.
- ^ Glynn, Jennifer (September 22, 2022). "'Mufasa' Prequel Director Barry Jenkins Reveals New Details on Live-Action Characters". Collider. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ "Talking Shop: Hans Zimmer". 28 July 2008.
- Radio.com. Archived from the originalon January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ Hopkins, Tom (August 31, 2018). "Full FIFA 19 Soundtrack Revealed; Hans Zimmer Working on The Journey's Score". Twinfinite. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ^ "Ashfall's Roster of Composers Includes: Hans Zimmer, Fallout Composer Inon Zur, & Steve Mazzaro". The Global Herald. September 16, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.