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Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer

Composer, also actor and producer · Born September 12, 1957 (69) · Frankfurt am Main, Germany

2 Oscars · 3 Golden Globes · BAFTA Award winner · 3 other major award bodies

Hans Florian Zimmer (born 12 September 1957) is a German film score composer and music producer. He has won two Oscars, four Grammys, and has been nominated for three Emmys and a Tony. Zimmer was also named on the list of Top 100 Living Geniuses, published by The Daily Telegraph in 2007. His works are notable for integrating electronic music sounds with traditional orchestral arrangements. Since the 1980s, Zimmer has composed music for over 150 films. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Original Score for The Lion King (1994) and for Dune (2021). His works include Gladiator, The Last Samurai, the Pirates of the Caribbean series, The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, Man of Steel, Interstellar, Dunkirk, No Time to Die, and the Dune series. Zimmer spent the early part of his career in the United Kingdom before moving to the United States. He is the head of the film music division at DreamWorks Pictures and DreamWorks Animation studios and works with other composers through the company that he founded, Remote Control Productions, formerly known as Media Ventures. His studio in Santa Monica, California, has an extensive range of computer equipment and keyboards, allowing demo versions of film scores to be created quickly. Zimmer has collaborated on multiple projects with directors including Christopher Nolan, Ridley Scott, Ron Howard, Gore Verbinski, Michael Bay, Guy Ritchie, Denis Villeneuve, and Tony Scott. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hans Zimmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
September 12, 1957 (69)
From
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Works as
Composer, also actor and producer
Titles
221 on MovieCove · 273 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 18% in 30 days

What are Hans Zimmer's films like?

Across their 172 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Action45 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation27 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Comedy23 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Biography10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Mystery2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile
: browse their Mystery movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
23%
Bonds
23%
Morality
18%
Survival
12%
Power
9%
Society
8%
Ideas
6%
Family bonds43 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity29 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival31 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose20 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice21 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship20 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love17 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity23 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 159 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 63 · Serious 32 · Dark 64

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 57 · Stylized 64 · Heightened 38

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 32 · Charged 52 · Intense 75

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 59 · Shifting 85 · Whiplash 15

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 89 · Some laughs 44 · Funny 26

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 56 · Even-paced 80 · Relentless 23

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 62 · Engaged 75 · Full focus 22

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 61 · Affecting 42 · Heavy 56

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 122 · Open-ended 23 · Ambiguous 14

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
98
Melancholic
54
Warm
41
Thrilling
43
Contemplative
41
Other
201

How their films linger

Hopeful75 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet59 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good42 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking45 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing35 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 25 with a twist

  • Happy56
  • Bittersweet81
  • Tragic9
  • Ambiguous20
  • Cyclical4
  • Other2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Hans Zimmer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 161 of their 221 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (30).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hans Zimmer's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

273 credits, 221 with a MovieCove page; 52 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Harry Potter(2026)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

  • Dune: Part Three(2026)

    Composer

  • Ramayana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Composer

  • Lion(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Lord of the Flies(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · Additional Music · Main Title Theme Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Dragon Ball: 40th Anniversary Special Video (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Composer

  • The Last Photograph(2026)

    Composer

  • Black Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 7 episodes · Music Score Producer

  • Ella McCay(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The World of Hans Zimmer: A New Dimension (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer · as Self

  • Glory of Kings 2025·Co-creation Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Chief of War(2025)

    Show 9 episodes · Composer · Main Title Theme Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • F1: The Movie(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Why We Dream(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Eden(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Echopraxia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer

  • The Americas(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer · Main Title Theme Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert(2025)

    Composer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Virdee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer · Main Title Theme Composer

  • The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl(2025)

    Composer · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Tattooist's Son: Journey to Auschwitz(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Fateh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Additional Music

  • Stjepan Hauser plays Bach and Morricone @ Château de Neuschwanstein 2025 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer

  • Mufasa: The Lion King(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Music Producer

  • The World of Hans Zimmer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer · as Self

  • Blitz(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Twilight of the Gods(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Planet Earth: Hostile Paradise or Perfect Hell? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • Jim Henson: Idea Man(2024)

    Music Score Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Tattooist of Auschwitz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

  • Damsel(2024)

    Music Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu Panda 4(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Dune: Part Two(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Planet Earth III(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer · Main Title Theme Composer · Theme Song Performance

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 2023 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Composer

  • The Creator(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Night Logan Woke Up(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Son(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari(2022)

    Music Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel(2022)

    Associate Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Frozen Planet II(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Piano Cinéma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • The Bear(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Music Score Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Prehistoric Planet(2022)

    Show 15 episodes · Composer · Main Title Theme Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Top Gun: Maverick(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Survivor(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Calling(2022)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Around the World in 80 Days(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · Main Title Theme Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Unforgivable(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Army of Thieves(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • No Time to Die(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Dune(2021)

    Composer · Music Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Boss Baby: Family Business(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Resurrection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Composer

  • Hudba od Kokavy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as skladateľ

  • Wonder Woman 1984(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Real Right Stuff(2020)

    Music Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Hillbilly Elegy(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Planet Earth: A Celebration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Composer

  • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Black Is King(2020)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Rebuilding Paradise(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Seven Worlds One Planet(2019)

    Show 7 episodes · Main Title Theme Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Looking Up(2019)

    Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Lion King(2019)

    Composer · Executive Music Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Euphoria(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • X-Men: Dark Phoenix(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Widows(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Hans Zimmer - The World of Hans Zimmer: A Symphonic Celebration (Live At Hollywood In Vienna) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer · as Self

  • Icebox(2018)

    Music Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Hunting Bigfoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer

  • Oceans: Our Blue Planet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer

  • Blue Planet II(2017)

    Show 7 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Blade Runner 2049(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Hans Zimmer: Live in Prague (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer · Writer · as Self - Piano / Guitar / Banjo

  • The Road of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • Dunkirk(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Boss Baby(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Believer(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Last Face(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Hidden Figures(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Planet Earth II(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 60 episodes · Main Title Theme Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Inferno(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu Panda 3(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • Freeheld(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Little Prince(2015)

    Composer · Songs

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Les Bosquets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer · Executive Producer

  • Woman in Gold(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Chappie(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Sons of Liberty(2015)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Interstellar(2014)

    Composer · Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Amazing Spider-Man 2(2014)

    Composer · Songs

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Divergent(2014)

    Music Score Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Son of God(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Winter's Tale(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • 12 Years a Slave(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • I'm in Love with a Church Girl(2013)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Rush(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Last Love(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Lone Ranger(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Man of Steel(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters(2013)

    Executive Music Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Knight Rises(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Longest Daycare(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • Pizza Man(2011)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu Panda 2(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Rango(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Megamind: The Button of Doom(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Dilemma(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • How Do You Know(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Inception: The Cobol Job(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu Panda Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer

  • Megamind(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Fjenden kommer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 3 episodes · Composer

  • Inception(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Despicable Me(2010)

    Music Score Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Through the Wormhole(2010)

    Show 62 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Pacific(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Henri 4(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • It's Complicated(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Sherlock Holmes(2009)

    Composer · Music Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen(2009)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Angels & Demons(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Pirate Radio(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Monsters vs. Aliens(2009)

    Executive Music Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Burning Plain(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa(2008)

    Composer · Musician

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Frost/Nixon(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Casi divas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • Babylon A.D.(2008)

    Music Consultant

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Knight(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu Panda(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Iron Man(2008)

    Executive Music Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Bee Movie(2007)

    Executive Music Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Simpsons Movie(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Sicko(2007)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • According to Plan: The Making of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Holiday(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Over the Hedge(2006)

    Executive Music Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Da Vinci Code(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Planet Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 11 episodes · Executive Music Producer

  • Curious George(2006)

    Executive Music Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Weather Man(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Blood+ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 50 episodes · Music Producer

  • The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit(2005)

    Music Score Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Island(2005)

    Music Score Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Batman Begins(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Composer

  • Madagascar(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Spanglish(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Shark Tale(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Laura's Star(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Thunderbirds(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • King Arthur(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Shrek 2(2004)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Something's Gotta Give(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Last Samurai(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Matchstick Men(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Tears of the Sun(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey(2002)

    Composer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Ring(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Black Hawk Down(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Invincible(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Riding in Cars with Boys(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Breaking the Silence: The Making of 'Hannibal'(2001)

    Composer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Pearl Harbor(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Shrek(2001)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Hannibal(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Pledge(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • An Everlasting Piece(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Dungeons & Dragons(2000)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • King of the Jungle(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Chicken Run(2000)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Mission: Impossible II(2000)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Gladiator(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Road to El Dorado(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Chill Factor(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Thin Red Line(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Prince of Egypt(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Last Days(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Antz(1998)

    Executive Music Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • As Good as It Gets(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Peacemaker(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Swords (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Sound

  • Smilla's Sense of Snow(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Preacher's Wife(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Whole Wide World(1996)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Fan(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Two Deaths(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Rock(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Twister(1996)

    Music Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Muppet Treasure Island(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Broken Arrow(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Beyond Rangoon(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Something to Talk About(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Nine Months(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Crimson Tide(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Drop Zone(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Lion King(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Renaissance Man(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • I'll Do Anything(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Critic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 23 episodes · Main Title Theme Composer

  • The House of the Spirits(1993)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Cool Runnings(1993)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Younger and Younger(1993)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • True Romance(1993)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Calendar Girl(1993)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Point of No Return(1993)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Sniper(1993)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Toys(1992)

    Composer · Music Arranger

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Spies, Inc. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Composer

  • A League of Their Own(1992)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Power of One(1992)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Radio Flyer(1992)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Where Sleeping Dogs Lie(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • K2(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • To The Moon, Alice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Composer

  • Regarding Henry(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Backdraft(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Thelma & Louise(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • White Fang(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Green Card(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Pacific Heights(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Days of Thunder(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Fools of Fortune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Composer

  • Dark Obsession(1989)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Bird on a Wire(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Chicago Joe and the Showgirl(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Arcadia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Composer

  • Driving Miss Daisy(1989)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Black Rain(1989)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Twister(1989)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Burning Secret(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Rain Man(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Fruit Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Composer

  • First Born (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 3 episodes · Composer

  • Paperhouse(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Nightmare at Noon(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • A World Apart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Composer

  • Taffin(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Nature of the Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Composer

  • Prisoner of Rio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Composer

  • Terminal Exposure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Composer

  • Mann kann ja nie wissen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Father

  • The Wind(1986)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Zero Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Composer

  • Separate Vacations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Composer

  • Castaway(1986)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • My Beautiful Laundrette(1985)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Wild Horses(1985)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Insignificance(1985)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Story of O Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Composer

  • Success Is the Best Revenge(1984)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Eureka(1983)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Superhero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Composer

  • All the Sinners Bleed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 9 episodes · Composer

  • Jealous of the Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 271 titles, 265 of them dated from 1982 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Lion King (2019)

$1.7B worldwide

Highest rated

Interstellar (2014)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Dune: Part Three (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 271: 4 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting1 of 271: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing3 of 271: 2 only producing, 1 with another roleMusic253 of 271: 244 only music, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stOther crew19 of 271: 12 only other crew, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

271 titles, 9 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1980s26 · 1 acting · 25 crew1990s53 · crew2000s62 · crew2010s65 · 1 acting · 64 crew2020s59 · 2 acting · 57 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

2 Oscars, 3 Golden Globes, a BAFTA Award and 7 other major awards from 86 major nominations, 1989–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary/Nonfiction or Reality Program (Original Dramatic Score)
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Score - Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Score
  2. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Score - Motion Picture
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 2 nominations
      • Grammy Award, won · Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Song Written for Visual Media
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Score
  3. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
  4. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
    • +1 other major body · 2 nominations
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
  5. 2022
    • Oscar, won · Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Original Score - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, won · Original Score
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Score
  6. 2020
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
  7. 2019
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
  8. 2018
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Score - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated ×2 · Original Music
    • +2 other major bodies · 4 nominations
      • Grammy Award, nominated ×2 · Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated ×2 · Best Score
Show 23 earlier years
  1. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Score - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Original Music
  2. 2016
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
  3. 2015
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Score - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Original Music
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Score
  4. 2014
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Score - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Score
  5. 2013
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
  6. 2011
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Score - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
    • +2 other major bodies · 3 nominations
      • Grammy Award, nominated ×2 · Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Score
  7. 2010
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Original Score
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Score
  8. 2009
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Score - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Grammy Award, won · Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Composer
  9. 2007
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Score - Motion Picture
    • +2 other major bodies · 3 nominations
      • Grammy Award, nominated ×2 · Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Composer
  10. 2005
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Score - Motion Picture
  11. 2004
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Score - Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Composer
  12. 2003
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Song - Motion Picture
  13. 2002
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Score - Motion Picture
  14. 2001
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Music, Original Score
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Original Score - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Score
  15. 2000
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Soundtrack Album
  16. 1999
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Music, Original Dramatic Score
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Score - Motion Picture
  17. 1998
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score
  18. 1997
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score
  19. 1996
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television
  20. 1995
    • Oscar, won · Best Music, Original Score
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Original Score - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
    • +1 other major body · 2 wins and 1 nomination
      • Grammy Award, won · Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocals
      • Grammy Award, won · Best Musical Album for Children
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television
  21. 1992
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Original Film Score
  22. 1991
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television
  23. 1989
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Music, Original Score

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Hans Zimmer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of the 198 of 200 with a score; across their 158 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 158

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 158

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 158

Midcredits score across 218 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up96
  • 50th to 74th63
  • 25th to 49th40
  • Below 25th19

Shape of the crowd

102 of their 218 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved51
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser102
  • Broadly Agreed22
  • Mixed34

Most divisive · composer

Son of God (2014)

92nd percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Interstellar (2014)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 70/100 in their films, across 138 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Hans Zimmer's work okay for kids?

Across up to 117 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore105 titles23–89 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity117 titles9–56 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity105 titles13–78 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs103 titles9–48 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense105 titles24–82 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Hans Zimmer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hans Zimmer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christopher Nolan shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles