Hans Florian Zimmer born September 12th 1957 is a German composer and record producer Since the 1980s he has composed music for over 150 films His works include The Lion King for which he won Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1994 the Pirates of the Caribbean series The Thin Red Line Gladiator The Last Samurai The Dark Knight Trilogy Inception and Interstellar 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 studios and works with other composers through the company that he founded Remote Control Productions Zimmers works are notable for integrating electronic music sounds with traditional orchestral arrangements He has received fourGrammy Awards three Classical BRIT Awards two Golden Globes and an Academy Award He was also named on the list of Top 100 Living Geniuses published by The Daily Telegraph
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