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Hans Florian Zimmer was born on september 12, 1957. He is a German music producer for over a 100 famous movies.
He is well known for the soundtracks of the following movies: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 which he founded, Remote Control Productions.[1]His works are notable for integrating electronic music sounds with traditional orchestralarrangements. He has received four Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes, a Classical BRIT Award, and an Academy Award. Zimmer also has been ranked Number 72 on the list of the "Top 100 living geniuses", published by The Daily Telegraph. (Wikipedia)
Gladiators
Black Hawk Down
Rain Man
The last emperor
Pearl Harbor
The last Samurai
Tears of the Sun
Spanglish
and many other movies
His Awards:
Academy Awards
- 1989: Rain Man
- 1994: The Lion King
- 1997: The Preacher's Wife
- 1998: As Good As It Gets
- 1999: The Prince of Egypt
- 1999: The Thin Red Line
- 2001: Gladiator
- 2010: Sherlock Holmes
Golden Globe Awards
- 1995: The Lion King
- 1999: The Prince of Egypt
- 2001: Gladiator
- 2002: Pearl Harbor
- 2003: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (nominated for best song)
- 2004: The Last Samurai
- 2005: Spanglish
- 2007: The Da Vinci Code
- 2009: Frost/Nixon
Satellite Awards
- 1999: The Thin Red Line
- 2001: Gladiator
- 2002: Hannibal
- 2004: The Last Samurai
- 2007: The Da Vinci Code
Grammy Awards
- 1991: Driving Miss Daisy - For the end titles.
- 1995: The Lion King
- 1996: Crimson Tide
- 2001: Gladiator - Shared with Lisa Gerrard
- 2007: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
- 2007: The Da Vinci Code
- 2009: The Dark Knight - Shared with James Newton Howard
Saturn Awards
- 1993: Toys - Shared with Trevor Horn
- 1996: Crimson Tide
- 1997: The Rock - Shared with Harry Gregson-Williams and Nick Glennie-Smith
- 1999: The Prince of Egypt
- 2001: The Road to El Dorado - Shared with John Powell
- 2001: Gladiator - Shared with Lisa Gerrard
- 2006: Batman Begins - Shared with James Newton Howard
- 2009: The Dark Knight - Shared with James Newton Howard
- 2010: Sherlock Holmes
BAFTAS
- 1992: Thelma & Louise
- 1995: The Lion King
- 2001: Gladiator - Shared with Lisa Gerrard
- 2009: The Dark Knight - Shared with James Newton Howard
Tonys
Emmys
- 2010: The Pacific (Outstanding Music Composition For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special)[28]
Annies
- 2008: Kung Fu Panda (Music in an Animated Feature Production)
- 2008: Secrets of the Furious Five (Music in an Animated Television Production or Short Form )