Hans Glorian Zimmer or Hans Zimmerman Biography

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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.  

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)

He is well known for the soundtracks of the following movies:
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

• 1998: The Lion King (musical) (Tony Award for Best Original Score)

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 )