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Hans Florian Zimmer

Aliases: Hans Zimmer
Biography
Hans Florian Zimmer (born September 12, 1957) is a German film composer and music producer.

For nearly three decades Zimmer has composed music for over 100 films including some critically acclaimed film scores, such as The Lion King, Gladiator, and The Dark Knight. Some of his recent compositions for motion pictures are Sherlock Holmes (2009), Inception (2010), Megamind (2010), Rango (2011), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), and Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011).
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.

For 'Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl' he produced a song together with Klaus Badelt called 'He's A Pirate', which has been remixed by Tiësto.