<Tr> <Th> Labels </Th> <Td> Remote Control Productions </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> hanszimmer.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Hans Florian Zimmer (German: (ˈhans ˈfloːʁi̯aːn ˈtsɪmɐ) (listen); born 12 September 1957) is a German film score 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 the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1995, the Pirates of the Caribbean series, The Thin Red Line, Gladiator, The Last Samurai, The Dark Knight Trilogy, Inception, Interstellar, Dunkirk, and Blade Runner 2049 . </P> <P> 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, 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 . </P>

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