Hans Zimmer is a German film composer and music producer. Since the 1980s, he has composed music for over 150 films, with notable works including The Lion King, 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.