Editing Hans Zimmer (section)

=== 2012–present ===
Zimmer co-composed the music for the television series ''[[The Bible (TV series)|The Bible]]'', which was broadcast in March 2013, with [[Lorne Balfe]] and [[Lisa Gerrard]], and the score for ''[[12 Years a Slave (film)|12 Years a Slave]]'', which won the [[86th Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for Best Picture in March 2014. Zimmer composed the ''Tomorrowland Hymn'' for the [[Tomorrowland (festival)|Tomorrowland]] festival to celebrate its tenth anniversary in July 2014.<ref name="tomorrowland">{{cite web
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Zimmer composed the music for the 2014 film ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man 2]]'' alongside "The Magnificent Six", which consisted of [[Pharrell Williams]], [[Johnny Marr]], [[Michael Einziger]], [[Tom Holkenborg|Junkie XL]], Andrew Kawczynski, and Steve Mazzaro.<ref name="amazing_spider_man">{{cite web
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| title = Pharrell, composer Hans Zimmer collaborate on 'Amazing Spider-Man 2' opera
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| date = 3 April 2014
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| title = How Pharrell Helped Marc Webb Give Jamie Foxx a Killer Spider-Man 2 Theme Song
| magazine = Vanity Fair
| date = 2 May 2014
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Zimmer composed the music for Christopher Nolan's 2014 film ''[[Interstellar (film)|Interstellar]]'', which earned him another Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Gallo|first1=Phil|title=Oscars 2015: Predicting the Best Original Score Category|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/oscars/6480140/oscars-2015-best-original-score-predictions|magazine=Billboard|access-date=31 March 2016|archive-date=4 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404012659/http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/oscars/6480140/oscars-2015-best-original-score-predictions|url-status=live}}</ref> He partnered with Junkie XL to compose the music for the 2016 film ''[[Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice]]''. In an interview with BBC News in March 2016, Zimmer said that he was retiring from composing the music for [[superhero films]], saying of ''Batman v Superman'': "This one was very hard for me to do, to try to find new language".<ref>{{cite news
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Zimmer composed the main theme for the 2016 BBC nature documentary ''[[Planet Earth II]]'', presented by [[David Attenborough]]. He later composed the score for the 2017 BBC nature documentary ''[[Blue Planet II]]'' alongside Jacob Shea and David Fleming, also presented by David Attenborough.<ref name="planet_earth_2">{{cite web | url = http://filmmusicreporter.com/2016/10/26/planet-earth-ii-soundtrack-details/ | title = 'Planet Earth II' Soundtrack Details | access-date = 13 November 2016 | archive-date = 13 August 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180813111438/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2016/10/26/planet-earth-ii-soundtrack-details/ | url-status = live}}</ref><ref name="blue_planet_2">{{cite web | url=http://www.hans-zimmer.com/index.php?rub=disco&id=1602 | title='Blue Planet II' Soundtrack| access-date = 8 April 2020}}</ref> In an interview with [[Kirsty Wark]] on BBC Radio, Zimmer said in October 2022: "I think the only work that I've done that's worth anything is working for Sir David Attenborough on those programmes, because it's the only thing that actually means something to this world and ultimately might have an impact on how we approach this world."<ref>{{cite news |title=The World At One |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001cq7t |access-date=8 October 2022 |publisher=BBC}}</ref>

Zimmer composed the main theme for the 2016 [[Netflix]] production ''[[The Crown (TV series)|The Crown]]''.<ref name="The Crown">{{cite web | url = http://www.hans-zimmer.com/index.php?rub=disco&id=1530 | title = The Crown Soundtrack Details | access-date = 15 December 2016 | archive-date = 20 December 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161220165227/http://www.hans-zimmer.com/index.php?rub=disco&id=1530 | url-status = live}}</ref> Also in 2016 Zimmer released an online course teaching the basics of film scoring.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/hans-zimmer-film-scoring-online-course-1201922004/|title=Hans Zimmer Launches Online Course in Film Scoring|date=18 November 2016|work=Variety|access-date=22 February 2018|archive-date=6 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306053720/http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/hans-zimmer-film-scoring-online-course-1201922004/|url-status=live}}</ref> He next composed the score for Christopher Nolan's 2017 film ''[[Dunkirk (2017 film)|Dunkirk]]'', basing part of the score on a recording of a ticking watch that he had been given by Nolan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://businessinsider.com/christopher-nolan-dunkirk-interview-2017-7|title=Christopher Nolan explains the biggest challenges in making his latest movie 'Dunkirk' into an 'intimate epic'|first=Jason|last=Guerrasio|date=11 July 2017|website=[[Business Insider]]|archive-date=12 July 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170712105412/http://www.businessinsider.com/christopher-nolan-dunkirk-interview-2017-7|url-status=live}}</ref> Zimmer also worked on the score for [[Denis Villeneuve]]'s ''[[Blade Runner 2049]]''. Hans Zimmer and co-composer [[Benjamin Wallfisch]] took over scoring duties after [[Jóhann Jóhannsson]] left the project.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/07/hans-zimmer-composing-blade-runner-2049-report-1201861912/|title=Hans Zimmer Taking Over as Composer for 'Blade Runner 2049' — Report {{!}} IndieWire|last=Dry|first=Jude|website=www.indiewire.com|date=31 July 2017|access-date=17 October 2017}}</ref>

In 2018, Zimmer composed the score for the new [[FIFA Anthem]], called "Living Football" in reference to the new motto of FIFA,<ref>{{cite web |title=FIFA's new claim: "Living Football" – FIFA.com |url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/who-we-are/videos/fifa-s-new-claim-living-football |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822054721/https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/who-we-are/videos/fifa-s-new-claim-living-football |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 August 2019 |website=www.fifa.com}}</ref> "Living Football" was also used as television intro theme for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]] in Russia.<ref name="FIFA">{{cite web|url= https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/videos/y=2018/m=6/video=2018-fifa-world-cup-russiatm-official-tv-opening.html/|title= 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – Official TV Opening|date= 1 June 2018|access-date= 2 June 2018|archive-date= 5 June 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180605131829/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/videos/y=2018/m=6/video=2018-fifa-world-cup-russiatm-official-tv-opening.html|url-status= dead}}</ref> Also in 2018, Zimmer remixed the [[UEFA Champions League Anthem]] with rapper [[Vince Staples]] for EA Sports' [[FIFA (video game series)|''FIFA'']] video game ''[[FIFA 19]]'', with it also featuring in the game's reveal trailer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Behind the Music: Champions League Anthem Remix with Hans Zimmer|url=https://www.easports.com/fifa/news/2018/hans-zimmer-champions-league-remix|publisher=[[Electronic Arts]]|date=12 June 2018|access-date=20 July 2018|archive-date=30 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030134335/https://www.easports.com/fifa/news/2018/hans-zimmer-champions-league-remix|url-status=live}}</ref> Zimmer composed the score for ''[[Dark Phoenix (film)|Dark Phoenix]]'', directed by [[Simon Kinberg]], contrary to his 2016 statements of not scoring another superhero film following his experience working on ''Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/30/hans-zimmer-retiring-superhero-films/|title=Hans Zimmer retiring from scoring superhero films after Batman v Superman|last=Towers|first=Andrea|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=30 March 2016|access-date=25 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126185557/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/30/hans-zimmer-retiring-superhero-films/|archive-date=26 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, he scored the [[The Lion King (2019 film)|photorealistic animated remake]] of Disney's ''[[The Lion King]]'', directed by [[Jon Favreau]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://screenrant.com/disney-lion-king-hans-zimmer-composer/ | title=Hans Zimmer Set to Score Disney's Live-Action The Lion King | first=Cooper | last=Hood | date=1 November 2017 | website=[[Screen Rant]] | access-date=3 February 2018 | archive-date=7 January 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107080821/https://screenrant.com/disney-lion-king-hans-zimmer-composer/ | url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2018, Zimmer was announced as the composer for ''[[Wonder Woman 1984]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hans Zimmer to Score Patty Jenkins' ''Wonder Woman 1984''|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2018/08/22/hans-zimmer-to-score-patty-jenkins-wonder-woman-1984/|work=Film Music Reporter|access-date=2 January 2019|archive-date=2 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002023825/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2018/08/22/hans-zimmer-to-score-patty-jenkins-wonder-woman-1984/|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2019, it was announced that Zimmer would be scoring [[Denis Villeneuve]]'s ''[[Dune (2021 film)|Dune]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hans Zimmer to Score Denis Villeneuve's ''Dune'' {{!}} Film Music Reporter |url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2019/03/18/hans-zimmer-to-score-denis-villeneuves-dune/ |access-date=1 July 2019 |date=18 March 2019 |archive-date=30 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630010509/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2019/03/18/hans-zimmer-to-score-denis-villeneuves-dune/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2019, Zimmer was hired to create sounds for [[BMW M|BMW]]'s concept vehicle, the [[BMW M1#Vision M Next concept|Vision M Next]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hans Zimmer designed the sound for BMW's futuristic concept car|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/29/19914287/bmw-hans-zimmer-design-bmw-vision-m-next-sound-profile-blade-runner-cyberpunk-3d-print|website=[[The Verge]]|last=Liptak|first=Andrew|access-date=26 July 2019|date=29 June 2019|archive-date=27 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727023908/https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/29/19914287/bmw-hans-zimmer-design-bmw-vision-m-next-sound-profile-blade-runner-cyberpunk-3d-print|url-status=live}}</ref> He produced and composed [[Electric vehicle warning sounds|warning sounds]] for the electric car line. These sounds are both for those on the interior and on the exterior, and could help warn pedestrians that an electric car is approaching.<ref name="Nast 2020">{{cite magazine |last=Berk |first=Brett |publisher=Condé Nast |title=BMW's i4 Electric Concept Comes With a Hans Zimmer Score |magazine=WIRED |date=28 March 2020 |url=https://www.wired.com/story/bmw-i4-electric-score-hans-zimmer/ |access-date=5 December 2022}}</ref><ref name="BMW.com 2022">{{cite web |last=Löblein |first=Markus |title=This is how BMW composes the sound of e-mobility |website=BMW.com |date=5 January 2022 |url=https://www.bmw.com/en/magazine/innovation/hans-zimmer-individual-drive-sounds-as-identity-for-electric-vehicles.html |access-date=5 December 2022}}</ref>

[[File:Hans Zimmer in 2022.jpg|thumb|Zimmer and the [[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]] at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London in October 2022 during ''The Sound of 007 in Concert'']]
On 6 January 2020, took over as composer for the ''[[James Bond]]'' film ''[[No Time to Die]]'' after previous composer [[Dan Romer]] left the project.<ref>{{cite web|title='No Time to Die': Hans Zimmer Takes Over as Composer on Bond Movie (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/hans-zimmer-james-bond-composer-no-time-to-die-1203458908/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|last=Burlingame|first=Jon|access-date=7 January 2020|date=6 January 2020|archive-date=13 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113231624/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/hans-zimmer-james-bond-composer-no-time-to-die-1203458908/|url-status=live}}</ref> Speaking on scoring for ''No Time to Die'', Zimmer told ''[[The Hindu]]'', "Having done the three ''Batman'' movies—which are three movies to you but are 12 years of my life to me—I really understand where [[Daniel Craig|Daniel [Craig]]] was with this; he dedicated 16 years of his life to Bond... I wanted to not only do a good score but dig a little deeper and honour the man, the work and all the people who've been working on this for so long".<ref>{{cite news |last=Bhavani |first=Divya-Kala |date=21 October 2021 |title=Composer Hans Zimmer on the musical worlds of 'Dune' and 'No Time To Die' |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/interview-composer-hans-zimmer-2021-on-unusual-musical-worlds-in-dune-james-bond-no-time-to-die/article37084715.ece}}</ref>

On 26 February 2020, [[Major League Soccer]] released an anthem for its [[2020 Major League Soccer season|25th season]], which was composed by Zimmer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/02/26/watch-mls-releases-new-anthem-25th-season-composed-hans-zimmer|title=Watch: MLS releases new anthem for 25th season, composed by Hans Zimmer|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226213504/https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/02/26/watch-mls-releases-new-anthem-25th-season-composed-hans-zimmer|archive-date=26 February 2020}}</ref> In March 2020, Zimmer composed the score for ''[[Hillbilly Elegy (film)|Hillbilly Elegy]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2020/03/10/hans-zimmer-to-reteam-with-ron-howard-on-hillbilly-elegy/|title=Hans Zimmer to Reteam with Ron Howard on Hillbilly Elegy|website=FilmMusicReporter|date=10 March 2020|access-date=11 March 2020|archive-date=11 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611221251/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2020/03/10/hans-zimmer-to-reteam-with-ron-howard-on-hillbilly-elegy/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2022, he collaborated with [[Camila Cabello]] on the song "Take Me Back Home" for the documentary series ''[[Frozen Planet II]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Camila Cabello and Hans Zimmer collaborate on new song for Frozen Planet II |url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/bbcstudios/2022/camila-cabello-and-hans-zimmer-collaborate-on-new-song-for-frozen-planet-II/ |access-date=28 September 2022 |date=22 August 2022|website=BBC}}</ref> Zimmer worked on the 2022 film ''[[Top Gun: Maverick]]'', contributing to the main title credits and other tracks.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Tangcay |first1=Jon Burlingame,Jazz |last2=Burlingame |first2=Jon |last3=Tangcay |first3=Jazz |date=26 May 2022 |title=Inside the Messy Music of 'Top Gun: Maverick': Lady Gaga Gets First Scoring Credit, but Song Selection Goes Sideways |url=https://variety.com/2022/artisans/news/top-gun-maverick-music-lady-gaga-score-soundtrack-1235278544/ |access-date=15 February 2024 |website=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=11 August 2023 |title=Composer Hans Zimmer Sat On His Secretlab Batman Chair To Score 'Dune' And 'Top Gun: Maverick' |url=https://geekculture.co/hans-zimmer-secretlab/ |access-date=15 February 2024 |website=Geek Culture}}</ref>

Zimmer composed the score for the film ''[[Dune (2021 film)|Dune]]'' (2021), which earned him his second [[Academy Award for Best Original Score]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Desowitz|first=Bill|date=20 October 2021|title='Dune': How Composer Hans Zimmer Invented a Retro-Future Musical Sound for the Arrakis Desert Planet|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/10/dune-hans-zimmer-score-1234673017/|access-date=14 February 2022|website=IndieWire}}</ref>  The [[Music of Dune (2021 film)|film's music]] was released in several different volumes. He composed the score for the [[Dune: Part Two|sequel]], released in 2024. {{As of|2024}}, Zimmer has begun writing music for a potential third ''Dune'' film while Villeneuve has started on the film's script.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Zee |first1=Jazz Tangcay,Michaela |last2=Tangcay |first2=Jazz |last3=Zee |first3=Michaela |date=29 February 2024 |title='Dune 2': Hans Zimmer Talks Composing Paul and Chani's Love Theme, Co-Writing Gurney's Song With Josh Brolin and Prepping for 'Messiah' |url=https://variety.com/2024/artisans/news/dune-2-hans-zimmer-paul-chani-love-theme-gurneys-song-1235924690/ |access-date=1 March 2024 |website=Variety|archive-date=1 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301015527/https://variety.com/2024/artisans/news/dune-2-hans-zimmer-paul-chani-love-theme-gurneys-song-1235924690/ |url-status=live }}</ref> During the [[2024 Austrian Grand Prix]], Zimmer announced he will be scoring ''[[F1 (film)|F1]]'', a film starring [[Brad Pitt]] and directed by [[Joseph Kosinski]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Lindén|first=Christoffer |title=Hans Zimmer to score upcoming F1 film |url=https://x.com/F1Christoffer/status/1807108723443126437 |website=X, formerly Twitter |date=5 July 2024 |access-date=5 July 2024}}</ref>