Autographed photo by film composer Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer is a German film composer, famous for his music for films and computer games. He is widely known for his compositions, which directors successfully use in action films and thrillers. Two-time Oscar winner, three-time Golden Globe Award winner, four-time Grammy Award winner.

The incorporation of unusual instruments or mechanical sounds into the sound fabric of films has become Zimmer's calling card. So, in "The Thin Red Line" by Terence Malik and "Dunkirk" by Christopher Nolan, the clock ticks, in "Gladiator" by Ridley Scott there is an Armenian duduk, and in "The Dark Knight", to emphasize anxiety with music, the composer played the piano strings with a razor.

Zimmer's pupil and successor is considered to be the famous German composer with Iranian roots Ramin Javadi. The musician assisted Hans in creating the soundtracks for the films "Batman: The Beginning" and "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl", and then independently wrote the score of the series "Game of Thrones".