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Hans Florian Zimmer (born 12 September 1957) is a German film score composer and music producer. He has won two Oscars, four Grammys, and has been nominated for three Emmys and a Tony. Zimmer was also named on the list of Top 100 Living Geniuses, published by The Daily Telegraph in 2007. His works are notable for integrating electronic music sounds with traditional orchestral arrangements. Since the 1980s, Zimmer has composed music for over 150 films. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Original Score for The Lion King (1994) and for Dune (2021). His works include Gladiator, The Last Samurai, the Pirates of the Caribbean series, The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, Man of Steel, Interstellar, Dunkirk, No Time to Die, and the Dune series. 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 Pictures and DreamWorks Animation 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. Zimmer has collaborated on multiple projects with directors including Christopher Nolan, Ridley Scott, Ron Howard, Gore Verbinski, Michael Bay, Guy Ritchie, Denis Villeneuve, and Tony Scott. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hans Zimmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Smash: Dark Moon is a 2026 superhero film based on the Super Smash Bros. video games published by Nintendo Entertainment. Produced by Legendary Pictures and RatPac-Dune Entertainment and named after Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, it is the second installment in the Smash Brothers trilogy. Directed by Joseph Kosinski from a screenplay by Kosinski and Jerry Bruckheimer, the film features an ensemble cast including Sophia Lillis, Bradley Cooper, Jonah Hill, James McAvoy, Vin Diesel, Daniel Kaluuya, Margot Robbie, Hailee Steinfeld, Mackenzie Foy, Danny DeVito, Amanda Seyfried, Jack Black, Bill Nighy, and Russell Crowe. In the film, Meggy Spletzer must lead the Smash Brothers against the evil King Boo, Luigi's arch nemesis, after he destroys the Dark Moon, an ancient crystal in the galaxy that allows many ghosts to be sane. Smash: Dark Moon was released in theaters on February 28th, 2026; the film received praise for Lillis and Nighy's performances, visual effects, action sequences, score, dark tone and emotional weight. It grossed over $1.23 billion worldwide against a budget of $291 million, becoming the second highest-grossing film of 2026. A sequel is in development.
