Hans Florian Zimmer was born in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany.

Film composer Hans Zimmer known for his work in more than 150 films, including
the Lion King (1994). He’s also known for having a lengthy collaboration with
filmmaker Christopher Nolan, working on Inception and The Dark Knight trilogy
beginning in 2005. He was in the New Wave Band The Buggles during the latter
part of the 1970s and appeared in their music video "Video Killed the Radio Star"
from 1979.