Hans Zimmer (b. 1957) is a composer for film and television. He has composed scores for over a hundred films during his career, including the Oscar winning score for The Lion King and the score for Mission Impossible II. Zimmer scored Muppet Treasure Island.
More recently, he has composed the music to the sequels for Pirates of the Caribbean, the film version of The da Vinci Code and the German animated film Lauras Stern (Laura's Star.) Upcoming projects include The Simpsons Movie and The Dark Knight.