Life and work
Hans Zimmer is a German film composer. Born: 12 September 1957. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: Germany and United States.
Musician · 1957–
Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer is a German film composer. Born on 12 September 1957, this profile follows Hans Zimmer through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Rock (1996), Pearl Harbor (2001), The Dark Knight — Chicago (2008) and Angels & Demons (2009). The location trail reaches Alcatraz Island, Golden Gate Bridge and Legion of Honor, with existing stories in San Francisco, Chicago, Rome and London. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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The Rock · Alcatraz Island
Hans Zimmer is credited as composer on The Rock. The work’s existing location story leads to Alcatraz Island. Alcatraz Island is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Pearl Harbor · Union Station
Hans Zimmer is credited as composer on Pearl Harbor. The work’s existing location story leads to Union Station. Union Station is documented as a location associated with Pearl Harbor (2001). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
The Dark Knight — Chicago · Lower Wacker Drive
Hans Zimmer is credited as composer on The Dark Knight — Chicago. The work’s existing location story leads to Lower Wacker Drive. Lower Wacker Drive is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
The Dark Knight — Chicago — credits ↗︎The Dark Knight — Chicago — location reference ↗︎
Angels & Demons · Pantheon
Hans Zimmer is credited as composer on Angels & Demons. The work’s existing location story leads to Pantheon. Pantheon is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Angels & Demons — credits ↗︎Angels & Demons — location reference ↗︎
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 21 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Union Station ↗︎
A screen location
Union Station is documented as a location associated with The Dark Knight Rises (2012). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
A screen location
Union Station is documented as a location associated with Pearl Harbor (2001). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
800 N Alameda Street
Open street map ↗︎Colosseum ↗︎
Angels & Demons — Colosseum
Colosseum is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Piazza del Colosseo 1, Roma
Open street map ↗︎Pantheon ↗︎
Angels & Demons — Pantheon
Pantheon is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Piazza della Rotonda, Roma
Open street map ↗︎Piazza Navona ↗︎
Angels & Demons — Piazza Navona
Piazza Navona is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Piazza Navona, Roma
Open street map ↗︎Castel Sant’Angelo ↗︎
Angels & Demons — Castel Sant’Angelo
Castel Sant’Angelo is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Lungotevere Castello 50, Roma
Open street map ↗︎Piazza del Popolo ↗︎
Angels & Demons — Piazza del Popolo
Piazza del Popolo is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Piazza del Popolo, Roma
Open street map ↗︎Legion of Honor ↗︎
The Rock — Legion of Honor
Legion of Honor is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
100 34th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94121
Open street map ↗︎Golden Gate Bridge ↗︎
The Rock — Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA
Open street map ↗︎Transamerica Pyramid ↗︎
The Rock — Transamerica Pyramid
Transamerica Pyramid is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
600 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA 94111
Open street map ↗︎Alcatraz Island ↗︎
The Rock — Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, CA 94133
Open street map ↗︎Union Square ↗︎
The Rock — Union Square
Union Square is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
333 Post St, San Francisco, CA 94108
Open street map ↗︎Daley Plaza ↗︎
The Dark Knight — Chicago — Daley Plaza
Daley Plaza is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
50 W Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
Open street map ↗︎Chicago Union Station ↗︎
The Dark Knight — Chicago — Chicago Union Station
Chicago Union Station is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
225 S Canal St, Chicago, IL 60606
Open street map ↗︎Willis Tower ↗︎
The Dark Knight — Chicago — Willis Tower
Willis Tower is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
233 S Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606
Open street map ↗︎Marina City ↗︎
The Dark Knight — Chicago — Marina City
Marina City is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
300 N State St, Chicago, IL 60654
Open street map ↗︎Lower Wacker Drive ↗︎
The Dark Knight — Chicago — Lower Wacker Drive
Lower Wacker Drive is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Lower Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL
Open street map ↗︎London ↗︎
My Beautiful Laundrette — London
London appears in the sourced production-location record for My Beautiful Laundrette. Wikidata filming-location statement linking My Beautiful Laundrette to London.
Production-location record — London ↗︎Production-location dataset — My Beautiful Laundrette ↗︎
London, London
Open street map ↗︎Stockwell ↗︎
My Beautiful Laundrette — Stockwell
Stockwell appears in the sourced production-location record for My Beautiful Laundrette. Wikidata filming-location statement linking My Beautiful Laundrette to Stockwell.
Production-location record — Stockwell ↗︎Production-location dataset — My Beautiful Laundrette ↗︎
Stockwell, London
Open street map ↗︎Battersea ↗︎
My Beautiful Laundrette — Battersea
Battersea appears in the sourced production-location record for My Beautiful Laundrette. Wikidata filming-location statement linking My Beautiful Laundrette to Battersea.
Production-location record — Battersea ↗︎Production-location dataset — My Beautiful Laundrette ↗︎
Battersea, London
Open street map ↗︎11 Wilcox Road, South Lambeth, Lambeth, London, England, UK ↗︎
My Beautiful Laundrette — 11 Wilcox Road, South Lambeth, Lambeth, London, England, UK
11 Wilcox Road, South Lambeth, Lambeth, London, England, UK appears in the sourced production-location record for My Beautiful Laundrette. Wikidata filming-location statement linking My Beautiful Laundrette to 11 Wilcox Road, South Lambeth, Lambeth, London, England, UK.
Production-location record — 11 Wilcox Road, South Lambeth, Lambeth, London, England, UK ↗︎Production-location dataset — My Beautiful Laundrette ↗︎
11 Wilcox Road, South Lambeth, Lambeth, London, England, UK, London
Open street map ↗︎Queenstown Road railway station ↗︎
My Beautiful Laundrette — Queenstown Road railway station
Queenstown Road railway station appears in the sourced production-location record for My Beautiful Laundrette. Wikidata filming-location statement linking My Beautiful Laundrette to Queenstown Road railway station.
Production-location record — Queenstown Road railway station ↗︎Production-location dataset — My Beautiful Laundrette ↗︎
Queenstown Road railway station, London
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1957-09-12
Born 12 September 1957
Explore a shared connection.
WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
The Rock ↗︎
The Rock
Pearl Harbor
Michael Bay
The Dark Knight — Chicago ↗︎
The Dark Knight — Chicago
Angels & Demons ↗︎
Angels & Demons
The Dark Knight Rises
Christopher Nolan
My Beautiful Laundrette ↗︎
Wikidata production-location record
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.
London ↗︎
From the West End to the streets beyond it: cinema, music and the layers of a changing city.
Rome ↗︎
Cinema, fountains, studios and midnight streets. Follow the city where antiquity and modern image-making share the frame.
San Francisco ↗︎
Suspense on the waterfront, chases on impossible grades and music built in shared rooms.
Chicago ↗︎
Loop canyons, neighbourhood kitchens, record rooms and the streets that taught cinema how to move.
Angels & Demons ↗︎
Follow Angels & Demons through 5 real places in Rome. The thriller turns baroque Rome into a clockwork route of symbols, fountains and fortified passages.
The Rock ↗︎
Follow The Rock through 5 real places in San Francisco. Alcatraz supplies both the fortress and the historical myth for a city-scale action thriller.
My Beautiful Laundrette ↗︎
Follow My Beautiful Laundrette through 5 real London locations recorded by an official city dataset or open production-location source.
The Dark Knight ↗︎
Signal: swing a searchlight across the real Chicago buildings that played Gotham, open the frame to IMAX, flip Dent’s coin between Chicago and the far side.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
Marion Cotillard ↗︎
Marion Cotillard is a French actress and model. Born on 30 September 1975, this profile follows Marion Cotillard through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Midnight in Paris (2011) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012). The location trail reaches Saint-Étienne-du-Mont steps and Union Station. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Mako ↗︎
Mako was a Japanese-American actor. Born on 10 December 1933, this profile follows Mako through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Pearl Harbor (2001). The location trail reaches Union Station. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Morgan Freeman ↗︎
Morgan Freeman is an American actor and producer. Born on 1 June 1937, this profile follows Morgan Freeman through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Se7en (1995), Bruce Almighty (2003), The Dark Knight — Chicago (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012). The location trail reaches Alexandria Hotel, Oviatt Building · Cicada and Lower Wacker Drive, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Nicolas Cage ↗︎
Nicolas Cage is an American actor. Born on 7 January 1964, this profile follows Nicolas Cage through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Valley Girl (1983), The Rock (1996) and Gone in 60 Seconds (2000). The location trail reaches Sherman Oaks Galleria, Van Nuys High School and Will Rogers State Beach, with existing stories in San Francisco. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Gary Oldman ↗︎
Gary Oldman is a British actor and filmmaker. Born on 21 March 1958, this profile follows Gary Oldman through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Dark Knight — Chicago (2008), The Dark Knight Rises (2012) and Mank (2020). The location trail reaches Lower Wacker Drive, Daley Plaza and Willis Tower, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Ben Affleck ↗︎
Ben Affleck is an American film actor, director and screenwriter. Born on 15 August 1972, this profile follows Ben Affleck through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Pearl Harbor (2001) and Gone Girl (2014). The location trail reaches Union Station and Hawthorne Plaza. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.