The legendary composer will be back for the last season of Sam Levinson’s teen drama, but you can still catch up with Hans Zimmer’s other iconic works in case you haven’t done it yet.
For some it might have seemed like a news coming from a different universe, but Hans Zimmer is in fact joining Labrinth for the soundtrack of Euphoria’s upcoming season after having just scored Brad Pitt’s hit sports drama F1: The Movie and Denis Villeneuve’s Dune.
Euphoria’s final season 3 is currently slated for a 2026 release, so there’s still time to check out all those movies with Hans Zimmer’s musical touch that you were putting off for way too long.
No worries though — here’s a list of Zimmer’s best scores in some of the best movies out there.
‘Crimson Tide’ (1995)
- On Rotten Tomatoes, Crimson Tide holds scores of 89% and 84% from critics and viewers
- On IMDb, the movie is rated 7.4/10
Directed by Tony Scott, the high-stakes thriller drama wouldn’t be just as tension-inducing without Hans Zimmer’s powerful score.
Starring Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman, the movie follows U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey and Lt. Cmdr. Ron Hunter as they clash over their ship’s next action amidst the nuclear threat.
'Blade Runner 2049' (2017)
- On Rotten Tomatoes, Blade Runner 2049 has a score of 88% from both critics and audiences
- On IMDb, the movie rates 8.0/10
Denis Villeneuve’s sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 Blade Runner, the movie sees Harrison Ford reprising his role as Rick Deckard, a former blade runner who has been missing for several decades before Officer K from the Los Angeles Police Department embarks on a quest to find him.
'The Prince of Egypt' (1998)
- On Rotten Tomatoes, The Prince of Egypt keeps scores of 79% and 90% from critics and viewers
- On IMDb, the movie’s rating is 7.2/10
A frequently ignored animated feature among Hans Zimmer’s movie works, The Prince of Egypt retells the Book of Exodus, following Egyptian Prince Moses who embarks on a mission to bring Jews to freedom.
When Moses’ brother Rameses refuses him to do so, Moses has to find a way to confront the Egyptian army.
‘Sherlock Holmes’ (2009)
- On Rotten Tomatoes, Sherlock Holmes has scores of 70% and 77% from critics and audiences
- On IMDb, the movie is rated 7.5/10
Guy Ritchie’s adventurous adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories gets accompanied by the not less adventurous score provided by Hans Zimmer, making Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson’s quest for Lord Blackwood all the way more compelling to the viewers.
'Dunkirk' (2017)
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- On Rotten Tomatoes, Dunkirk has scores of 92% and 81% from critics and viewers
- On IMDb, the movie rates 7.8/10
Christopher Nolan’s epic war drama is a gripping story based on real events, also featuring Zimmer’s pressure-inducing soundtrack.
Starring Cillian Murphy, Tom Hardy and a bunch of young promising actors, Dunkirk offers different perspectives of the Dunkirk evacuation after Germany invades France in May 1940.
‘Dune’ (2021)
- On Rotten Tomatoes, Dune keeps scores of 83% and 90% from critics and audiences
- On IMDb, the movie’s rating is 8.0/10
One of the most acclaimed sci-fi franchises ever made, Denis Villeneuve’s Dune was proclaimed a definite hit when Zimmer joined the team for writing the score.
Based on Frank Herbert’s epic novel series of the same name, the movie is set in the distant future where Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides and his family become involved in a war for the dangerous and inhospitable planet called Arrakis.
‘Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End’ (2007)
- On Rotten Tomatoes, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End keeps scores of 43% and 72% from critics and viewers
- On IMDb, the movie is rated 7.1/10
Despite not being the one to introduce the franchise’s most iconic musical piece “He’s a Pirate”, the third movie is still memorable for the touching Will and Elizabeth love theme.
With Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom reprising their roles, At World’s End will see the trio embarking on yet another adventure while the pirate’s life hangs by a thread.
'Gladiator' (2000)
- On Rotten Tomatoes, Gladiator holds scores of 80% and 87% from critics and audiences
- On IMDb, the movie rates 8.5/10
Accompanied by Lisa Gerrard’s vocals, Hans Zimmer’s score for Ridley Scott’s epic historical drama is another level of powerful musical pieces made for the fiercest battles out there.
The movie itself stars Russel Crowe Maximus, one of the Roman emperor’s favored generals who is turned into a gladiator when the emperor’s son usurps the power.
'The Lion King' (1994)
- On Rotten Tomatoes, The Lion King has a score of 93% from critics and viewers
- On IMDb, the movie’s rating is 8.5/10
One of Disney's biggest hits to-date was also a pretty traumatic experience due to Zimmer’s score emphasising the growing tension ahead of the movie’s most disheartening plot twist.
The Lion King follows young lion Simba who escapes from his land when his father Mufasa’s wicked brother Scar plans to usurp the power.
'Interstellar' (2014)
- On Rotten Tomatoes, Interstellar holds scores of 73% and 87% from critics and audiences
- On IMDb, the movie is rated 8.7/10
Christopher Nolan’s magnum opus, Interstellar is also the best that Hans Zimmer has offered the public so far, with many memorable musical features like “Cornfield Chase” remaining engraved into millions of fans’ memory.
The movie stars Matthew McConaughey as former NASA pilot Cooper who embarks on a mission to find another planet that would soon become humanity’s new home.
