Klaus Badelt

The German composer Klaus Badelt (b. 1967) is best known for composing film scores. In 1998, Oscar-winning film composer Hans Zimmer invited Badelt to work at Media Ventures (Remote Control Productions today) in Santa Monica, California. Since then, Badelt has been working on a number of his own film and television projects. Collaborating with Zimmer, he has contributed to the scores for Gladiator, The Thin Red Line and The Prince of Egypt. He has also written music for many well-known directors including Ridley Scott, Terrence Mallick, John Woo, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Tom Cruise, Sean Penn, Gore Verbinski, and Steven Spielberg. Badelt has also collaborated with Zimmer on other successful titles, such as Pirates of the Caribbean, The Pledge, Hannibal and Pearl Harbor.