Ramin Djawadi is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on July 19, 1974 in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is best known for his music for popular television series like Iron Man and Game of Thrones. This Grammy-nominated composer also worked with video games such as Medal of Honor or Shift 2: Unleashed.
He was mentored early in his career by the well-known German cinematic composer Early in his career, he was mentored by the renowned German cinematic composer Hans Zimmer..
After graduating from Berklee College of Music in 1998, Djawadi garnered the attention of Hans Zimmer, who recruited him to Remote Control Productions. Djawadi moved to Los Angeles and worked as an assistant to Klaus Badelt. From there on he made additional music and arrangements for Badelt and Zimmer movies, such as Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, The Time Machine, and the Academy Award-nominated film Something’s Gotta Give. He also co-composed the music for System Shock 2 (1999). In 2003, he and Badelt composed the score of Beat the Drum.
In 2004, Djawadi went out on his own with Blade: Trinity, collaborating with RZA for director David S. Goyer. This was the beginning of his relationship with Goyer for both film and television. The following year Djawadi continued making additional music for Zimmer in movies such as Batman Begins and The Island, which was his last time working in the background of another composer. The same year, he also composed the Emmy-nominated main title themes and scores for Prison Break and the related show Breakout Kings.
As the son of an Iranian father and a German mother, he grew up in Duisburg.
