---
name: "Johnny Klimek"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/johnny-klimek"
fi1m_id: "johnny-klimek"
imdb_id: "nm0459517"
tmdb_id: 1075
wikidata_id: "Q1702351"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "18 August 1962"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-03T02:26:29.532214+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Johnny Klimek

## Identity

Johnny Klimek

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/johnny-klimek
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** johnny-klimek
- **IMDb ID:** nm0459517
- **TMDB ID:** 1075
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1702351
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Klimek, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1702351, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0459517/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1075

Composer. Born 18 August 1962 in Melbourne, Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 18 August 1962, Melbourne, Australia
- **Active:** 1998–present
- **Also known as:** Джонни Клаймек, Johny Klimek
- **Frequently works with:** [Stefan Arndt](https://film.one/person/stefan-arndt.md), [Tom Tykwer](https://film.one/person/tom-tykwer.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 82 (1), 2000s 91 (1), 2010s 63 (2), 2020s 65 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 67 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Crime 3, Action 2, Adventure 2, Mystery 2, Thriller 2
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $166m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Klimek, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1702351, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0459517/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1075

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Babylon Berlin*](https://film.one/tv/babylon-berlin.md) (82), [*Jungle*](https://film.one/film/jungle.md) (44)
- **HBO Max:** [*Deadwood*](https://film.one/tv/deadwood.md) (91)
- **Disney+:** [*Run Lola Run*](https://film.one/film/run-lola-run.md) (82)
- **Netflix:** [*Boy Swallows Universe*](https://film.one/tv/boy-swallows-universe.md) (64)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Johnny Klimek is an Australian composer, musician and record producer. Born in Melbourne in 1962, he began his career in the Berlin electronica scene before moving into film and television scoring.

He has frequently collaborated with Reinhold Heil and director Tom Tykwer. Their joint scores include *Run Lola Run* (1998), *Perfume: The Story of a Murderer* (2006) and *Cloud Atlas* (2012), the last of which earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Score. Klimek and Heil scored the HBO series *Deadwood* (2004–2006) and its 2019 film sequel, as well as *Without a Trace*, *Sense8* and *Babylon Berlin*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, allmusic.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Boy Swallows Universe* (2024), Fi1m 64, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/tv/boy-swallows-universe.md)
- *The Matrix Resurrections* (2021), Fi1m 66, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-matrix-resurrections.md)
- *Babylon Berlin* (2017), Fi1m 82, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/tv/babylon-berlin.md)
- *Jungle* (2017), Fi1m 44, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/jungle.md)
- *Deadwood* (2004), Fi1m 91, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/deadwood.md)
- *Run Lola Run* (1998), Fi1m 82, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/run-lola-run.md)

## Complete filmography (54)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Kick On* (2026), Original Music Composer
- *Trust Me* (2025), Music Supervisor
- *The Light* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *Territory* (2024), series, Original Music Composer
- *Boy Swallows Universe* (2024), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/boy-swallows-universe.md)
- *Weekend Rebels* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *Leopard Skin* (2022), series, Original Music Composer
- *Kleo* (2022), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Matrix Resurrections* (2021), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-matrix-resurrections.md)
- *Messiah* (2020), series, Original Music Composer
- *Jett* (2019), series, Original Music Composer
- *Deadwood: The Movie* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *Breaking In* (2018), Music
- *This Crazy Heart* (2017), Original Music Composer, Music
- *Babylon Berlin* (2017), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/babylon-berlin.md)
- *Jungle* (2017), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 44, [page](https://film.one/film/jungle.md)
- *Lord of Shanghai* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *The Darkness* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *A Hologram for the King* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *Kill Me Three Times* (2015), Music
- *I, Frankenstein* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Wolf Creek 2* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Cloud Atlas* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Killer Elite* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Day 6* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Seeking Happiness* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Locke & Key* (2011), Music
- *Three* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *Tomorrow, When the War Began* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *The Devil's Kickers* (2010), Music
- *The International* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Blackout* (2008), Music
- *One Missed Call* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Anamorph* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *John from Cincinnati* (2007), series, Original Music Composer
- *Blood and Chocolate* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Perfume: The Story of a Murderer* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Paris Je T'aime* (2006), Music
- *The Cave* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Land of the Dead* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Sophie Scholl: The Final Days* (2005), Music
- *Deadwood* (2004), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/deadwood.md)
- *True* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *Iron Jawed Angels* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *Bang Bang You're Dead* (2003), Music
- *Swimming Upstream* (2003), Music
- *One Hour Photo* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie* (2002), Music
- *Tangled* (2001), Music
- *The Princess and the Warrior* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Ants in the Pants* (2000), Music
- *Run Lola Run* (1998), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/run-lola-run.md)
- *Winter Sleepers* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *Die Finsternis und ihr Eigentum* (1993), Music

## Gallery

- ![Johnny Klimek](https://film.one/media/person/61270/gallery-203cff3261ad.jpg) Johnny Klimek — V1TA.rec, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Johnny_Klimek_Profile_Pic.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2018 - Tom Tykwer und Johnny Klimek (beste Musik)](https://film.one/media/person/61270/gallery-316204775250.jpg) Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2018 - Tom Tykwer und Johnny Klimek (beste Musik) — Superbass, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/2018-01-26-DFP_2018-7827.jpg/1280px-2018-01-26-DFP_2018-7827.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Alexander Berner, Johnny Klimek, Pierre-Yves Gayraud, Liv Lisa Fries, Uli Hanisch, Achim von Borries, Henk Handloegten, Antje Zynga, Peter Kurth (Babylon Berlin (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/61270/gallery-fb735802670b.jpg) Alexander Berner, Johnny Klimek, Pierre-Yves Gayraud, Liv Lisa Fries, Uli Hanisch, Achim von Borries, Henk Handloegten, Antje Zynga, Peter Kurth (Babylon Berlin (2018) — 9EkieraM1, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/AV0A3104_Alexander_Berner%2C_Johnny_Klimek%2C_Pierre-Yves_Gayraud%2C_Liv_Lisa_Fries%2C_Uli_Hanisch%2C_Achim_von_Borries%2C_Henk_Handloegten%2C_Antje_Zynga%2C_Peter_Kurth_%28Babylon_Berlin%29.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Johnny Klimek mit Ehefrau beim Grimme-Preis 2018, am 13.04.2018 in Marl.](https://film.one/media/person/61270/gallery-7bf4ece238e5.jpg) Johnny Klimek mit Ehefrau beim Grimme-Preis 2018, am 13.04.2018 in Marl. — 9EkieraM1, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/AV0A3318_Johnny_Klimek_mit_Ehefrau.jpg/1280px-AV0A3318_Johnny_Klimek_mit_Ehefrau.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Johnny Klimek.](https://film.one/media/person/61270/gallery-c3d1d70ae334.jpg) Johnny Klimek. — Ghostrider51 (talk) (Uploads), CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Johnny_Klimek.jpg/1280px-Johnny_Klimek.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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