The Music of Hans Zimmer - Film Music, Orchestra & Light Show

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Orchestra, choir, and soloists bring Hans Zimmer's film music live to the stage. Soundtracks from films like Gladiator, Inception, or The Lion King meet a light show and projections. - A Celebration of Film Music: The sound worlds of Hans Zimmer in a grand performance with orchestra, choir, soloists / including music from Pirates of the Caribbean, The Lion King, Mission Impossible, Batman, Dark Knight, Inception, Interstellar, Dunkirk, Superman, GladiatorBerlin / Los Angeles – With fanfares into the film music concert: the magnificent symphonic sound worlds of Hans Zimmer can be experienced for the first time in your city in a unique concert. Probably no composer has shaped the world of film as much with his overwhelming compositions as the Oscar, Globe, and Emmy winner. Visitors can expect a special musical evening in a grand performance with orchestra, choir, soloists, and a light show.German-born Hans Zimmer became famous with "Rain Man" and has since helped numerous Hollywood mega-hits achieve success and dramatic-emotional impact, including "Mission Impossible II," "Gladiator," "Pirates of the Caribbean," as well as "Interstellar" and "Batman." For the film score to Christopher Nolan's "Dunkirk," Hans Zimmer received his eleventh Oscar nomination in 2018.The audience will also learn interesting background stories, such as how Hans Zimmer completely changed the beginning of Gladiator with Ridley Scott and smuggled a message against apartheid into the lyrics of The Lion King in the local language, telling the big Disney corporation it was about butterflies..."The Music of Hans Zimmer & More – A Celebration of Filmmusic" is presented by the Hollywood Philharmonic Orchestra, a choir, and international soloists, with an impressive light show, projections, and selected film clips. "The Music of Hans Zimmer & More – A Celebration of Filmmusic" is an unforgettable audiovisual concert event.Excerpt from the program:The Lion KingPirates of the CaribbeanGladiatorInterstellarBatmanDunkirkInceptionMission Impossible II*Subject to changePress reviews of choir and orchestra:"Successful event, delighted audience!" Neue Presse"...Fascinating how the spark then jumps at this concert..." Leipziger Volkszeitung"The numbers with choir and large orchestra were impressive..." Weser Kurier/Bremer NachrichtenOrchestra and ChoirThe Hollywood Philharmonic Orchestra cooperates in Europe with the State Academic Symphony Orchestra and the Choir of the Republic of Belarus. This ensemble captivates audiences throughout Europe with "its unleashed joy of making music." For several years, the ensemble has also successfully performed in the most famous opera houses and concert halls in Germany, such as the Alte Oper Frankfurt, the Gewandhaus Leipzig, the Philharmonie München, the Philharmonie Berlin, and the Musikhalle Hamburg.The State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Belarus was founded in 1927 as one of the oldest institutions of the Soviet Union. The "Belarusian State Philharmonic Society" was established ten years later, to which the orchestra now belongs. The Symphony Orchestra has always been one of the leading orchestras in Russia. Some of the most sought-after soloists of the twentieth century were always happy to accept the invitation of this Symphony Orchestra, such as David Oistrach, Yehudi Menuhin, Victor Ashkenazy, and Isaak Stern.