Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Is Bringing Back Its Hans Zimmer Tribute for Two More Nights of Film Scores

We've said it before and we'll say it again: when Hans Zimmer composes a film score, audiences remember it. His list of credits is as massive as his love of music, spanning everything from Dune, Top Gun: Maverick and No Time to Die through to Prehistoric Planet, Wonder Woman 1984 and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run in just the past three years alone.

Also on the German composer's resume: helping put the bounce in The Lion King's score — both versions — and the droning in Inception's memorable tunes. And, he worked on Thelma & Louise, Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, Blade Runner 2049 and more.

We could keen naming titles — flicks like Hidden Figures, The Boss Baby, Dunkirk, Widows, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean, 12 Years a Slave, Sherlock Holmes, Mission Impossible II and Pearl Harbour, for instance — but all movie lovers know that the best way to appreciate the the Oscar-, Golden Globe-, Grammy- and Tony-winning talent is to listen. And, that's exactly what the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra wants you to do on two big summer nights, thanks to its returning The Music of Hans Zimmer performances at Hamer Hall at Arts Centre Melbourne on Friday, December 15–Saturday, December 16.

Hans Zimmer

Sadly, especially if you caught his 2019 Australian tour, Zimmer himself won't be there. But Australian conductor and composer Nicholas Buc will lead the charge as the MSO plays through a selection of Zimmer's work, focusing on tunes from flicks like The Dark Knight, Gladiator, Inception, Interstellar, Pirates of the Caribbean and The Lion King.

Buc is no stranger to Zimmer's tunes, after conducting the world-premiere live concert for The Lion King. And, he's no stranger to this kind of event in general, with doing the same for Beauty and the Beast, and just leading live film concerts around the country and the world, also on his resume.

When MSO first performed The Music of Hans Zimmer back in May, Buc was also guiding the orchestra.

Returning after those autumn dates sold out, this Zimmer ode will also feature The Art of the Score podcast hosts Andrew Pogson and Dan Golding talking audiences through the music with Buc.

The Music of Hans Zimmer will return Hamer Hall at Arts Centre Melbourne on Friday, December 15–Saturday, December 16. Tickets go on sale from 10am AEDT on Thursday, August 24 — for further details, visit the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's website.