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Review & Photos: Legendary film score composer Hans Zimmer astounds Columbus


 

By Neil Shumate, OOTB Publications

Hans Zimmer Live awed fans at The Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio with an unforgettable production and choreographed spectacle bringing a full throttle sonic event showcasing the legendary composer and producer’s music—a film scoring career that spans more than four decades; starting with 1982 movie Moonlighting, Zimmer eventually garnered renowned success after Rain Man in 1988.


Backed by an 18-20 piece band, comprised of Zimmer’s long-time musical companions, they performed various recognizable live arrangements from a setlist that included: Dune, Inception, Wonder Woman, Gladiator, Pirates Of The Caribbean, The Dark Knight, The Last Samurai, Dunkirk, Interstellar, The Lion King.

 

Hans Zimmer Live is concluding the US leg of the tour and will tour arenas throughout Europe late 2025 into early 2026.


ABOUT HANS ZIMMER LIVE


Hans Zimmer has scored more than 500 projects across all mediums, which combined, have grossed more than 28 billion dollars at the worldwide box office. Zimmer has been honored with two Academy Awards®, three Golden Globes®, four Grammys®, an American Music Award, and a Tony® Award. 


His work highlights include Dune: Part One, Top Gun: Maverick, No Time to Die, Gladiator, The Thin Red Line, As Good as It Gets, Rain Man, The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, Thelma and Louise, The Last Samurai, 12 Years A Slave, Blade Runner 2049 (co-scored w/ Benjamin Wallfisch) and Dunkirk, as well as multiple seasons of David Attenborough’s Prehistoric Planet, and Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two, the follow-up to his Academy Award®-winning score for Dune: Part One.


Zimmer most recently created the score for Steve McQueen’s BLITZ, which premiered at the BFI London Film Festival. Starring Saoirse Ronan and Harris Dickinson, the film released in theaters Nov. 1 and will released on Apple TV+ Nov. 22. Upcoming, he scored Joseph Kosinski’s F1, which is set to premiere on June 27, 2025 from Warner Bros. 


Beyond his award-winning compositions, Zimmer is a remarkably successful touring artist, having just concluded his first North American “Hans Zimmer Live” tour, after the tour’s second round in Europe. He has also performed in the Middle East at Dubai’s renowned Coca-Cola Arena for two consecutive nights as well as Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix.


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HANS ZIMMER LIVE (click to enlarge) 

 





















































 

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