Hans Zimmer Concert
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Recently I had the amazing opportunity to go to a concert full of the music of Hans Zimmer from his tour: the world of Hans Zimmer. For those of you who don’t know, Hans Zimmer is a German composer who has composed the music for so many extremely famous films, such as Pirates of the Caribbean, Gladiator and Inception, just to name a few! The concert was incredible and I thought that I would write about it on this blog to inspire any of my readers to listen to his music or to go to one of his concerts. Often when we watch films, we don’t realise what a huge impact the music has on the communication of the emotion involved in the scene. I think that it is really important to appreciate all aspects of art that go towards the final product of the film, which is why I was really excited to be listening to a concert full of film music.
The concert consisted of music from lots of Zimmer’s different films, and sometimes pieces from different films were merged together. There were pieces that I knew from well known films like Pirates of the Caribbean, but also pieces that I didn’t recognise. What I thought was particularly effective was the use of video and lighting. While the music was playing, excerpts from the films were shown on a large screen so you could see how the music fits with the movie. Apparently, Hans Zimmer gave precise instructions about what should be shown and at what point. Also, there were some clips of Hans Zimmer himself talking about his music and the creative process behind it. As a keen composer myself, I found this so interesting because he explained how he develops his ideas and how the music is put together.
The orchestra was vast, with common orchestral instruments but also with some more unusual percussion and woodwind instruments that were often featured in solos. There were vocals added at times, and I particularly enjoyed listening to one of the violinists, who played standing up in a soloistic way. Her tone was beautiful and the sound she produced was so fluid and expressive, and she played some very difficult passages with virtuosic flair.
The music itself was full of rich harmonies and layers, and I was really impressed by the way the different emotions were created to echo the action on the screen. I haven’t composed anything in a film music style before, but this concert inspired me to give it a go one day, as I love how the music is so rich in emotion.
I would really recommend this concert to anyone!
Recently I had the amazing opportunity to go to a concert full of the music of Hans Zimmer from his tour: the world of Hans Zimmer. For those of you who don’t know, Hans Zimmer is a German composer who has composed the music for so many extremely famous films, such as Pirates of the Caribbean, Gladiator and Inception, just to name a few! The concert was incredible and I thought that I would write about it on this blog to inspire any of my readers to listen to his music or to go to one of his concerts. Often when we watch films, we don’t realise what a huge impact the music has on the communication of the emotion involved in the scene. I think that it is really important to appreciate all aspects of art that go towards the final product of the film, which is why I was really excited to be listening to a concert full of film music.
The orchestra was vast, with common orchestral instruments but also with some more unusual percussion and woodwind instruments that were often featured in solos. There were vocals added at times, and I particularly enjoyed listening to one of the violinists, who played standing up in a soloistic way. Her tone was beautiful and the sound she produced was so fluid and expressive, and she played some very difficult passages with virtuosic flair.
The music itself was full of rich harmonies and layers, and I was really impressed by the way the different emotions were created to echo the action on the screen. I haven’t composed anything in a film music style before, but this concert inspired me to give it a go one day, as I love how the music is so rich in emotion.
I would really recommend this concert to anyone!
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