The World of Hans Zimmer

The World of Hans Zimmer brings the German composer’s film music to the stage on 6 October 2026 at OVO Hydro, Glasgow. From his early breakthrough with Rain Man and the landmark score for The Lion King to Gladiator, the Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, Interstellar and Dune, Zimmer has forged a hybrid sound that blends symphonic writing, electronics and insistent rhythmic figures. This concert revisits those themes in expansive arrangements for orchestra, highlighting the sweep of strings, the weight of brass and percussion, and the pulsing synth layers that define his approach.

Curated from decades of collaborations with filmmakers like Christopher Nolan and Ridley Scott, the set traces a line between intimate motifs and large-scale crescendos, letting pieces such as Time, Now We Are Free or the desert-haunted textures of Dune unfold in a new light. More than a best-of, it’s a live translation of music written for the screen, shaped for a venue the size of the Hydro and designed to make the detail of Zimmer’s textures, harmonies and grooves hit with clarity and scale.