Experience your favourite movie soundtracks performed live by a full-strength Auckland Phil at the Art of the Score: The Music of Hans Zimmer concert on 4 April in the Aotea Centre. Alongside the impressive sound of a 70-piece orchestra performing a selection of Hans Zimmer’s greatest movie music, hosts from the popular Art of the Score podcast will take the audience on guided journey through Zimmer’s career and his sublime scores.
The Art of the Score: The Music of Hans Zimmer concert will be a unique opportunity to experience the epic music of modern cinema; from the worlds of Interstellar, Inception and The Dark Knight Trilogy, to animated classics The Lion King and Kung Fu Panda, alongside unforgettable themes from Pirates of the Caribbean and Gladiator. Conducted by award-winning composer, conductor, and arranger Nicholas Buc, the audience will feel the full power of these incredible scores when they are performed by Auckland’s professional orchestra.
Buc will be joined by his fellow Art of the Score podcast hosts, Professor Dan Golding and Andrew Pogson, for a banter-filled journey through the soundtracks’ main themes and what makes the scores tick. Bringing with them a feature-length resumé in movie music, Professor Golding is the Chair of Media and Communication at Swinburne University, the host of Screen Sounds on ABC Classic, and an award-winning composer and writer, whilst Pogson, is a producer, director and jazz musician with 20 years’ experience in the music industry.
The Art of the Score podcast itself is a fascinating listen for both lovers of movies and music alike, with each episode debating, exploring, demystifying and celebrating some of the greatest soundtracks of all time from the world of film, TV and video games. The Melbourne-based podcast has enjoyed time in the iTunes Top 10, What’s Hot and New & Noteworthy lists, and is listened to across the globe. Seeing these podcasters live on the Auckland stage is not to be missed.
Art of the Score co-host, Andrew Pogson, says “We’re excited to be heading to Auckland to take audiences behind the music of Hans Zimmer, arguably the most influential film composer of the 21st Century. We can’t wait to explore the sometimes-hidden themes and techniques he’s used across a fantastic programme of his music, performed by a full-strength professional orchestra.”
Go behind the brilliance of Hans Zimmer’s music at this unique event that brings together the Auckland Phil and Art of the Score for the ultimate live movie music experience.