Hi,

the Zimmer tour has started 2 weeks ago and now there appears daily new video footage on youtube and probably other sites.
I guess there will be more in the next couple of weeks so I thought, maybe we can collect the best video footage here?
The camera angle, sound- & videoquality should be very good. So, please don't post low resolution videos or videos with a bad camera angle, where we can't see anything.

I can only recommend to all of you to watch this concert live, it's really good and even the best video footage isn't good enough in order to describe the feeling you will have while listening live to those great musicians! It's breathtaking.

So, I would recommend to post the songtitle and city where the footage is from.

SEE Arena Wembley, Crimson Angels Medley : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZchk3Py6bc

I saw several clips, and the performance gets lost in the showmanship... I'll have Danny Elfman, John Williams or any other composer in concert ANY DAY.

If There Is No Download Link, Why Post Here and Not In Discussion?

I saw the concert in Belgium.
Unfortunately, an awful experience...
Zimmer doesn't want to perform his music (that we love) in concert, he wants to have a good time with his own rock band.
Every medley is ruined by the over-use of drums and electric guitars.
Gladiator and Pirate of the Caribbean are the best part, nevertheless and Lion king could have been too, should he use africans percussion instead of those rock drums!!!
All the "super-hero" medley are focused on the bad guys music and he change it loudly. Not a single note from the batman themes...
Two hours of "heavy big sound", far from the original music heard-in-the-films.

Danny Elfman concert in 9 days...

I saw him in London on the first night, he is releasing the concert on iTunes not sure about a full film concert though as the info they released wasnt clear. The album was meant to come out yesterday but for whatever reason they've taken the date off the date off the website. www.dropcards.com/hanszimmerlive

Nice Nice ...

I saw the concert in Belgium.
Unfortunately, an awful experience...
Zimmer doesn't want to perform his music (that we love) in concert, he wants to have a good time with his own rock band.
Every medley is ruined by the over-use of drums and electric guitars.
Gladiator and Pirate of the Caribbean are the best part, nevertheless and Lion king could have been too, should he use africans percussion instead of those rock drums!!!
All the "super-hero" medley are focused on the bad guys music and he change it loudly. Not a single note from the batman themes...
Two hours of "heavy big sound", far from the original music heard-in-the-films.

The beginning of your post scared me to death, because I was sitting in the same Palais 12 as you, listening to great music and enjoying every single second of it, with goosebump all over my body.

But then I realised you probably didn't pay attention or listened to the whole thing. Why? Because they played Superman's theme (and no villain theme) from Man of Steel. Then they played a big Batman-suite, between the Joker suite and the Bane suite. Of course it was a medley, not a cue directly taken from the movie, but it contained bits of "Like a dog chasing cars", the "Why do we fall" theme and the famous "two notes" theme for Batman. Only for Spider-Man they played only the villain theme... because it's by far the most interesting, most layered and fun to play live.

For the most part, the tracks were in the same spirit as they are in their movies. Driving Miss Daisy, Sherlock Holmes, Madagascar, Rain Man, True Romance weren't loud at all. Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean, Man Of Steel, Spider-Man and Inception were exactly like in the movies. Interstellar and The Thin Red Line were similar to the movie versions, except for their climax. Angels & Demons was exactly the same, except for a drum-intermede in the middle. Crimson Tide was extended, but it felt the same as in the movie. I agree, The Dark Knight was buried under drums (even if I liked that), and The Lion King was a major reworking in order to feel like a song, but that's only 2 movies out of the setlist. So I think you're being a tad excessive with your judgement :-)

I'm sad you didn't enjoy it, though. For me it was the 2nd best concert of my life (the 1st being the Hans Zimmer Revealed show in 2014; the instrumentation and sound were a bit more rough, but the surprise effect really was something I'll never forget).[COLOR="Silver"]

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Found this playlist on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04tGPwXXCAM&list=PL8RX-qTK48jvZpuf0VVnLfdIqO-CeXH90

Filmed by a guy named Paul Harvey. I think the picture is okay, and the sound is quite good. The pieces are not complete, but I listen to them frequently, so good memories!

The program I got came with the opening melody as a free download. I have uploaded it to mega.co.nz (https://mega.nz/#!9kQlQZCK!5gjfeBMu58AwXhQLK8FJCIF7S_4UD5_JsAIf44tMfRM) if you're interested, i've converted it as the original was .aif format and didn't have correct tags.

The program came I got came with the opening melody, as a free download uploaded mega.co.nz (https://mega.nz/#!9kQlQZCK!5gjfeBMu58AwXhQLK8FJCIF7S_4UD5_JsAIf44tMfRM) if you're interested, i've converted it as the original was .aif format and didn't have correct tags

Thank you! I sadly can't go to the concert so it'll be nice to hear this!

Thank you! I sadly can't go to the concert so it'll be nice to hear this!

No problem! I do plan to order the concert cd/film whatever they eventually release so depending what it is I will try and add it here as when they do that.

The program I got came with the opening melody as a free download. I have uploaded it to mega.co.nz (https://mega.nz/#!9kQlQZCK!5gjfeBMu58AwXhQLK8FJCIF7S_4UD5_JsAIf44tMfRM) if you're interested, i've converted it as the original was .aif format and didn't have correct tags.

Thanks dn2004. Looking forward to when the concert is released!

I saw the concert in Belgium.
Unfortunately, an awful experience...
Zimmer doesn't want to perform his music (that we love) in concert, he wants to have a good time with his own rock band.
Every medley is ruined by the over-use of drums and electric guitars.
Gladiator and Pirate of the Caribbean are the best part, nevertheless and Lion king could have been too, should he use africans percussion instead of those rock drums!!!
All the "super-hero" medley are focused on the bad guys music and he change it loudly. Not a single note from the batman themes...
Two hours of "heavy big sound", far from the original music heard-in-the-films.

Danny Elfman concert in 9 days...

I've been there too. My experience was...well, not as I imagined it. I liked the different approach with his band, it's nice to see the people he likes to work with on stage (although I didn't expect it...carefully avoided any information on his tour to be surprised ;)
My experience wasn't optimal because of another reason. The sound level was just crazy. I sat in 8th row, right in front of the flown speakers. With Zimmer's goal to have everyone (also people in the back apparently) physically feel the music it was just simply too loud, to the level of the sound level being violent (I'm not kidding). I was bracing myself for a large part of the time in stead of enjoying it... Aside from that, the sheer presure of the sound resulted in distortions of the sound as well MAJOR BUMMER!!!
The venue didn't help of course with the concrete floor, steel objects and untreated roofing. I will avoid being in Palais12 ever again (lousy atmosphere as well btw).

So my experience was confusing... violent sound - amazing show. I love his music, it was absolutely great to see him and LOVE to feel his music, but my ears were ringing en my body shaking..


Not everything was violent though...Interstellar was amazing, really goosebumps... TDK however made me wanna go, again BUMMER...because this has always been the piece that you need to feel right? Considering visiting another gig...although they're booked mostly.

The program I got came with the opening melody as a free download. I have uploaded it to mega.co.nz (https://mega.nz/#!9kQlQZCK!5gjfeBMu58AwXhQLK8FJCIF7S_4UD5_JsAIf44tMfRM) if you're interested, i've converted it as the original was .aif format and didn't have correct tags.

Which performance was this? Wembley?

The program I got came with the opening melody as a free download. I have uploaded it to mega.co.nz (https://mega.nz/#!9kQlQZCK!5gjfeBMu58AwXhQLK8FJCIF7S_4UD5_JsAIf44tMfRM) if you're interested, i've converted it as the original was .aif format and didn't have correct tags.

Thanks for this. Be good to have a listen. I was seriously considering going to this with a couple others from the Shrine here, as I live right next door Wembley Arena and it would have been awesome. But it was simply too expensive. Minimum �50 per ticket.

Thanks for this. Be good to have a listen. I was seriously considering going to this with a couple others from the Shrine here, as I live right next door Wembley Arena and it would have been awesome. But it was simply too expensive. Minimum �50 per ticket.

Wow, you live near some Shriners? Who?

Watched a few clips. The music is, of course, predictably awful, and so is the showmanship.

Read a few comments by people who attended the concerts, and the reactions are mixed at best.

And for €90 and more ...

Well, I guess the Zimmer fans are getting their just reward. ;)

The percussion in particular is out of control.

Read a few comments by people who attended the concerts, and the reactions are mixed at best.

I don't know how you managed to read only bad/mixed reactions... Everywhere I go, the reactions are insanely positive. And during the concerts the crowd was hysterical. Endless applause, standing ovation... "Mixed at best", no, certainly not.

Wow, you live near some Shriners? Who?

Not really. I live comparatively close to one or two, but very far from those I mentioned. It was gonna be a special thing that didn't quite materialise. Maybe next time. ;)

Watched a few clips. The music is, of course, predictably awful, and so is the showmanship.
Read a few comments by people who attended the concerts, and the reactions are mixed at best.
And for �90 and more ...
Well, I guess the Zimmer fans are getting their just reward. ;)

So it's safe to state you're not a Zimmer fan (or less?).
If you look at online clips (which don't bring the immersive experience across at all) with this opinion as a reference point, then you will certainly not get any further than 'reactions are mixed at best'.

The reaction to anything Zimmer does will always be "mixed at best", ever since he killed the puppies of so many people who commentate on his music. I assume that's what happened, anyway.

I saw the concert in Belgium.
Unfortunately, an awful experience...
Zimmer doesn't want to perform his music (that we love) in concert, he wants to have a good time with his own rock band.
Every medley is ruined by the over-use of drums and electric guitars.
Gladiator and Pirate of the Caribbean are the best part, nevertheless and Lion king could have been too, should he use africans percussion instead of those rock drums!!!
All the "super-hero" medley are focused on the bad guys music and he change it loudly. Not a single note from the batman themes...
Two hours of "heavy big sound", far from the original music heard-in-the-films.



Let me preface this by saying these are all MY OWN OPINIONS BASED ON MY TASTES AND EXPERIENCE AT THE CONCERT

I just saw Zimmer in Bratislava this Thursday and I completely agree with you.

The best moment by far was the Pirates of the Caribbean medley, using the Jack Sparrow suite, "Marry Me" suite and ending with the actual main theme to great effect - as well as letting the orchestra play 99% of the time without the intervention of the drums. Gladiator would be similar if someone didn't think of accentuating every note of the main battle theme with a rock cymbal hit. But the singer did a great job filling in for Lisa Gerard. Lastly, the ending of the encore - Time (Inception) - was a great moment.

Sadly, that's like 10-15% of the overall run-time. Most of the music was drowned out by the overuse of rock drums. For one, I barely even heard the orchestra in any of the Batman material (or most of the time really), because the drumming was just never-ending and never-ceasing - and if not the drums, then the synthesized orchestra (which I guess was supposed to complement the live players, but ended up overpowering them in too many places) did the trick. And while the "Desi Basara" chanting - where Zimmer whispered one phrase into the mic and the choir responded with the other - was impressive in a way, the DKR Bane material is not exactly what I'd consider a highlight in his career. Same goes for Man of Steel (but at least the drums are part of the music there). Also, since the Inception medley was technically an encore, the concert almost ended with an Interstellar medley, which, I'm sorry, but that is the most boring thing I've ever had to listen to. And to actually end with it would've been a terrible choice.

The worst part of the concert was the stuff that was missing. I spent the entire concert waiting for a Kung Fu Panda medley. Seriously, with Hans on the piano, playing "Oogway's Legacy" from KFP3 would've been brilliant. And with some of the action material from KFP2 (where the rock drummer could've actually been used fittingly) as part of a medley, if could've been a fantastic moment. Also, there was no Last Samurai, my personal favorite. Again, TLS features a LOT of heavy drumming that would've fit perfectly in the concert. Instead, the calmest point of the concert was "The Thin Red Line" (which in my opinion is a boring cousin of The Last Samurai anyway); it served its purpose until, for some unknown reason, the rock drums came in and ruined a perfectly good piece. Instead of KFP or TLS, we had a big Angels & Demons medley on top of the DaVinci Code track everyone knows and then the Electro theme from AMS2 - one of the dumbest and most unfitting film scores ever written. I'd also lament the addition of the Sherlock Holmes material, but 1) it is one of his more popular things (for some reason) and 2) he was in Slovakia, so he technically had to play it since that score is largely based on our folk music anyway.

Now that we're done with the music itself, let me point out that the performances were actually amazing. The "rock" drummer in particular was stellar, as were the violinists and the cellist and Lebo M. and basically everyone on stage. I was a little scared by the electric guitars on stage, but they ended up being a good fit (with a few exceptions - I'm looking at you, Crimson Tide medley!) and were used relatively sparingly. Also, the use of lighting was fantastic and the show was generally very nice to look at! Plus, Zimmer's commentary was fun and entertaining.

So overall, this is a fun show to go to. It's an experience unlike few others. The lights are great, the musicians are really giving it their all and there was a special kind of mood in the arena - everybody was having fun, everybody looked happy to be there. Just remember that if you're ACTUALLY a fan of Zimmer's film MUSIC, especially his mid-career work, you might end up being disappointed. This is not a film music concert. This is a rock show that uses a lot of film music to make as much noise as possible. And as Zimmer said himself, he likes making a lot of noise. So I guess - mission accomplished.

Hi Max Leonhart, nice to read your experience! It's really funny to see how everyone gets his/her own experience out of it.
F.i. I think the interstellar is one of the best soundtracks ever...only thinking this after seeing the movie in IMAX...before that...I didn't get it.
Anyway...I missed the Kung Fu Panda as well, but like you say...his band + orchestra is not actually fitted for that kind of soundtrack, now is it?
I loved the show, aside from the overpowering sound pressure sitting in row 8... Then again, I would certainly go to a more orchestral concert, if he would do that (and I'm guessing he won't).

Look at this...and you see the depth and well though out soundtrack of Interstellar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e40uAYm5cxE

The worst part of the concert was the stuff that was missing. I spent the entire concert waiting for a Kung Fu Panda medley. Seriously, with Hans on the piano, playing "Oogway's Legacy" from KFP3 would've been brilliant. And with some of the action material from KFP2 (where the rock drummer could've actually been used fittingly) as part of a medley, if could've been a fantastic moment.

KFP is Zimmer & Powell, Zimmer is never going to "appropriate" it, probably since it has Powell's influence all over it. You could say the same for TDK, but in that particular case the contributions of JNH and HZ were well defined, and Zimmer included only his parts in the concert.

Plus, do you really imagine Hans playing "Oogway's Legacy" on the piano? A track that was recorded with pianist Lang Lang? HZ is too stressed during the performance, he even played a few false notes during Driving Miss Daisy at my show. He is not a pianist (and never meant to be). That's why more piano-centered stuff like "Oogway's Legacy" or even "Pearl Harbor", I think, are missing.

Maybe old news for some...but, it seems that Hans Zimmer is set to release a DVD of this tour.
Al least according to IMDB its an upcoming production set to be released Feb 14 2017: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5732482/

https://youtu.be/1Om0vtJpgU4

I just found this and ... i don't know.

Interstellar at the movies was a fucking epic experience! But hearing the STAY theme performed by an e-guitar is kinda odd. Hans Zimmer rocking the guitar is odd too. Imagine John Williams killing it on a drumset. Or Morricone whistling his most famous theme into the mic... seems like a strange idea.

I don't know about you but I'd take a real orchestra performance over this rock show any day.

Heidl, I understand your reaction. It is odd, although.. just don't compare this with an orchestra performance.
The way I see this and have enjoyed it, is that I have had the opportunity to see him perform with a very select group of musicians that have the same creative ability as Zimmer. It was in that sense very unique. The sound and force of the music was violent, however it was an experience unlike anything you would hear or encounter on a 'regular' soundtrack.