Oscar-winning German composer Hans Zimmer has produced some of Hollywood's best-known film scores, written countless pieces of music and recently put on sold-out live shows across Europe.
FILE - Composer Hans Zimmer poses for a portrait on July 10, 2019, at the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Oscar-winning German composer Hans Zimmer has produced some of Hollywood's best-known film scores, written countless pieces of music and recently put on sold-out live shows across Europe.
“But ultimately, the experience of making the connection with all those people … is so much more rewarding and so much more wonderful in a very different way than making a movie. The movie only works once,” said the 66-year-old, who won his second Academy Award for his work on Quebec director Denis Villeneuve's “Dune.”He is bringing the high-energy Hans Zimmer Live tour to North America later this year, including stops in three Canadian cities.
He said the shows will feature “extraordinary” musicians who make up what he believes to be “the best band in the world” right now. “It's very much a rock 'n' roll attitude,” Zimmer said of the tour, noting that the music moves audiences differently, depending on the generation - and location. In a way, Zimmer has a similar relationship with his live audiences, describing them as his music collaborators and “co-conspirators.”