Hans Zimmer might be done scoring superhero films, but he’s certainly open to performing them. On Wednesday night, the legendary German composer tipped off his first proper tour at London’s The SSE Arena, where he entertained the crowd with various selections of his iconic scores.
Naturally, he revisited his work on Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Trilogy. For eight minutes, Zimmer, alongside guitarist Johnny Marr, conjured up the pulsing, frantic, and sweeping beats that helped turn Gotham City into an unpredictable war zone, and fortunately for you, some fan captured all of it to hear.
Below, you can stream the performance, shake your head at the crazy setlist, and revisit our recent interview with the maestro. Us Americans will just have to keep our fingers crossed that he does something similar stateside.
Setlist:
Set One:
Driving Miss Daisy: Driving / Sherlock Holmes: Discombobulate / Madagascar: Zoosters Breakout
Crimson Tide: Roll Tide / Angels & Demons: 160 BPM
Gladiator: The Wheat / The Battle / Elysium / Now We Are Free
The Da Vinci Code: Chevaliers de Sangreal
The Lion King: Circle of Life / Under the Stars / Circle of Life(with Lebo M)
Pirates of the Caribbean 3: Singapore / Mutiny / He’s a Pirate
Set Two:
True Romance: Main Theme
Rain Man: Main Theme
Man of Steel: What Are You Going to Do When You Are Not Saving the World? (with Johnny Marr)
The Thin Red Line: Journey to the Line (with Johnny Marr)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2: The Electro Suite (with Johnny Marr)
The Dark Knight: Why So Serious? / The Dark Knight Rises: Fear Will Find You (with Johnny Marr)
Aurora
Interstellar: Day One / Cornfield Chase / Where We’re Going / No Time for Caution / Stay
Encore:
Inception: Dream Is Collapsing / Mombasa (with Johnny Marr)
Inception: Time (with Johnny Marr)
Hans Zimmer 2016 Tour Dates:
04/12 – Birmingham, UK @ Barclaycard Arena
04/14 – Brussels, BE @ Palais 12
04/16 – Mannheim, DE @ SAP Arena
04/18 – Hamburg, DE @ Barclaycard Arena
04/20 – Berlin, DE @ Mercedes-Benz Arena
04/22 – Oberhausen, DE @ König Pilsener Arena
04/23 – Paris, FR @ Palais Des Congres
04/24 – Paris, FR @ Palais Des Congres
04/26 – Munich, DE @ Olympiahalle
04/30 – Gdansk, PL @ Ergo Arena
05/01 – Lodz, PL @ Atlas Arena
05/03 – Krakow, PL @ Tauron Arena
05/05 – Bratislava, SK @ Slovnaft Arena
05/07 – Prague, CZ @ O2 Arena
05/09 – Zurich, CH @ Hallenstadion
05/11 – Budapest, HU @ Papp Laszio Budapest Sportarena
05/13 – Vienna, AT @ Stadthalle
05/16 – Sofia, BG @ Stadthalle
Interview:
