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2025·Music·2h 38m
7.2
An extraordinary live performance of Hans Zimmer's most beloved and renowned movie soundtracks, including music from Dune, Gladiator, Interstellar, and The Lion King. Featuring conversations with creative collaborators Billie Eilish, Christopher Nolan, Denis Villeneuve, Finneas, Jerry Bruckheimer, Pharrell Williams, Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, and more.
Directed by Paul Dugdale
composer
live performance
concert film
creative process
celebrity interview
film director
music documentary
music film
music producer
musical adaptation
live musical performance
concert footage

Cast

Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer
Self
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish
Self
Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan
Self
Denis Villeneuve
Denis Villeneuve
Self
FINNEAS
FINNEAS
Self
Jerry Bruckheimer
Jerry Bruckheimer
Self
Johnny Marr
Johnny Marr
Self
Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams
Self
Tanya Lapointe
Tanya Lapointe
Self
Timothée Chalamet
Timothée Chalamet
Self
Zendaya
Zendaya
Self
Lebo M.
Lebo M.
Self

Crew

Paul Dugdale
Paul Dugdale
Director
Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
Paul Dugdale
Paul Dugdale
Executive Producer
Jerry Bruckheimer
Jerry Bruckheimer
Executive Producer

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pleiades
pleiades
Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert
❝Words are never enough. And I think that's why I do music. Because sometimes I can say things with music that I just can't say with words.❞
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Hans Zimmer is without a doubt, one of the two greatest living composers (the other being John Williams), and I'm so glad I got to watch this on the big screen. I absolutely loved all of the pieces; they were fantastically arranged rock versions of so many classic works and the band/orchestra were so good. I was in tears the entire way through, and by the end of 'Time' the theatre was completely silent.
Music is such a powerful language that transcends all barriers, but I think film composers are unique because their work is (as said in the film) timeless and irrevocable. The score is very important to me when watching a film; it can make or break the entire experience, and I have the ultimate respect for everyone involved in producing it. I hope in the future I can experience a Hans Zimmer concert in person, and maybe even work with him.
❝Words are never enough. And I think that's why I do music. Because sometimes I can say things with music that I just can't say with words.❞
•❅──────✧❅✦❅✧──────❅•

Hans Zimmer is without a doubt, one of the two greatest living composers (the other being John Williams), and I'm so glad I got to watch this on the big screen. I absolutely loved all of the pieces; they were fantastically arranged rock versions of so many classic works and the band/orchestra were so good. I was in tears the entire way through, and by the end of 'Time' the theatre was completely silent.
Music is such a powerful language that transcends all barriers, but I think film composers are unique because their work is (as said in the film) timeless and irrevocable. The score is very important to me when watching a film; it can make or break the entire experience, and I have the ultimate respect for everyone involved in producing it. I hope in the future I can experience a Hans Zimmer concert in person, and maybe even work with him.
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sophie
sophie
Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert
i didn’t expect to actually enjoy this but it was awesome
i didn’t expect to actually enjoy this but it was awesome
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giu panzarella
giu panzarella
Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert
só consegui assistir partes mas é o timothee de timothee entao tá
só consegui assistir partes mas é o timothee de timothee entao tá
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Noah
Noah
Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert
He can make good scores, don't know why you'd go and watch him. He's not an entertainer so it just doesn't make sense.
He can make good scores, don't know why you'd go and watch him. He's not an entertainer so it just doesn't make sense.
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Ohad Mazaki
Ohad Mazaki
Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert
Hans Zimmer: “When I left school, I was touring with a terrible band and we had no money, et cetera, and we were going everywhere and things were really grim, people were so poor. And so, I have this fictitious person, she’s called Doris, she wears a great raincoat and she works, she works really hard, you know, her hands are like red from working hard. And come the weekend, she’s got a choice. She can go to the movies with her hard-earned money, or she can go to the pub. When she goes to the movies, I’d better go and have created some magic, I’d better go and give her two hours of an amazing time. So whenever I write, every piece that comes from nowhere, I go, “What would Doris think of this? Is it good enough for her?”. I don’t write for directors, I don’t write for producers, and I certainly don’t write for movie studios… And you know that thing, when you go to the cinema, and the lights go down, and then that magic happens. And for two hours, two and a half hours… we’re all dreaming together. It’s fabulous.Arguably the quickest 2.5 hours of my life. I’m quite speechless. An epic celebration of film music by one of the greatest to ever do it. A guy that is so talented, so passionate and in love with his line of work— it’s just so incredibly intoxicating to witness.
Hans Zimmer: “When I left school, I was touring with a terrible band and we had no money, et cetera, and we were going everywhere and things were really grim, people were so poor. And so, I have this fictitious person, she’s called Doris, she wears a great raincoat and she works, she works really hard, you know, her hands are like red from working hard. And come the weekend, she’s got a choice. She can go to the movies with her hard-earned money, or she can go to the pub. When she goes to the movies, I’d better go and have created some magic, I’d better go and give her two hours of an amazing time. So whenever I write, every piece that comes from nowhere, I go, “What would Doris think of this? Is it good enough for her?”. I don’t write for directors, I don’t write for producers, and I certainly don’t write for movie studios… And you know that thing, when you go to the cinema, and the lights go down, and then that magic happens. And for two hours, two and a half hours… we’re all dreaming together. It’s fabulous.Arguably the quickest 2.5 hours of my life. I’m quite speechless. An epic celebration of film music by one of the greatest to ever do it. A guy that is so talented, so passionate and in love with his line of work— it’s just so incredibly intoxicating to witness.
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