Hans Zimmer: Live in Prague

Hans Zimmer elevated the word concert to a new level. An hour of brilliant tunes, absolute enjoyment and vivacious concert where everyone is having fun and rejoices, which makes you enjoy it as well. (2020.09.07)

If someone accuses Hans Zimmer of being a musical titan, he reiterates that he doesn't really have that many ideas, but somehow manages to get something right from time to time... Well, he's right, and this concert will confirm his unpopular opinion. Two hours (plus) of Zimmer's music from different films simply proves how often the music is similar, and when you get a mixture of different soundtracks, you wouldn't know it's not one song... But on the other hand, they also let the tracks that are more original, the good ones, stand out. For example, the very opening with Driving Miss Daisy, Madagascar, and Sherlock Holmes is great, it looks very nice on stage too. The Lion King is nice to listen to and the performances of Gladiator and The Thin Red Line (with minimalist projection) are also impressive. I probably would have liked the almost conclusive “Aurora” a lot more too, if Zimmer hadn’t literally beaten me to the punch with, say, Pirates of the Caribbean beforehand. Yes, I like pirate soundtracks, it's just this rendition... a kitschy show, more overwrought than amazing, more extravaganza than music. And it wasn't just the Pirates, it just seemed like the show lost its flair somewhere from the middle onwards and I had a really hard time following it. So Hans Zimmer in Prague is much better for me to hear than to see – not least because the audio version (which I would have rated better) thankfully lacks his mostly uninteresting and stalling conferencing. (2019.05.06)

I had the privilege to go to this amazing concert and it was one of those moments that get stuck in your memory forever. Which is why I am incredibly happy that the released concert recording was from the Prague O2 arena, and it will always remind me of this concert in excellent quality. Each track has a different mood, and I enjoyed the upbeat first half as well as the more serious second half, most of which brought out strong emotions in me, and while remembering Heath Ledger and later the Colorado movie theater shooting, it became crystal clear to me that this is one of the most emotionally powerful concerts I will ever get to see. There's really no need to pinpoint why I like this or that particular soundtrack, it’s enough to just listen and enjoy the music along with recollections of the movies that every movie buff must love. (2017.12.03)