From the description: "For the first time, the bold and unmistakeable music of Hans Zimmer has been reimagined and arranged for the world’s greatest classical musicians, including Lang Lang, Nigel Kennedy, 2CELLOS, Lindsey Stirling, Till Brönner, Amy Dickson and many more."
This makes me very curious. I have had the luck recently to hear Zimmer in rock mode at his live concert, now we can hear his music performed in classical mode!
1. Main Theme (From "The Dark Knight Rises") - Lindsey Stirling 2. Main Theme (From "Pirates of the Caribbean") - The Piano Guys 3. Gladiator Rhapsody (From "Gladiator") - Lang Lang 4. Main Theme (From "Crimson Tide") - Till Brönner 5. Time (From "Inception") - Tina Guo 6. This Land (From "The Lion King") - Amy Dickson 7. Now We Are Free (From "Gladiator") - Leona Lewis 8. Flight (From "Man of Steel") - Maxim Vengerov 9. Light (From "The Thin Red Line") - Maxim Vengerov 10. The Battle Scene (From "Gladiator") - Khatia Buniatishvili 11. The Well (From "The Ring") - 2CELLOS 12. The Docking Scene (From "Interstellar") - Roger Sayer
I am honored to be the first on this thread to point out (after I stopped laughing aloud) at the notion that anyone on this list is among the "world's greatest classical musicians."
Nothing against this CD but it's mostly a band of wafflers. Vengerov and Dickson are probably the most serious but in the classical world Lang Lang is viewed as a kind of Liberace. 2 Cellos!? Sterling is a spastic contortionist more than an actual musician...
Leona Lewis? X Factor winner? I know she's currently in CATS on Broadway but not classical artist. Andrea Bocelli recorded that song for his recent album, may have been a better fit.
I am honored to be the first on this thread to point out (after I stopped laughing aloud) at the notion that anyone on this list is among the "world's greatest classical musicians."
Nothing against this CD but it's mostly a band of wafflers. Vengerov and Dickson are probably the most serious but in the classical world Lang Lang is viewed as a kind of Liberace. 2 Cellos!? Sterling is a spastic contortionist more than an actual musician...
Yes, suffering from a slight case of hyperbole there, but on the other hand this will probably be a really good seller - similar to "We All Love Ennio Morricone", which seemed to be a great success. A rising tide raises all ships.
SONY CLASSICAL RELEASES HANS ZIMMER - THE CLASSICS
Available January 13, 2017
Stunning New Arrangements of Zimmer’s Movie Themes Performed by Renowned Artists including Lang Lang, Lindsey Stirling, Leona Lewis, 2CELLOS, Maxim Vengerov, The Piano Guys and more
Sony Classical is delighted to announce a key new recording event: a brand-new album performed by stellar musicians of the day that showcases some of Hollywood’s greatest ever movie themes, written by one of the world’s most innovative musical talents and leading film composer of our time – Hans Zimmer. The new album, Hans Zimmer – The Classics is available January 13, 2017 on Sony Classical.
This vivid collection of back-to-back blockbuster hits brings together for the first time Zimmer’s unmistakeable movie themes, re-imagined and in arrangements especially written for some of our top musicians including superstar pianist, Lang Lang; cello wizards, 2CELLOS and Tina Guo; outstanding violinists, Maxim Vengerov and Lindsey Stirling; Classic BRIT Award-winning saxophonist, Amy Dickson; global video superstars, The Piano Guys and with stupendous vocals by Leona Lewis.
This eagerly-anticipated album showcases Zimmer’s musical versatility and absolute mastery of the genre, showcasing key themes from such magnificent scores as The Dark Knight Rises; Interstellar; Pirates of the Caribbean; Gladiator; Man of Steel; The Lion King; Inception and many more, all in stunning new arrangements.
A mighty collection of classics from one of the most in-demand composers in Hollywood, this brand-new album is a must-have for Zimmer’s legions of fans around the world and Zimmer - a pioneer in the use of new technology - shows himself to be a master in integrating the electronic musical world with traditional orchestral arrangements. Hans Zimmer has scored more than 120 films, which have collectively grossed over 24 billion dollars at the worldwide box office. His Academy award-winning score to The Lion King has sold over 15 million copies since release in the early 90s. He has been honored with an Academy Award, two Golden Globes, four Grammys and many more awards and nominations including the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in Film Composition from the National Board of Review and ASCAP’s Henry Mancini Award for Lifetime Achievement plus and a Classic BRIT Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. Spring 2016 saw his first-ever European tour featuring his band, orchestra, choir and soloists.
Hans Zimmer – The Classics Tracklisting: 1. Main Theme (From The Dark Knight Rises) feat. Lindsey Stirling 2. Main Theme (From Pirates of the Caribbean) feat. The Piano Guys 3. Gladiator Rhapsody (From Gladiator) feat. Lang Lang 4. Main Theme (From Crimson Tide) feat. Till Bronner 5. Time (From Inception) feat. Tina Guo 6. This Land (From The Lion King) feat. Amy Dickson 7. Now We Are Free (From Gladiator) feat. Leona Lewis 8. Flight (From Man of Steel) feat. Lang Lang and Maxim Vengerov 9. Light (From The Thin Red Line) Maxim Vengerov 10. The Battle Scene (From Gladiator) feat. Khatia Buniatishvili 11. Mombasa (From Inception) feat. 2CELLOS 12. The Docking Scene (From Interstellar) feat. Roger Sayer
God I feel like such a stick in the mud. When I see 'arranged for these classical musicians" I feel bad for immediately knowing that Zimmer didn't do the arranging.
On one hand I do believe strongly that the best of film music is probably the classical music of our time which will be remembered. On the other hand I'd guess that Zimmer wouldn't know how to actually notate any of these arrangements.
That was always the fun of the Boston Pops albums - to see how Williams did the arrangements. Or that amazing arrangement of tue Witches of Eastwick music on Gil Shaham's Devil's Dance album.
Classics? hardly. I know Lion King is on there but this compilation makes it look like Zimmer wasn't fully active until the early 2000s. Not that those selections are bad, I just don't think they are "Classic" My personal classics Green Card Regarding Henry Black Rain Backdraft K2 Drop Zone Driving Miss Daisy Nine Months Crimson Tide Lion King Beyond Rangoon Power of One.
God I feel like such a stick in the mud. When I see 'arranged for these classical musicians" I feel bad for immediately knowing that Zimmer didn't do the arranging.
On one hand I do believe strongly that the best of film music is probably the classical music of our time which will be remembered. On the other hand I'd guess that Zimmer wouldn't know how to actually notate any of these arrangements.
That was always the fun of the Boston Pops albums - to see how Williams did the arrangements. Or that amazing arrangement of tue Witches of Eastwick music on Gil Shaham's Devil's Dance album.
That's a very narrow attitude. A composer not doing arrangements is the norm, Williams is an exception here.. Hell, even composers like William Walton had concert arrangements done by Christopher Palmer and others. And that doesn't even get into classical music arrangements. Just to throw out two names you may have heard of -- Stokowski and Sousa both arranged hundreds of pieces of music.
God I feel like such a stick in the mud. When I see 'arranged for these classical musicians" I feel bad for immediately knowing that Zimmer didn't do the arranging.
On one hand I do believe strongly that the best of film music is probably the classical music of our time which will be remembered. On the other hand I'd guess that Zimmer wouldn't know how to actually notate any of these arrangements.
That was always the fun of the Boston Pops albums - to see how Williams did the arrangements. Or that amazing arrangement of tue Witches of Eastwick music on Gil Shaham's Devil's Dance album.
I know Hans Zimmer's origin story is immortalized with him wanting to do rock music and not being classically trained, but we have to keep things in the right perspective. He's be scoring films for almost 40 years now. He turns 60 years old this year. He's not some young kid apprentice of Stanley Meyers with a keyboard anymore. I'm sure Hans Zimmer has learned quite a bit about the technical side of music over the years. He's just married into his own style. I bet he could arrange an orchestra if he wanted to.
