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A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler
A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler

The Music of Hans Zimmer vs. John Williams

The London Concert Orchestra

June 3, 2023
Royal Albert Hall, Imperial College Rd, Kensington, London SW7 2AP, UK

Audrey Hepburn said it best. “A movie without music is a little bit like an aeroplane without fuel. However beautifully the job is done, we are still on the ground and in a world of reality. Your music has lifted us all up and sent us soaring.” The you here was Henry Mancini, the film in question Breakfast at Tiffany’s, but the sentiment has broader application. Hans Zimmer and John Williams have propelled no end of franchises and other blockbusters into orbit. Earlier editions of this Battle of the Titans—a tour d’horizon of their scores dressed up with lights, lasers, and fireworks—have attracted sellout crowds, and this one is sure to do the same. The Terminal and Witches of Eastwick feature on the expanded playlist. Anthony Inglis conducts the London Concert Orchestra. Two shows (2:30 and 7:30). Bring popcorn. —Matthew Gurewitsch

Photo courtesy of Royal Albert Hall