Hans Zimmer's Best Works at Hallé St Peter’s

I was invited to film score composer Hans Zimmer’s best musical ensembles at Hallé St Peter’s this month and it was absolutely breathtaking from start to finish

The majestic venue in Ancoats, a dedicated space for rehearsals and musical recordings, looked atmospheric as it glowed gently under candlelight. Thousands of faux can dles adorned the dome-shaped hall, contouring its periphery and casting long, warm shadows as the stained-glass windows at the front of the venue re flected them. We grabbed a glass of wine each, took our seats, and before too long, the four musicians providing the en tertainment made their way into their designated spots and began their 75mi nute serenade, melting us with their rendition of Now We Are Free from from Ridley Scott’s 2000 movie Gladiator.

After every couple of tear-jerking tracks, the members of the quartet, String In fu sion, introduced themselves before moving on to the next piece, describing why they had chosen each track and what they found compelling about them. You could hear a pin drop between each chord the quartet played, the audience fully im mersed and in awe watching every movement and hearing every note. The evening played host to a plethora of iconic works by Hans Zimmer, including notable festive piece Maestro from 2006 film The Holiday and the soul-stirring Ten nessee from 2001’s Pearl Harbour.

Time ran away with us and before we knew it, the night had ended. But not be fore String Infusion gave the audience the chance to take a picture as they per formed their hearts out to encore, He’s a Pirate, theme to Pirates of the Carribean. The lights in the venue rose, revealing an audience of moved individuals – some eager to discuss the enthralling show they’d just witnessed, others taking a mo ment to wipe their eyes, a powerful performance having moved them to tears – everyone equally as wonderstruck.

By Harley Young

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