Dune: Part Two review – second half of hallucinatory sci-fi epic is staggering spectacle
Denis Villeneuve’s monumental adaptation expands its extraordinary world of shimmering strangeness. It’s impossible to imagine anyone doing it better
August 2023
BBC sells Maida Vale studios to partnership including Hans Zimmer
New owners vow to continue music legacy of London venue where pop and rock royalty have performed
June 2022
Queen’s platinum jubilee concert 2022: the Platinum Party at the Palace – as it happened
One of the showpiece events for the platinum jubilee is a concert with Queen, Diana Ross, Elton John and more
April 2021
10 of the best ...
From Beethoven’s Ninth to Theme from Shaft: the best exercise anthems
Soul classics, German film soundtracks and chugging rap – here’s a workout of bangers to get you off the couch
September 2020
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: Away; Planet Earth: A Celebration; Strike and more - review
Hilary Swank can’t save Netflix’s clunking mission to Mars
August 2020
TV tonight
TV tonight: David Attenborough sings a hymn to our planet
Britain’s favourite naturalist celebrates the beauty of Earth with a new score from hans Zimmer. Plus: men expose all in Me and My Penis. Here’s what to watch this evening
January 2020
Johnny Marr joins Hans Zimmer to score next James Bond film
No Time to Die will be the 25th film in the franchise and Daniel Craig’s final role as 007
James Bond: Billie Eilish to provide No Time to Die theme
The 18-year-old star becomes the youngest musician ever to write and sing the soundtrack to a Bond film
Hans Zimmer hired to score Bond film No Time to Die at last minute
Famed composer behind Inception and Gladiator drafted in to replace Dan Romer following creative differences
November 2018
Week in geek
Is Disney's remake of The Lion King too nostalgic?
With the trailer recreating a classic scene from the 1994 animation, let’s hope Jon Favreau’s film isn’t a shot-for-shot remake
September 2017
Listen to Radiohead and Hans Zimmer's Blue Planet collaboration (Ocean) Bloom
The band and the composer have released the track, which is a reworking of Radiohead’s Bloom and will be the theme to the forthcoming nature series
Film blog
Have we reached peak Hans Zimmer?
The #stopHansZimmer hashtag was created after the composer was brought in to provide the music for Blade Runner 2049, with critics claiming he’s too dominant
Radiohead and Hans Zimmer collaborate for Blue Planet II teaser
A prequel to the blockbuster nature documentary series will feature (ocean) Bloom, an orchestral reworking of Radiohead’s song Bloom
July 2017
Mark Kermode's film of the week
Dunkirk review – utterly immersive account of Allied retreat
First look review
Dunkirk review – Christopher Nolan's apocalyptic war epic is his best film so far
April 2017
Coachella 2017: Sunday acts Skepta, New Order, Lorde and more reviewed
As Coachella’s first weekend draws to a close, our writers review Sunday’s sets, from Skepta’s grime takeover to an in-form New Order and Lorde’s stellar return
November 2016
New drama The Crown launches with a title sequence fit for a Queen
The golden age of TV mega-series has transformed the formerly disposable opening credits into small and very important works of art
August 2016
Composer apologises to Hans Zimmer for 12 Years a Slave lawsuit
Richard Friedman sued Zimmer in January 2015 for copyright infringement but now regrets doing so after his case was dismissed from court
April 2016
Hans Zimmer review – film-score showman has fun scaling the universe
He’s written the soundtrack of our lives in movies from Gladiator to Interstellar, and on stage Zimmer and friends provide a real theatrical high
January 2014
Film blog
Hans Zimmer's five best movie music moments
From 12 Years a Slave to the Dark Knight trilogy, Zimmer has composed some memorable movie music. We pick a selection of his finest moments
