‘Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert’ Review: The Eras Tour for Letterboxd Users

Music is a crucial element of film. We’ve all seen the videos of horror movie trailers being re-edited to look like comedies and vice versa, with sound making a world of difference in establishing tone. Good scores have the power to inspire and stir up emotion, and great scores cement themselves in the cultural zeitgeist — evoking those feelings with just a few notes. It’s hard to think of someone who has written more great scores than the legendaryHans Zimmer — the man behind everything from The Lion King and Pirates of the Caribbean to Dune and Gladiator.