Famous Film Scores And Magical Movie Moments Come Alive On Stage Thanks To Candlelight

Music gives movies a sense of rhythm—a flow. It pulls us in, makes us tense and has us feeling all the feels. We laugh, we sing along and we cry because music in film plays with our sensibilities, teases out our humanity until we are part of the adventure. And few film composers have managed to amplify the brilliant, the wonderous and the onscreen marvel quite like Hans Zimmer.

As candles flicker and glow, you will be able to relive the music of some of your favourite films thanks to Candlelight. Audiences will be enchanted by the sound and light as they reimagine illustrious scenes.

Don’t miss out on some of film history’s most recognisable songs at Candlelight.

Award-winning composer and one of the all-time music geniuses, Hans Zimmer, said, “If you talk to any director, they’ll say music is fifty percent of the movie.” It has elevated the highs, the lows and all the feelings in between so that it felt as if we were part of the story, too. Now, you can hear them on their own accord.

The setlist for Candlelight: Hans Zimmer’s Best Works includes songs from movies such as Inception, The Dark Knight, Batman Begins, Wonder Woman and Gladiator as well as Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean. Audiences will be able to relive memorable on-screen moments like the corn-field chase in Interstellar and Zooster’s Breakout in Madagascar. They will be performed by Vocalise String Quartet.

On Wednesday 24 August, CHIJMES Hall welcomes Oriental Strings (Guzheng & Er Hu) to perform Soundtracks from popular Chinese dramas. These include 陈情令 (The Untamed), 延禧攻略 (Story of Yanxi Palace), 三生三世十里桃花 (Eternal Love), 香蜜沉沉烬如霜 (Ashes of Love), and 知否？知否？应是绿肥红瘦 (The Story of Minglan) plus many more. Find your tickets to Candlelight: Best of Chinese Drama Soundtracks here.

Candlelight: Best of Hans Zimmer takes to the CHIJMES Hall stage on Tuesday 26 July and then again on Tuesday 16 August where the light of hundreds of candles will illuminate the historical space.

For those that are all about magic and the wondrous worlds created by Studio Ghibli, then look no further than the Best of Joe Hisaishi where you’ll get to hear songs composed by the musical genius behind all but one of Hayao Miyazaki’s films. Be Spirited Away and find out more here.