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Episode 17: Gladiator
In the year 2000, the sword-and-sandal epic was revi... more
Jun 4 2018 1h 30m
Chapter 1 2 mins
Gladiator as the breakthrough Hans Zimmer score
Chapter 2 9 mins
Some background on the significance of Gladiator, sword and sandal films, epics, and peplum
Chapter 3 6 mins
Hans Zimmer style and the 1990s action film
Chapter 4 2 mins
Hans Zimmer and the synth
Chapter 5 1 min
The unusual instrumentation of Gladiator
Chapter 6 1 min
A duduk demonstration
Chapter 7 6 mins
The themes of Gladiator Commodus’ theme
Chapter 8 6 mins
The power of Lisa Gerrard’s voice
Chapter 9 3 mins
Maximus’ hymn
Chapter 10 2 mins
Maximus’ polyrhythms
Chapter 11 2 mins
Zimmer’s Vangelis’ moment
Chapter 12 5 mins
Once Upon a Time in Ancient Rome
Chapter 13 7 mins
The Earth theme Gladiator’s musical soul
Chapter 14 4 mins
Lucilla’s theme
Chapter 15 2 mins
The Gladiator waltz
Chapter 16 4 mins
A Holst heist?
Chapter 17 4 mins
Gladiatorial piracy
Chapter 18 4 mins
The death of an emperor (or, Mozart’s Da Vinci Code)
Chapter 19 2 mins
To Zuccabar
Chapter 20 5 mins
Gladiator’s establishing music (and a surprise)
Chapter 21 2 mins
Zimmer’s answering horns
Chapter 22 7 mins
The Might of Wagner
Chapter 23 2 mins
The Hans Zimmer Olympics
Chapter 24
Gladiator’s finale: Now We Are Free
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