Hans Zimmer Vinyl LP Records

Hans Zimmer vinyl LP records bring you his film music from more than three decades, from Driving Miss Daisy and Black Rain in 1989 to Dune: Part Two and F1 The Movie. Hans Zimmer is a German composer born in Frankfurt am Main who writes music for Hollywood films and BBC natural history series. Alongside soundtracks, you will find concert albums and compilations of his film themes here. Most releases contain two records, while more extensive recordings span three to four.

Which films and series feature on Hans Zimmer vinyl LP records?

The soundtracks in the range cover Zimmer's entire career. His early Hollywood years are represented by films from director brothers Ridley and Tony Scott, while his more recent work includes collaborations with Christopher Nolan and Denis Villeneuve.

Some soundtracks were created with other composers: Gladiator with Lisa Gerrard, The Tattooist Of Auschwitz with Kara Talve and Chief Of War with James Everingham. Planet Earth II was released as a set of two LPs and three CDs.

Soundtrack, concert album or compilation?

A soundtrack contains the music as it sounds in the film. The concert albums Live In Prague and Live capture Zimmer's performances, where a band with an orchestra plays his film themes, and each contains four records. The World of Hans Zimmer – A Symphonic Celebration and Part II: A New Dimension present his themes in orchestral arrangements across three records. The Classics and World Of Hans Zimmer – Best Of are double-record compilations. The piece Time from the film Inception was released on a single record in an arrangement with Alan Walker.

How do you choose between editions of No Time To Die?

The soundtrack to the James Bond film No Time To Die was released on vinyl in several versions, which differ in appearance and the number of records:

• black 180 g double LP with heavier vinyl for regular listening,
• limited editions on two LPs in gold or white, with the white version in a gatefold sleeve,
• picture discs with artwork directly on the disc, on one or two LPs, including a version featuring the character Nomi.

A picture disc is more of a collector's item; for everyday listening, choose black or coloured vinyl. You have similar choices with Dune: Part Two, Days Of Thunder, whose expanded edition comes on sunset-coloured vinyl, or True Romance, whose deluxe edition plays at 45 revolutions per minute. You can only play the latter on a turntable that supports this speed. You can find Zimmer's recordings on CD on the Hans Zimmer Music CDs page, and records and CDs together on the Hans Zimmer LP Records and CDs page.