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Oscar winner Hans Zimmer's movie music comes to Houston on new tour

The World of Hans Zimmer – A New Dimension comes to Fort Worth on September 29.

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If you've been to the movies in the past 40 years, you've likely enjoyed the music of composer Hans Zimmer, and an upcoming tour called The World of Hans Zimmer – A New Dimension will showcase that music in a new way.

The 24-city arena tour, stopping at the Toyota Center in Houston on Tuesday, September 9, features arrangements of Zimmer's diverse collection of scores, synchronized with sequences from many of the epic films he's done.

In addition to Houston, the tour will visit Fort Worth on September 29.

Zimmer has scored more than 500 projects across all mediums and has been honored with two Academy Awards, including Dunein 2022.

Other notable films that he has scored include Rain Man, Thelma and Louise, Gladiator, The Dark Knight trilogy, No Time to Die, Top Gun: Maverick, and more.

While Zimmer will not perform live on stage during the tour, he is the show’s curator, producer, and musical director.

Instead, the show will be led by Matt Dunkley, who has a long-standing professional partnership with Zimmer. He will perform alongside a symphony orchestra featuring top soloists from Zimmer’s talent pool, including the Odessa Orchestra & Friends and the Nairobi Chamber Chorus.

Tickets for the tour will be available on Friday, May 2 at 10 am at Ticketmaster.com. Use the cord WORLD25 to access a special TikTok presale.

@hanszimmer “The World of Hans Zimmer: A New Dimension” TikTok Presale is NOW LIVE! 🎟️ 🎵 Use the password WORLD25 at worldofhanszimmer.com to get your tickets and experience this incredibly talented orchestra perform in North America!
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Comedy legends Cheech and Chong will light up Comicpalooza 2025

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The guest list for this year’s Comicpalooza keeps on getting bigger and bigger. It’s already been announced that Hayden Christensen – Anakin Skywalker himself – will be attending the upcoming festivities next month. Add stoner comedy royalty to the roster.

Comedy legends Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong will come to Space City and reminisce about their five-decade career. They will talk about everything, from their big-screen run in the ‘70s and ‘80s to their line of gummies that keep getting advertised on X.

Christensen won’t be the only Star Wars alum in attendance. Temuera Morrison will be around to talk about his path through the Star Wars galaxy, from portraying Jango Fett and his numerous clones in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith to his role in The Mandalorian as Boba Fett and its spinoff, The Book of Boba Fett. Ming-Na Wen rounds out the group of stars from the Star Wars universe. She currently portrays the mercenary assassin Fennec Shand in The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett.

For all those fans of the John Hughes teen comedies of the ‘80s, Brat Pack icon Anthony Michael Hall will be talking about his days making Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club, as well as his upcoming turn in the new season of Wednesday.

And let’s not forget about the voice actors. Scheduled to appear are James Cheek, best known for voicing San Lang/Hua Cheng in Heaven Official’s Blessing; Keith Silverstein, celebrated for his work as Hisoka in Hunter × Hunter and Kimimaro in the Naruto franchise; Spike Spencer, who has voiced hundreds of anime episodes across beloved franchises; and Daisuke Tsuji, most notably known for voicing Jin Saki in the hit game Ghost of Tsushima.

Finally, for all the music nerds, award-winning composer Grant Kirkhope will talk about some of the most recognizable video game soundtracks (GoldenEye 007, Donkey Kong) he’s done.

Comicpalooza returns to the George R. Brown Convention Center Friday, June 20 through Sunday, June 22. For more information, go to the Comicpalooza website.