Five Reasons You Won't Want To Miss National Geographic's Symphony For Our World

Let's be real, anyone who says they don't like nature documentaries should be immediately unfriended. But if — like most sane people — you're partial to a bit of naturalist filmmaking, we suggest you hot-tail it to the nearest box-office to get your tickets to the Australian premiere tour of National Geographic's Symphony For Our World. With an original score composed by film music icon Hans Zimmer and his team at Bleeding Fingers Custom Music, performed live by a full symphony orchestra, it's an event that pairs stunning visuals with an equally impressive soundtrack.

But if you needed any more convincing, just cast your eye over these five indisputable reasons why you don't want to miss this debut Australian outing.

It features some of the most breathtaking films of the natural world ever made

In a fusion of music and cinema, Symphony For Our World offers a stunning odyssey through the wild wonders of our planet, from deserts to the ocean deep, and just about every other natural habitat in between. Captured in exquisite detail by world-class filmmakers, this 90-minute showcase is curated like a monumental, cinematic artwork, celebrating the beauty and drama of our world's teeming biosphere.

It draws on more than 130 years of archival footage

To say the footage on offer comes from an Aladdin's cave of natural history filmmaking would be a colossal understatement; it's a collection that is amongst the most comprehensive of its type in the world. Cherrypicked from the vast video library of renowned natural sciences journal, National Geographic, this carefully assembled film champions the finest zoological treasures from the Nat Geo archive, spanning its full 130-year existence. 

Some of the music is by legendary composer Hans Zimmer...

One of the most revered film composers in the world, Zimmer is the musical mastermind behind blockbuster soundtracks including Gladiator, the Pirates Of The Caribbean saga, Disney's The Lion King, and many of director Christopher Nolan's films, such as The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, Interstellar and Dunkirk.

...and the rest of the score is by top talents from Hans Zimmer's Bleeding Fingers Custom Music Group, who created the music for the BBC's Planet Earth II

Australian-born, LA-based composer Andrew Christie, whose credits include music for The Simpsons, reality TV megahit Survivor, and the Assassins Creed game saga, has collaborated with American composer Austin Fray to score this celebration of the natural world on film. Both are members of the talented team at Bleeding Fingers Custom Music Shop, the Hans Zimmer-founded factory where some of the world's most skilled commercial composers create soundtracks for blockbuster films, TV shows and computer games. 

It's being performed by a full symphony orchestra

For those who are yet to experience the power of the full symphony orchestra in the dynamic, visceral space of live performance, this is a unique opportunity to catch a rich musical spectacle paired with equally awe-inspiring visuals. But that isn't to say seasoned orchestra lovers won't find plenty to get excited about. As much a feast for the ears as for the eyes, this is a must-see event for both veteran concertgoers and newcomers to the concert hall.

National Geographic's Symphony For Our World plays 26 Aug at Brisbane Convention Centre, 31 Aug at Sydney Convention Centre, and 2 Sep at Melbourne's Hamer Hall.