While the official release of the Coachella lineup for 2017 did not bring too many surprises – we all knew Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar, and Radiohead were playing for some time now – there was one pretty big stunner.
Legendary film composer Hans Zimmer will be performing on Sunday of the fest. Zimmer is best known for 40 years worth of soundtracks including The Lion King, The Pirates of the Caribbean series, Gladiator, and most of Christopher Nolan’s films – including the Dark Knight, flicks, Inception, and Interstellar.
Here’s a taste of his work:
In addition to his film work, Zimmer also worked with the Buggles, known best for “Video Killed the Radio Star” – and he can be seen in the video:
The internet reacted with some confusion and some excitement:
*drops acid during hans zimmer set* pic.twitter.com/paaN9TFELY
— Joshua Mireles (@seabassavelli) January 3, 2017
Hans Zimmer is playing Coachella?! If he plays the chimes from True Romance, I'll bring the glow sticks.
— Jason Reitman (@JasonReitman) January 3, 2017
hans zimmer and dj khaled next to each other on the coachella lineup is a power move
— carlo (@coolvaluzzi) January 3, 2017
if hans zimmer rly playing he better drop the interstellar theme
— ???????? (@oshimakesmusic) January 3, 2017
People are mad that Hans Zimmer is playing at chella but hearing him play the Interstellar soundtrack would be wild ????
— ☀️Z ???? (@zugeyyyy) January 3, 2017
Tickets to Coachella go on sale tomorrow.