Celebrated film score composer Hans Zimmer is heading to New Zealand to perform live for his Kiwi fans at Auckland's Vector Arena on April 29, 2017.

The first half of the concert will feature some of Zimmer's classic movie scores, including Gladiator, The Lion King and Pirates Of The Caribbean, while in the second he performs re-imagined versions of scores from films such as The Dark Knight and Inception, with special guest musicians.

Zimmer has scored more than 150 films, along with TV shows including The Pacific and Planet Earth II, and videogames Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Crysis 2.

He's won multiple awards, including an Oscar, a Tony, Grammys, Golden Globes and BAFTAs.