Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert vs McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass

Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert has the higher audience score (8.6/10 against 8.4/10 for McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass). McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h 38m. Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are documentary, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert posterHans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert2025 VS McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass posterMcCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass2026
Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the DesertMcCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass
Audience score★ 8.6/10★ 8.4/10
Year20252026
Length2h 38m1h 30m
GenresDocumentary, MusicDocumentary, Music
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorPaul DugdaleArthur Cary
Main castTimothée Chalamet, Zendaya, FINNEAS, Pharrell Williams, Christopher NolanPaul McCartney, Elvis Costello, Mike McGear, Klaus Voormann

Synopsis

Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert

An extraordinary live performance of Hans Zimmer's most beloved and renowned movie soundtracks, including music from Dune, Gladiator, Interstellar, and The Lion King. Featuring conversations with creative collaborators Billie Eilish, Christopher Nolan, Denis Villeneuve, Finneas, Jerry Bruckheimer, Pharrell Williams, Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, and more.

McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass

For over fifty years, the disappearance of Paul McCartney’s original Höfner bass has been one of rock ‘n’ roll’s enduring mysteries. The Hunt for the Lost Bass tells the extraordinary story of this iconic instrument, and the fan powered quest to find it.

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