This is the first in a series I'll be posting as I listen and blog my way through Classic FM's Hall of Fame top 100. My ambition to explore music that's over 30 years old will have to wait though, as number 100 is the soundtrack to Gladiator by Hans Zimmer, released in 2000. (The Hall of Fame is for popular classics, so I'm expecting to encounter lots of familiar pieces, including more film soundtracks. They refresh the Hall of Fame every year so I'm using the 2020 list, whic