Music of Dune (2021 film)

Hans Zimmer composed the music for Dune.

The music for the 2021 American film Dune was composed, conducted, and produced by Hans Zimmer. Zimmer wrote several soundtracks of music for the film, including for its sequel, and heavily utilized choir—specifically female voices—percussion, and strings in the score's instrumentation, as well as acoustic and wind instruments. New, hybrid instruments were fabricated to conceive the "otherworldly" tonal desert sounds heard in the film. The music has been described as the composer's most "unorthodox" and experimental yet.[1] In addition, the score for the film earned Zimmer his second Academy Award for Best Original Score. When Dune: Part Two was announced for a 2023 theatrical release, it was revealed that Zimmer had begun work on the film's music and had over an hour of music to assist the filmmakers in planning the film.[2][3]

  1. ^ King, Darryn (October 22, 2021). "How Hans Zimmer Conjured the Otherworldly Sounds of 'Dune'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Hans Zimmer to Return for Denis Villeneuve's 'Dune: Part Two'". Film Music Reporter. October 26, 2021. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  3. ^ Desowitz, Bill (October 20, 2021). "'Dune': How Composer Hans Zimmer Invented a Retro-Future Musical Sound for the Arrakis Desert Planet". Indie Wire. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.