Why Hans Zimmer Won An Oscar For Dune

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[courtneyfarris]

The dune score sounds ancient and futuristic at the same time. Absolutely brilliant

[Balthazar]

Williams is about melody, Zimmer is about _texture._

[haydenhoodless]

I really like the way Zimmer's music isn't just part of a film, it always becomes the film. Like John Williams takes a film and manages to translate it into a melody and nobody else can do that. But nobody can do what Zimmer does and immerse you in such a way.

[buffyVampslyr]

Paul's Dream is such an intense song it brings me to tears within seconds. That voice and all the deep vibration reaches so deep inside, it touches something ancient in me and it moves me every time I hear it. I think it's fascinating that it comes from a score for a science fiction movie. But I also think it makes sense for Dune being the epic saga that it is.

[aidanhood]

As amazing a composer Williams is, I can’t imagine anyone who could have done the DUNE soundtrack better than Zimmer

[jackledgerdowse]

Hearing this score at an actual cinema is EARTH SHATTERING. John Williams is amazing and will always inspire me but stuff like this where the music just unapologetically slaps you straight in the face is unbelievably brilliant.

[sublimingmule]

Hes a story teller first and foremost, and that's why his soundtracks hit so hard. They are the atmosphere of the location, and the feeling of what's happening to the people of the story. This is the way to make film score. Tell the story.

[animatormusic]

What really makes Hans Zimmer stand out for me is that this guy does not tell the story only via melodies, but also sound design. This guy is a master beast in terms of the synthesis, sound design and he push those fields equally hard to tell you a story. I would love to ask him so mamy questions If I could

[JerkyTreats]

Fun fact, in the cone of silence scene, the dialogue can be heard at sub bass frequencies. At IMAX you could hear them speaking, at home I couldn't. The sound engineering definitely a core part of what made Dune sound so iconic

[greybob]

I felt that the use of bagpipes gave the House of Atreides an ancient feel, like this house has been around a time, it's power is immense, immovable and deep rooted in time. It's a heavy, solid, tangible strength based on tradition and long forgotten history.

[charleshanson]

For me, the bagpipes have a lot more subtext. The humans in this story ARE descended from Earth humans millennia ago. And a major theme of the story is familial tradition and pride. Well, in Scottish culture the bagpipes are are the pinnacle of cultural pride and tradition, and so their use in the far far off future indicates that they were important enough to survive as a major cultural touchstone for that long. Or so I read into it that way.

[cy]

Hans is a sound designer disguised as a film composer.

[NoCredits]

I love the emotion caused by the themes of Princess Leia and Yoda and Luke and how they bring back my childhood but the Dune soundtrack is literally out of this world and takes me places I've never been before. You can't choose between them. That'd be like saying "Pick one, your mum's traditional apple crumble or swimming at a beach in the Pacific?"

[thenerdsarecoming]

By far my favorite Zimmer score. Incredible in every aspect. The House Atreides theme with the bagpipes is one of my favorite pieces of film music I've heard. Amazing theater experience and I can't wait for Part 2.

[ketheric]

I've seen Hans Zimmer twice in concert over the past 10 years, can't wait to go again.

[cklester]

Hans Zimmer. John Williams. James Horner. Ennio Morricone. How lucky are we all in this age to be able to hear the works of these geniuses (and many more like them!).

[georgieboi]

Dune had the best feel to a location I've ever seen. I couldn't describe how it felt to watch dune in theaters it was so immersing at times that really put this movie and score above all of the rest easily. Hans Zimmer is changing the movie composing game for the better and I'm here for it all.

[BenCaesar]

I think it's important to remember Zimmer is a complete sound designer geek, he was one of the first to adopt Ableton. It's interesting to hear a Zimmer take from a music theory perspective on that note.

[stephaniewang]

Dude, as a piano player/former teacher - your music theory breakdown of everything but especially that scale was absolutely nuts and awesome! When I first listened to this soundtrack I knew it was special and complex and crazy in the best way. What a visionary Zimmer is! (thank you for including the keyboard at the bottom of the screen, IMMENSELY helpful in visualizing everything so I could follow along)

[TheMrChugger]

The thing that blew my mind about the Interstellar sound track was the sort of clicking metronome sound that runs through many of the tracks. Which tend to switch between tempos and triplets, which to me signifies the different speeds of time across the different universes the characters are in