Hans Zimmer - Dune (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) ALBUM REVIEW
Alright, I’m reviewing the score of a movie that hasn’t even been released yet. This is my redemption arc. If this is successful, I’ll be in the upper echelon.
I gotta admit, I’ve never heard of a concept like this. Legendary composer Hans Zimmer is known for his pretty great track record for his film scores. His work in film has been absolutely stunning, and this is a brand new experiment for him. Denis Villeneuve’s new film, an adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel Dune, has been in the works for a while now, and it has a massive cast: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zendaya, David Dastmalchian, Chang Chen, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Charlotte Rampling, Jason Momoa, and Javier Bardem all star in it. When I heard that Zimmer was going to compose the score, I was so excited. Along with that, word got out that Zimmer had made not one, not two, but three separate scores for the movie. The first score, The Dune Sketchbook, is out now and I actually really enjoyed it, and the third score, The Art and Soul of Dune, will be released on October 22, the release date of the film in the United States. This second one, the music we’ll hear in the film, is what we’ll be covering today. So, let’s not waste any more time.
Whenever a composer is inspired by something, you can tell. It happens with the best musical scores out there. I felt that with Zimmer’s Sketchbook album. You could tell that he sat down and gave it his all. That being said, I really want that to be the score of the movie, mainly because this just sounds pretty bland compared to the Sketchbook. To compare past works of Zimmer, this is very reminiscent of his work with Benjamin Walfisch on Blade Runner 2049, another one of Villenueve’s films. It’s much more electronic than a good amount of Zimmer’s work, and quite frankly, not that memorable. A lot of it is just plain ambience, and even if the film isn’t out yet, I couldn’t pick out a good amount of recurring themes. There are a couple of motifs here and there and the massive centerpiece of the album, “Armada,” is certainly worth a listen based on how mind-blowing it is alone, but I can’t really pick anything up from this. The Sketchbook album has so much liveliness and dare I say audible world-building for what instruments are used in it, and this album just lacks this. I don’t have much else to say. The official Dune score is quite disappointing, but I would want that Sketchbook album on vinyl, not gonna lie.
6/10
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Dune (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is a WaterTower Music release.
I gotta admit, I’ve never heard of a concept like this. Legendary composer Hans Zimmer is known for his pretty great track record for his film scores. His work in film has been absolutely stunning, and this is a brand new experiment for him. Denis Villeneuve’s new film, an adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel Dune, has been in the works for a while now, and it has a massive cast: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zendaya, David Dastmalchian, Chang Chen, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Charlotte Rampling, Jason Momoa, and Javier Bardem all star in it. When I heard that Zimmer was going to compose the score, I was so excited. Along with that, word got out that Zimmer had made not one, not two, but three separate scores for the movie. The first score, The Dune Sketchbook, is out now and I actually really enjoyed it, and the third score, The Art and Soul of Dune, will be released on October 22, the release date of the film in the United States. This second one, the music we’ll hear in the film, is what we’ll be covering today. So, let’s not waste any more time.
Whenever a composer is inspired by something, you can tell. It happens with the best musical scores out there. I felt that with Zimmer’s Sketchbook album. You could tell that he sat down and gave it his all. That being said, I really want that to be the score of the movie, mainly because this just sounds pretty bland compared to the Sketchbook. To compare past works of Zimmer, this is very reminiscent of his work with Benjamin Walfisch on Blade Runner 2049, another one of Villenueve’s films. It’s much more electronic than a good amount of Zimmer’s work, and quite frankly, not that memorable. A lot of it is just plain ambience, and even if the film isn’t out yet, I couldn’t pick out a good amount of recurring themes. There are a couple of motifs here and there and the massive centerpiece of the album, “Armada,” is certainly worth a listen based on how mind-blowing it is alone, but I can’t really pick anything up from this. The Sketchbook album has so much liveliness and dare I say audible world-building for what instruments are used in it, and this album just lacks this. I don’t have much else to say. The official Dune score is quite disappointing, but I would want that Sketchbook album on vinyl, not gonna lie.
6/10
Listen here
YouTube Music
Dune (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is a WaterTower Music release.
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