Denis Villeneuve Beefs With The Academy Over Disqualification Of Dune Part Two Score For Oscars

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Recently, Denis Villeneuve publicly spoke about the omission of Hans Zimmer’s musical work for Dune: Part Two from the Academy Awards consideration. Expressing his sentiments openly, the director acknowledged Zimmer as a “tremendously talented individual” or simply put, a “genius.

Regarding the Academy’s choice to disqualify the film in the Best Original Score category, Denis Villeneuve expressed his strong disagreement, stating that he believes Hans Zimmer’s score was among the finest of the year and deserved recognition.

As a diehard admirer, I can’t help but echo the sentiment shared by SlashFilm. The man we’re talking about here, Hans, is not just exceptionally talented; he’s a true genius in my book. I don’t toss around the term ‘genius’ lightly, but when it comes to him, it feels like an understatement.

In addition, Villeneuve clarified that the sequel’s soundtrack is connected to the original Dune film he directed, as the music for the second part serves as an “extension” or “continuation” of the first one.

He also pointed out that the score continues the narrative of a single long movie, merely divided into two separate parts.

This year, it turns out that Hans Zimmer wasn’t nominated because the Academy found that his score for Dune: Part Two shared too many similarities with the music from the 2021 version of the same film.

As a lifestyle connoisseur, I must share some exciting news from the world of film and music. Although the talented music producer behind Interstellar and Dunkirk wasn’t honored with an Academy Award this year, he did receive a well-deserved nomination in the category of Best Original Score at the recently concluded Golden Globe Awards.

Zimmer has previously won the Best Original Score Oscar for the first installment of Dune.

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2025-01-07 10:07