Dune: Part Two (soundtrack)
2024 soundtrack album by Hans Zimmer
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Dune: Part Two (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album composed and arranged by Hans Zimmer for the 2024 film Dune: Part Two by Denis Villeneuve. It was released by WaterTower Music on February 23, 2024, one week before the film's theatrical release in the United States.
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| Released | February 23, 2024 | |||
| Genre | Film score | |||
| Length | 81:02 | |||
| Label | WaterTower | |||
| Producer | Hans Zimmer | |||
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Background
Composer Hans Zimmer had previously scored director Denis Villeneuve's 2021 film Dune, for which he received the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 2022.[1][2] He had been a fan of the novel in his teenage years, and chose to score the first film over Christopher Nolan's Tenet.[3][4]
Production
After scoring the first film, Zimmer continued writing music in anticipation for its sequel.[5][6]
I never left the world of Dune. In fact, I think Denis [Villeneuve] thought I was quite mad, because I kept writing after we finished the first movie. But because I knew the story, I knew the book, I knew what was coming our way. And in fact, a lot of the main themes in this second movie were written at the end of the first film, before Denis started shooting. It felt important to carry on writing when we were still in the same spirit, the same frame of mind.
Release
Ahead of the soundtrack's release, WaterTower Music released two singles on February 15, 2024: "A Time of Quiet Between the Storms" and "Harvester Attack".[7]
Critical reception
Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com wrote, "Hans Zimmer's Oscar-winning score felt a bit overdone to me in the first film, but he smartly differentiates the cultures here, finding more metallic sounds for the cold Harkonnens to balance against the heated score for the Fremen."[8]
Accolades
| Award | Year[a] | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
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| Astra Creative Arts Awards | 2024 | Best Original Score | Hans Zimmer | Nominated | [9][10] |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2025 | Best Score | Nominated | [11] | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2025 | Best Original Score | Nominated | [12] | |
| Grammy Awards | 2025 | Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media | Won | [13] | |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | 2024 | Best Original Score in a Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film | Won | [14] | |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2025 | Outstanding Original Score for TV/Film | Nominated | [15] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Hans Zimmer.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Beginnings Are Such Delicate Times" | 8:56 |
| 2. | "Eclipse" | 5:13 |
| 3. | "The Sietch" | 2:34 |
| 4. | "Water of Life" | 3:06 |
| 5. | "A Time of Quiet Between the Storms" | 4:21 |
| 6. | "Harvester Attack" | 3:40 |
| 7. | "Worm Ride" | 2:19 |
| 8. | "Ornithopter Attack" | 2:10 |
| 9. | "Each Man Is a Little War" | 1:21 |
| 10. | "Harkonnen Arena" | 5:22 |
| 11. | "Spice" | 0:37 |
| 12. | "Seduction" | 2:02 |
| 13. | "Never Lose Me" | 1:16 |
| 14. | "Travel South" | 1:10 |
| 15. | "Paul Drinks" | 1:47 |
| 16. | "Resurrection" | 2:16 |
| 17. | "Arrival" | 1:40 |
| 18. | "Southern Messiah" | 5:22 |
| 19. | "The Emperor" | 1:38 |
| 20. | "Worm Army" | 3:33 |
| 21. | "Gurney Battle" | 2:25 |
| 22. | "You Fought Well" | 1:42 |
| 23. | "Kiss the Ring" | 3:12 |
| 24. | "Only I Will Remain" | 6:44 |
| 25. | "Lisan al Gaib" | 6:36 |
| Total length: | 81:02 | |
Personnel
Musicians
- Hans Zimmer – synthesizer programming
- Jake Boring – additional programming
- Pipers of the Scottish Session Orchestra – bagpipes
- Ben Parry – choir conductor
- Pedro Eustache – Armenian duduk, woodwinds, solo flute
- Juan Garcia-Herreros – electric bass, solo double bass
- Mariko Muranaka – electric cello
- Tina Guo – electric cello
- Guthrie Govan – electric guitar
- Molly Rogers – electric violin, viola, violin, vocals
- Loire Cotler – featured vocals
- Joan Martorell – orchestration
- Nacho Cantalejo – orchestration
- Òscar Senén – orchestration
- Aicha Djidjelli – percussion
- Aleksandra Suklar – percussion
- Buzz Allan – percussion
- Holly Madge – percussion
- David Fleming – vocals
- Edie Lehmann Boddicker – vocals
- Judith Sephuma – vocals
- Lisa Gerrard – vocals
- Michael Geiger – vocals
- Stephanie Olmanni – vocals
- Steven Doar – vocals
- Suzanne Waters – vocals
Technical
- Hans Zimmer – production
- Stephen Lipson – additional production
- Gavin Lurssen – mastering
- Reuben Cohen – mastering
- Alan Meyerson – mixing
- Clint Bennett – music editing
- Joe E. Rand – music editing
- Ryan Rubin – music editing
- Calum Minuti-Goold – sound design
- Christian Henson – sound design
- Christophe Duquesne – sound design
- Edmund Eagan – sound design
- Evyn Deboer – sound design
- Guillaume Bonneau – sound design
- Howard Scarr – sound design
- Jeremy Katz – sound design
- Kevin Schroeder – sound design
- Mark Wherry – sound design
- Raul Vega – sound design
- Taurees Habib – sound design
- Chuck Choi – technical engineering
- Eva Reistad – additional mixing, additional engineering
- Colby Donaldson – additional engineering
- Isabel Gracefield – additional engineering
- Kostadin Kamcev – additional engineering
- Nolan Bacardi – additional engineering
- Simon Bowley – additional engineering
- Soya Soo – additional engineering
- Jacob Johnston – mixing assistance
- Walter Kang – mixing assistance
- Alejandro Moros – technical assistance
- Matt Wood – technical assistance
Charts
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| Australian Vinyl Albums (ARIA)[16] | 5 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17] | 34 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] | 26 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19] | 65 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[20] | 90 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] | 82 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP)[22] | 147 |
| Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[23] | 20 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] | 29 |
| UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)[25] | 5 |
| UK Soundtrack Albums (Official Charts)[26] | 1 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| Various | February 23, 2024 | WaterTower Music | [7] | |
| May 24, 2024 | [27][28] |
Notes
- Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.