Denis Villeneuvehas taken issue with theAcademy Awards decision to makeHans ZimmersDune: Part Twoscore ineligible.
I dont use the word genius often, but Hans is one.
Im not here to complain, joked Villeneuve, adding: The soundtrack is really a continuity ofPart One.
Timothée Chalamet in ‘Dune: Part Two’ (2024).Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett Collection
Despite his exclusion this time around, Zimmer was nominated for Best Original Score at Sundays 82nd Golden Globes.
He previously won the Best Original Score Oscar for the firstDune.
The first film took home sixOscars, with both films earning a combined $1.12 billion globally.
Hans ZimmerDimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
