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Denis Villeneuve criticizes the ineligibility of the Dune: Part 2 soundtrack for the 2025 Oscars

Dune director Denis Villeneuve has weighed in about Hans Zimmer's Dune: Part Two score being disqualified from Oscar contention.

Still, fans have lamented his removal from this year's category, as the sequel arguably has an even better soundtrack, anchored by the already iconic love theme "A Time of Quiet Between the Storms." On January 2, 2025, I attended a screening of "Dune: Part Two" at the Director's Guild of America in New York, where Villeneuve gave a brief talk discussing the film and its award season aspirations. He discussed the unique nature of the "Dune" films, arguing that the score for "Part Two" is "rooted in 'Part One,' of course, because there is a continuity" and calling the duology "one big movie that is cut in half."

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