Composer Zimmer says 'Dune' Oscar win would be for director Villeneuve

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Gallery: Which movies or people have won the most Oscars? (Espresso)For the German composer, "Dune" was always going to be a dream project.

He had been a fan of Herbert's intergalactic tale of politics, religion and giant sandworms since his teenage years, like Villeneuve. "It was only when Denis very quietly said to me one day, have I ever heard of a book called 'Dune' that I sort of went into this teenage enthusiasm like a puppy dog chasing his own tail. . .

It was a large chunk of my teenage years," Zimmer said. To produce an otherworldly sound for the score, Zimmer created acoustics on a synthesizer and then asked a metal sculptor to recreate these using different shapes and metals.     "Dune," starring Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Javier Bardem, Rebecca Ferguson and Oscar Isaac, received 10 Oscar nominations last week, mostly in technical categories.

Hollywood's highest honors will be given out on March 27. "Dune" has been re-released in cinemas and IMAX since Feb. 11. It will return to HBO Max on March 10.