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Two good videos on the topic of sound in Dune. The first from Vanity Fair, "How 'Dune' Composer Hans Zimmer Created the Oscar-Nominated Score": * https://www.y

Two good videos on the topic of sound in Dune. The first from Vanity Fair, "How 'Dune' Composer Hans Zimmer Created the Oscar-Nominated Score": * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93A1ryc-WW0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93A1ryc-WW0 Interesting tidbit: a good number of the "bagpipe" sounds were not created with bagpipes. The second is from wild life photograph Dani Connor, "My Squirrel Recording is in a movie: Interview with Mark Mangini, Oscar Winning Sound Designer": * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtfzjehDg74 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtfzjehDg74 A squirrel recording of hers was used to make the sound in the desert mouse (muad'dib) scene.

ZeroGravitas 5y ago
I thought the sound that they apparently made via digital editing was mongolian throat singing: https://youtu.be/6WlI24rv__g https://youtu.be/6WlI24rv__g Not sure if a weird coincidence or just another influence in the mixing pot.
- throw0101a 5y ago
  Probably another influence. See "Vocals" section of interview: * https://youtu.be/93A1ryc-WW0?t=242 https://youtu.be/93A1ryc-WW0?t=242 A concert by the Tuvan group Huun‐Huur‐Tu: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2ovoRyv4kw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2ovoRyv4kw
- canjobear 5y ago
  Here's an interview with the guy that did the throat singing for Dune. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp1r2vD79PA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp1r2vD79PA It's more Kyrgyz style than Mongolian, and wasn't digitally edited too much.
unfocussed_mike 5y ago
> A squirrel recording of hers was used to make the sound in the desert mouse (muad'dib) scene. Ahh, it's Baby Pear! An unforgettably lovely sound indeed.
alphakappa 5y ago
The Hans Zimmer interview is fascinating. However it was jarring to see him introduce one of the singers doing the rhythmic singing as something unique when it’s essentially the percussion singing that’s common in Indian classical music. I guess even the greats have their blind spots.
- clejack 5y ago
  I went to watch the interview just because of this comment, thinking "of course it has to be more than just Indian singing," and it turns out it was a variation on that theme. Apparently it's called Konnakol. I've heard the style, but I wasn't familiar with the name until now. As you said, though, everyone has blind spots. The world is vast, and there's a lot to miss. I have to wonder why the woman who did the singing never told Hans Zimmer what it was, or why he didn't ask, since the situation implies one of those two.

ZeroGravitas 5y ago

I thought the sound that they apparently made via digital editing was mongolian throat singing: https://youtu.be/6WlI24rv__g https://youtu.be/6WlI24rv__g Not sure if a weird coincidence or just another influence in the mixing pot.

throw0101a 5y ago
Probably another influence. See "Vocals" section of interview: * https://youtu.be/93A1ryc-WW0?t=242 https://youtu.be/93A1ryc-WW0?t=242 A concert by the Tuvan group Huun‐Huur‐Tu: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2ovoRyv4kw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2ovoRyv4kw
canjobear 5y ago
Here's an interview with the guy that did the throat singing for Dune. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp1r2vD79PA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp1r2vD79PA It's more Kyrgyz style than Mongolian, and wasn't digitally edited too much.

unfocussed_mike 5y ago

> A squirrel recording of hers was used to make the sound in the desert mouse (muad'dib) scene. Ahh, it's Baby Pear! An unforgettably lovely sound indeed.

alphakappa 5y ago

The Hans Zimmer interview is fascinating. However it was jarring to see him introduce one of the singers doing the rhythmic singing as something unique when it’s essentially the percussion singing that’s common in Indian classical music. I guess even the greats have their blind spots.

clejack 5y ago
I went to watch the interview just because of this comment, thinking "of course it has to be more than just Indian singing," and it turns out it was a variation on that theme. Apparently it's called Konnakol. I've heard the style, but I wasn't familiar with the name until now. As you said, though, everyone has blind spots. The world is vast, and there's a lot to miss. I have to wonder why the woman who did the singing never told Hans Zimmer what it was, or why he didn't ask, since the situation implies one of those two.