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But the Hollywood veteran says his nomination
for scoring "Dune," a mammoth adaption of Frank Herbert's 1965
science fiction novel, feels different after director Denis
Villeneuve was snubbed in the best director category.
"I feel heartbroken for my friend," Zimmer told Reuters in an
interview.
"But I can with clear conscience and with great honesty say...
that I am nominated because of his work and because of the work
of everybody around me and so if any one of us win anything, it
is all in his name, it is all for him."
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.
(Reporting by Rollo Ross, Editing by Rosalba O'Brien)
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