Dune: Original Motion Picture Score [SOUNDTRACK]

Dune (Related Recordings), Toto

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 25, 1997)
• Original Release Date: October 14, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Pendulum Ent.
• ASIN: B000001ZD2
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #113,022 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Riding The Sandworm", March 21, 2006

By	Brian E. Erland "Rainbow Sphinx" (Brea, CA - USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Why has 'Dune' the '84 released sci-fi classic had such a troubled history? This is true not only for the DVD release of the film, but of Toto's inspired musical score on CD as well.

If you're reading this review and wondering if this is the CD version to purchase look no further, this is the one for you! Containing -32 tracks-, sixteen of them previously unreleased, the ultimate 'Dune' musical experience awaits you! So turn up the stereo, turn off the lights, start your thumper and prepare to "Ride the Sandworm" once again!

WARNING: This CD is OOP so get it while you can!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best version so far, June 18, 2002

By A Customer

this reissue is really quite lovely. for one, it's got a nicer cover than the former 1984 release. but anyway, the main reason you'd want to get this is for the previously unreleased material that wasn't available on the first release. the sound is also remastered so there's better spatial definition on most of the tracks. some irksome details though:

1. brian eno's prophecy theme is NOT included! a real pity.

2. the opening prologue by princess irulan (which opens the previous CD) is missing here. as is baron harkonnen's harangue against duke leto atreides. i've always liked dialogue from the film tastefully placed in the soundtrack. but here it's missing.

3. depsite the remastered sound, the remastering engineer obviously ballsed up around one or two tracks. you can hear the sound go a little wavy. (actually this might be the problem of the source tape?) but if you're not too anal about this then it's quite easily ignored.

despite these problems, this reissue is highly recommended. toto weren't exactly the best soundtrack composers but they pulled this off with grand aplomb. until a more definitive version is released, this is the best out there!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant score..., June 28, 2002

By	Ilker Yucel "Kryptych" (Annapolis, MD United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

David Lynch's film adaptation of Frank Herbert's classic novel is still considered to be one of the biggest failures in cinema, and it's no surprise why. While the three-hour televised version was a poor attempt by the studio to live up to Lynch's original vision of making a three or four hour long movie, it did have some remarkable scenes that could have greatly improved the film if they had only allowed Lynch to make the film he wanted to make. In my mind, it is still the one of the best film adaptations of a sci-fi novel ever produced. That said, on to the review of the soundtrack...

To think that pop-rock band Toto are the composers of this soundtrack is almost impossible, but here it is. And it is perhaps one of the most brilliant scores ever composed for a film. The orchestration and arrangements are very well done, and the band integrate their own sounds in quite nicely (especially Steve Lukather's guitar which just adds a sense of depth and power to the songs...it certainly shows how rock and classical can co-exist in a single theme). The band really captured the mystical qualities of the story and provided an epic framework to augment the music. The music is so visual, you can picture the scenes in your head as you hear them. A previous reviewer said listening to this CD while reading the original novels helps the experience, and I will not disagree, for it does make it all the more enjoyable.

The best tracks to me are the original demo version of the main title (it would have been interesting to see the band performing the soundtrack by themselves, without an orchestra, but...still), "Take My Hand" (the end titles which is probably one of the best score compositions/pop songs ever), "Dune (Desert Theme)," "Riding the Sandworm," "The Trip to Arrakis" (this one is eerie, and it plays in the film during what I think was one of the best visuals in the whole film), and "Paul Meets Chani." There are some flaws with the remastering of this CD, but I don't think it hurts the music at all.

Aside from mastering flaws, the only other problem I have with this CD is the lack of Brian Eno's "Prophecy Theme," but it can be excused since this is Toto's score album, meaning all the music Toto wrote for the film. Therefore, it would not make sense to include a song they didn't write. Still...it would be nice to make it a complete score album, but I'm not complaining. All said and done, this is perhaps one of the greatest soundtrack albums ever produced for a film, and I think it deserves a great deal more appreciation than it receives. Fans of rock should like it, fans of classical should like it, EVERYONE should like it. Give it a listen! You won't be disappointed!