Hans Zimmer’s ‘Dune: Part Two’ score ineligible for Oscars; Here’s the reason [Video]

Music composer Hans Zimmer’s score for ‘Dune: Part Two’, which was being considered one of the strongest contenders at the upcoming edition of the Academy Awards for Best Original Score, is out of the race for the Oscars.

The score is not eligible for this year’s Oscars due to surpassing the Academy’s limit on pre-existing music; therefore, it cannot be nominated in the best original score category, reports ‘Variety’.

‘Dune: Part Two’, directed by Denis Villeneuve, was met with critical acclaim when it hit theatres in March. Both critics and audiences lauded the film’s visuals, storytelling, and, most notably, the music score by Academy Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer.

As per ‘Variety’, the Academy’s rule states that “in cases such as sequels and franchises from any media, the score must not use more than 20 per cent of pre-existing themes and music borrowed from previous scores in the franchise”.

Since Zimmer’s composition …