A Time of Quiet Between the Storms (Duduk Cover)

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One of my favorite aspects of Dune 2 was the incredible emphasis on the Duduk! The huge, sweeping melodies in unison with the massive Vangelean synthesizers were truly, absolutely epic. Here is one of my favorite motifs from the film.

[@KeeganTawa0]

Hello everyone - my new album, Tessellation, is out now. It prominently features the Duduk! kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6bYe3awebegaKs

[@josemachado6296]

Idk why this flute part always brings me to tears 😢

[@Vecchete]

Because it's "A Time of Quiet Between the Storms"

[@albeen1786]

Cause we already know Paul’s future

[@abiargoadityarista319]

@@albeen1786 Paul and Cani.... 😢

[@AcyutaOm]

It's the manifestation of the supreme Spirit, a time for He/She And me too 🥲

[@sonofmoss]

Because it’s achingly beautiful

[@alvarocardenas3865]

Some music elevate the body, some may even elevate the mind, but this one elevates the soul.

[@celinery9166]

The duduk has this uncanny ability to sound sorrowful and hopeful all at once. This is gorgeous! Well done.

[@randomyoutubeusername4985]

This motif was easily my favorite part of the film so thank you for making this wonderful cover.

[@Bugsybag]

Amazing! 👍Greetings from Armenia! Duduk is very popular in our Land!🙏

[@KeeganTawa0]

One day soon I hope to travel to Armenia and spend some time learning from the masters!

[@Bugsybag]

@@KeeganTawa0 Welcome!🙏👍

[@DinoGooch]

Amazing! Can you do a tutorial on how to play thus on the Duduk?

[@Ben_Ramirez19]

Such a beautiful sounding instrument. Every time I hear this, it takes me back to seeing Dune 2 in IMAX, being totally captivated by the sounds, and the screen immersing me in the world of Dune so well

[@ArsenAl-zorK]

Well done my friend, greetings from the land of Tsiranapogh (Apricot pipe) aka. Duduk, Armenia :)

[@KeeganTawa0]

Thank you!

[@dynomitejones]

Dune inspired me to purchase a duduk myself, it’s a beautiful instrument

[@KeeganTawa0]

Amazing! Please let me know if you have any questions!

[@Thunshot]

@@KeeganTawa0 Is this played on a G duduk?

[@KeeganTawa0]

@@Thunshot A

[@PineappleBoiii]

I cannot articulate with words how happy I am that this theme made it into the second film

[@yugo8121]

As an oboe player, I had never heard about duduk before. This theme was my favorite of the movie so I listened to it and did researches until I found out it was played on the duduk, I'm glad it introduced me to this instrument, seems quite interesting. And awesome cover man

[@KeeganTawa0]

A fellow sufferer of the double-reed!

[@Stockfish1511]

Wtf.. shivers and goosebumps all over my body. This instrument is magic.

[@julienvauthier9239]

Whooo!! Pedro would be proud of you!!! Great Job

[@miskatonic__]

This is awesome, very well done!!! 👏

[@encomia7906]

Дюна меня самого вдохновила на новые саундтреки. Дени Вильнев и Ханс Циммер сотворили шедевр!

[@KeeganTawa0]

I agree! The whole movie was so inspiring, visually and auditorily

[@jonah.brisco]

First time being introduced to the Duduk and now I'm hooked. Also, great synth work!

[@416pp]

WOW MAN you gave me goosebumps sir.. youre super talented...amazing synth work.

ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL WORK BRO HAD SHIVERS DOWN MY SPINE

[@fev3rdre4m]

My favorite soundtrack.. so perfectly covered here, bravo !

[@JackieStacyBakerMusic]

Amazing cover! Wow!

[@billiethefrenchie]

Wow this was perfect

[@seriouslyseriousthings3097]

You made my day!

[@pws]

Fantastic work.

[@meriiilek]

Beautiful

[@AbdallahAlHarbi]

Beautiful, well done man 👏

[@thegreywizard96]

This is amazing

[@RoboSoccer]

Wow this is an incredible cover

[@Wsadef]

Very cool. Very nice. I like it.

[@baseballchica1346]

Oh my goodness 😍😭😭😭😭 absolutely beautiful.

[@cregenda]

Stunning. Adding a comment so the algorithm picks you up.

[@IMF85]

lovely

[@kelvinblackburn607]

Wow amazing

[@paulmorriss6950]

Extraordinary playing, it's nice to hear the more unusual instruments (well, I haven't heard the Duduk being played here in the UK)

[@OutworldStudios]

You nailed it.

[@Phantomwaxx]

Amazing.

[@Bugsybag]

Bravo!👍

[@ironpamf]

You should really make more of these Duduk Dune 2 soundtrack covers, it's awesome!

[@cerium58]

That's pretty good!

[@artur2819]

great work

[@LordQueezle]

This is a lovely cover! I first heard the duduk in the sound track for the lion the witch and the wardrobe. I was really excited to uear hanz Zimmer use it in the dune score.

[@artsa4411]

duduk fantastic...

[@mohitjyrwa7630]

Owesome 👌👍👏👏👏👏

[@whopperlover1772]

So good

[@amareloman]

Beautiful!! By watching you i realized you could play a low E with the knee, i didnt know that hole was meant to be used 😅

[@luisrdiaz82]

Es impresionante tu trabajo. Me ha gustado sobremanera.

[@KeeganTawa0]

Thank you!

[@isaacmallinson2654]

Dayyumm this was unexpectedly heavy

[@-Fapologist-]

Every time I hear any iteration of this song it just makes my heart ache in the best of ways 😩

[@georgemusic1284]

Good job bro , from 🇦🇲❤

[@user-ep9ds9ny8q]

מדהים ביופיו

[@KeeganTawa0]

Thank you!

[@RobertPromos]

good job lad

[@Andre-vn1sb]

thank you !

[@mistadopeman]

Pretty good

[@stevetoast21]

🔥

[@corbin101]

Hell yeah

[@KLRCAT]

You should totally to a cover of "A Narnia Lullaby" on the Duduk!

[@416pp]

need a longer version please. i'll loop it for an hour.

[@KeeganTawa0]

I have an album coming out in May - I think it'll be just the thing! Stay posted about it!

[@416pp]

@@KeeganTawa0 great

[@KeeganTawa0]

@@416pp Hey! That album - here it is! kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6bYe3awebegaKssi=ieGTgJHiMB054Ubu

[@CluelessIndianGamer]

"Your brother challenges the great houses. The holy war begins"

[@magnusklahr8190]

Fantastic playing!! In what pitch is your Duduk tuned?

[@ivaylokolev]

дудук ❤

[@adamnelson1839]

Stunning! It’s actually inspired me to pick up the duduk! Are there different builds to suit certain tunings? Or will all be able to play along with this?

[@KeeganTawa0]

This was played on an A Duduk, and the original track is in A, but any Duduk can play the song if you transpose it into the right key!

[@a7xcss]

...so inescapably moving...

[@benbowland]

Never thought I’d see duduk+hydrasynth (or the others). I wanna learn duduk so badly lol

[@KeeganTawa0]

You should!

[@pouillon75]

Amazing ! What Key IS your duduk please ?

[@Alisson_Silva777]

I think it's A key. This soundtrack is in A major.

[@KeeganTawa0]

A!

[@ejmtv3]

I wish Duduk is more popular

[@KeeganTawa0]

I have a new album coming out on May 17 filled with Duduk! Keep an eye out for it!

[@saulsanchezcalderon3008]

A cover of "Allowed to be happy" by Gustavo Santaolalla would be incredible

[@benjapalaciosv]

Beautiful!! What tone is the duduk in? Cheers

[@KeeganTawa0]

Key of A!

[@ejmtv3]

A Time of Quiet Between the Storms

[@Rozes301]

💖🥰

[@andycoe23]

Awesome! Please, tell me where do you get duduks

[@jonathanfernandez2991]

Incredible video friend! What key is your duduk in?

[@zozojan89]

It says on the duduk. A. It's a Nurwind duduk.

[@KeeganTawa0]

A! Nurwind body, Vamelo reed

[@Tommyboy90]

⁠​⁠@@KeeganTawa0any reason to having nurwind body with a Vamelo reed or would nurwind reed work the same as well?

[@KeeganTawa0]

@@Tommyboy90 yes - in fact, a nurwind reed will physically mount into the nurwind body better, because they were made for one another. Nurwind makes really high quality reeds. However, after a lot of playing, I think I prefer the tone and sound of vamelo's reeds. The reason being: Duduk reeds are a very ancient technology, and their current manufacture reflects how reeds were made hundreds, thousands of years ago. For this reason, they just don't have the industrial standardization of things like saxophone or clarinet reeds. I find myself buying dozens of Duduks reeds and really connecting with two or three. Vamelo has a type of reed.. their "elite" series.. where they essentially pre-screen many reeds and filter them down to those that perform really well. They cost $30 more, but because these reeds last a year or so, I think the cost is worth it. Nurwind's reeds I think are of the same quality, but they don't have such an "elite" option where they pre screen reeds. In the end I think you should get a couple of reeds from each maker and decide for yourself - it's highly subjective. Let me know if you have any thoughts or questions!

[@isabelamaniero2553]

This is amazing, I would really like a tutorial of that. Any chance you'd teach?

[@KeeganTawa0]

Hi Isabela - I do give private lessons! Feel free to reach out at the email address on my channel page.

[@vishalbhati8974]

B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L

[@pr0fess0rbadass]

Can you please do Herald of the Change as well? ❤

[@alpenjon]

Oh cool at the time of Dune Pt.1. I did't know this was a duduk, but I love that melody. Will try that on the duduk soon!

[@David-dv2lb]

fantastic job. can i ask where you got your duduk from?

[@KeeganTawa0]

The body is Nurwind and the reed is Vamelo!

[@glennunorstad2168]

For some reason, i was like when and where is this song from in dune 2... And then i realized, oh, right... THE MOVIE... not the game :P

[@harshgarrett]

I saw in a making of the soundtrack video that they had to add stuff from Home Depot to add more notes to the duduk they used is there anyone you know who could build that because I want to buy one and learn it to play this song.

[@KeeganTawa0]

To play this specific song you don't need any modifications! It all fits in the standard range of the Duduk

[@harshgarrett]

@@KeeganTawa0 really? it's on vanity fair's KZbin page I think. they must've used it for one song but I swear I thought it was this one.

[@KeeganTawa0]

This song definitely doesn't require any modifications to play.. listening through the score, it just sounds like a conventional diatonic A duduk as well. Shoot me a link to the video though - maybe they did something to affect the sound of the instrument as opposed to its range? Or perhaps somewhere else in the score they use an extended range Dududk!@@harshgarrett

[@pacorrocan1310]

​@@KeeganTawa0kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2SkYqWvmJKKjZIsi=mFWrNxNlJfGl4YYm

[@markliano6518]

That sounds like me on my recorder

[@sifualbertogaytan7105]

The correct duduk to learn this song is any standard one or there's certain key or size?

[@firdauszainudin7118]

Can you cover Nothing Anymore from Bleach? Thanks

[@Dworakus]

Amazing cover. In what key is this duduk in?

[@KeeganTawa0]

A!

[@coksikildimya]

What is the full name of the instrument you use? I want to buy the same one too

[@Oliver-tp3hl]

How do you like your duduk from Nurwind? I might buy one from them.

[@KeeganTawa0]

I love it. I have played only three different Duduks from different developers.. the nurwind body has been my favorite. It has some really interesting rounded tone holes that allow for a lot of finger rolling and expression. I highly recommend

[@Oliver-tp3hl]

@@KeeganTawa0Awesome thank you for the help! Your finger role at 0:07 sounded amazing too.

[@austinvon96]

Sounds a lot like space lion by the seatbelts

[@robii5991]

What flute is this ? Where can we find this ?

[@charlesmcbryde]

Hey brother, what style of Duduk is this?

[@K02off]

YO Keegan I LOVE THIS COVER SO F*CKIN MUCH Can i use it in an upcomming video im making? (i will credit you)

[@KeeganTawa0]

Sure!

[@synec7597]

Hey! Is it possible to get the raw recorded tracks of your duduk for my school project?

[@KeeganTawa0]

Hi! Send me an email about your project!

[@jeananto]

Hello what tune the Duduk need to be the Duduk to play the original track?

[@KeeganTawa0]

This Duduk is in A, but you can play the song with any diatonic Duduk by transposing!

[@filipsikora_]

In which key is this duduk?

[@sifualbertogaytan7105]

It's a regular A duduk?

[@vaideeswarans454]

❤️🤌✨

[@fluffyanimations-ji5vp]

what instrument is that?

[@KeeganTawa0]

The Duduk!

[@charlesward378]

What key is that duduk?

[@TheGrinningSkull]

From his other comments he says it’s in A

[@subhash_patel_369]

Sir please give me notes of this music I'm a flute player i just want to play it by my C scale flute please give notes sir 🙏🥺

[@turnupeveryday7166]

Should have written "Dune 2" in the title, so more ppl click your video!

[@spikku]

If you could tattoo a song...

[@janiskaneps5333]

Sorry, you dont understand... you dont... amazing disunderstanding! No pause at alll... just wind aaaaaaaaaaaa

[@brucebanner52]

The very poor man's flute.

[@KeeganTawa0]

What?

[@patrickbateman3146]

There are no professional duduk players who pinch the reed between their teeth and keep their cheeks flat. Its an entirely different way of playing compared to clarinet or oboe. Puff those cheeks out and float the reed out past the teeth.

[@KeeganTawa0]

The reed is suspended between my lips with no bite pressure. Many professional duduk players play with flat cheeks, opinions vary widely on the matter, and many professional Duduk players acknowledge that it's a subjective matter of preference. Are you a woodwinds player?