How to Produce: Dune 2 Soundtrack - Hans Zimmer Tutorial

How Hans Zimmer Created the Score "A Time Of Quiet Between The Storms" for 'Dune: Part Two'. Music theory, production and synthesizer sound design tutorial.
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0:00 - preview of the final result
0:30 - intro
1:25 - download the stems or project to follow along
1:59 - what makes this piece so good?
2:50 - music theory explained
4:09 - creating the main Duduk melody with MPE
4:55 - layering in cello
5:23 - adding a Vangelis style synth lead
6:03 - sound design for the main synth pad
6:52 - adding granular synthesizer layers
7:40 - putting the chords together
8:06 - adding orchestra brass and percussion
9:03 - final result!
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[@markwhittaker6321]

This has taught me a very neat lesson about chord voicings.

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Glad I could help!!

[@halcyo]

As a loooong time Dune fanatic (the novels and the films) and a subscriber to your synth videos, I clicked this video fast as shiiiiiit!

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Amazing! I too absolutely love the book (though I’ve only read book 1). Hope you enjoyed the video!

[@JamesonNathanJones]

I too enjoyed this theme :) Good stuff man

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thank you man! We had the same video idea it seems 😂 though your music theory section puts mine to shame

[@krystianwatts]

Chills man. Love this remake

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thank you bro!

[@johnp.1122]

Amazing work!! Really enjoyed watching this!

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

My pleasure, thank you for watching!

[@nubianrose_theband]

Great video! Thanks for sharing your stuff, can’t wait ro dig down in it.

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

My pleasure, hope you enjoy and learn something!

[@PandoraExplorer57]

Amazing video!!! Also thank you very much for the Project Stems...

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

My absolute pleasure! Enjoy!

[@JustifiedHope]

This was AMAZiNG! Thank you!

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

My pleasure!

[@Michael_H_Nielsen]

Impressive. And thank you for the project file 😀👍

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching!

[@josuaerick9670]

You are so talented 🤩

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thank you so much!!

[@LogicMoonMusic]

Great work, learned a lot

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Glad to hear! Thanks for watching :)

[@Markrspooner]

great work ❤

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thank you so much!

[@Soundpaintmusic]

Super sweet!

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thank you!

[@jimivandebeek]

Nice video! Thank you!

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

My pleasure!

[@joostvanbunnik7646]

Amazing

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thank you!

[@Livguava]

Wow great remake! Loved this part of the movie

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thank you!!

[@NicolasMelis]

well done 👌🎹

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thank you!

[@tnbeats5154]

thank you!!

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thanks for watching!

[@Jason_Drums_]

Final Result was Amazing ❤ like yourself I absolutely love Movie Soundtracks 👌 Fantastic Video as Always 🤩 🙌

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thanks man! Super glad you enjoyed! 😃

[@Jason_Drums_]

@@MilesAwayOfficial I certainly did 👌 have a fantastic weekend 🤩 🙌

[@ChamilawarnaJayalath]

awesome

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thank you!

[@HemantSingh-jn8gr]

Thnks for the tutorial. I always wanted to make cinematic soundtracks too besides EDM ❤

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Awesome! I’m glad you enjoyed it :)

[@tomroche923]

Crushed it

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thanks man!

[@andivax]

Great video! I will release my synthwave Dune cover soon. Only analogue synths there. I have decided to get rid of guitar and duduk.

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Oh wow! That’s cool! Comment here with the link when it’s out, would love to listen

[@kalmermusic]

sick vid

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thanks!

[@aivarasburneikis7826]

Great breakdown, thanks for sharing your mockup! Regarding layering synth chords, are these same chords but different inversion for each synth patch? Just wondering if that's how you achieve denser harmony!

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thank you so much! You are more or less spot on. You want to do inversions, but specifically make sure there are very large spaces between all your notes, so you don't end up with mud in the middle. That's why most of my main synth parts often include at least an octave jump between notes. Then, the inversion versions are really high up and sit on top. I'm gonna do a video on writing / layering synths better at some point to go in deeper on this idea!

[@HeyItsUSM4N]

This vid def came out of left field 🔥

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Always like to try different things for the channel when I’m inspired :)

[@snowbirder28]

Love this! Thanks for sharing and the inspiration. Now I need to add a Seaboard Rise 2 to my setup asap. What desk is that and would your Seaboard Rise 2 fit in the tray if you didn't have the other controller on it?

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Late reply but it was honestly just some random desk on Wayfair called the Lattitude Run. I wanted the Output Platoform but they didn't ship to Canada, this is kind of a knockoff of that. Fits the Seaboard perfectly!

[@AlexKosSaheli]

Hola ty, I was hoping this is a video about Arrival by Hans Zimmer :> I find it difficult to automate those huge horns so that they move like in Hans's version.

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

That's an amazing track too! Probably hard to achieve without real players or physical modelling

[@AlexKosSaheli]

@@MilesAwayOfficial trying to automate the pitch bends, velocity and a bit of tremolo to make it move.

[@Jo_30]

Thanks very much for sharing, I loved your play and I had a lot of fun seeing the details of each part. Unfortunately I use Apple Music so I didn’t manage to recover the project you are making available (not Spotify) but I wanted to thank you for this performance. Amazing job man 🔥👏🏻👏🏻 I take this opportunity to ask you what is the model of this lamp seen metre that is on your desk, like funny 😎 Thanks

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Email me at [e-mail] and I'll send you the project file :) just subscribe please! And the light is called Massdrop Audiolight FFT!

[@Jo_30]

@@MilesAwayOfficial Thanks very much for your answer. I've been subscribed to your channel and your music for a long time, I don't comment much because of the « language barrier » but I like it as often as I see a video of you.😉

[@TTK_weirdoz]

This is amazing. . . would you be interested to do 'Can You Hear The Music'?

[@swedishtoastmafia3818]

WOW!! Great video! If i may ask: What are your computer specs?

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thank you! MacBook Pro M1 Max 2021 64gb ram

[@jayneubauer3401]

I don't have a Roly Seaboard, BUT I do have a breath controller. It does some amazing things as well. I may have to break it out again....

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Ooh cool! I’d love to try a breath controller. Does it work using midi or cv?

[@jayneubauer3401]

MIDI. I used to use it with my DX7IIfd and then with my AN1X. I have gone completely ITB, so it should work REALLY well with just about anything. Just assign it to a mod destination (or several) and rip away. I used to use it for brass-ish patches, or pads for texture.

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

@@jayneubauer3401 that’s really cool! On my list to try one eventually

[@ISTHMUSchannel]

awesome man. im new here ( dunno what took me so long but ) I LOVE UR SOUND! awesome man . wondering whats your list of instruments you have?

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thanks so much and welcome! I post new gear and production videos weekly. I'm working on a gear list/studio tour video , stay tuned!

[@ISTHMUSchannel]

awesome ! like and followed u :)

[@gustavbw]

For the low brass: EW Libraries Fantasy Orchestra got an overblown horn section that is the exact sound you're looking for.

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Cool recommendation, will check em out! I'm a sucker for Heavyocity libraries personally, but need to branch out. Hah.

[@gustavbw]

@@MilesAwayOfficial EW is pricy as hell, but if you want to test it out they have a more manageable student subscription. The Fantasy Orchestra is aimed at more medieval instruments and sounds, but that horn section is worth it all on its own. (PS: Not sponsored or anything like that)

[@YOUrDEAlerwiThHell]

6:36 thissss really beautiful♥️🔥❤️‍🔥 (+7:42)

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@YOUrDEAlerwiThHell]

@@MilesAwayOfficial 100%:))

[@BobGuido]

The Melody is borrowed from Eric Serra's original motion picture soundtrack to The Fifth Element.

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Really? What piece of music from the Fifth Element?

[@BobGuido]

@@MilesAwayOfficial Listen to the entire soundtrack to get a feel for where Hans and his team got the feel for the Dune II soundtrack. The Fifth Element cues from the great French composer Eric Serra which contain this signature 4-note melodic phrase are as follows: "Koolen", "Human Nature", "Mina Hinoo", "Leeloominai", "Protect Life", "Five Millenia Later". The Armenian Duduk is the featured signature melody instrument on The Fifth Element Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Indeed, Eric Serra also used the Duduk in this music as the signature character instrument. Hans and his team are good. They just aren't genius. Just like Coldplay who borrowed the melody for "Viva La Vida" from Joe Satriani's song "If I Could Fly" without saying anything. Only thing is, Joe is the kind of musician who takes a great deal of pride in his compositional skills and this particular composition had a very signature sound and feel to it. Coldplay guitarist Johnny Buckland was interviewed long before Viva La Vida came out saying that Satriani was a major early influence of his, so Coldplay agreed to settle with Joe Satriani and gave him ownership for the larger percentage of the publishing for Viva La Vida. Hans Zimmer, or whatever member of his team who wrote the theme for Dune II should at least publicly say that Eric Serra and his music were a major influence on the Dune II original motion picture soundtrack. Eric Serra has influenced many composers who have borrowed from him over the years, but Hans Zimmer is such a huge organization that they won't be able to hide from this. There are already people making the comparison all over the internet.

[@kyrylopetrov4724]

Wow, what a great job done, sounds really the same. Also is there any way for me to get those presets, if I use Ableton?

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thank you! You can still use the stems in other daws, but presets you would need to open the project

[@kyrylopetrov4724]

@@MilesAwayOfficial yes I understand but I got windows and I cannot install Logic to open project

[@ninjasharkstudiosandmerch]

What piano sample is that?? Beautiful. Great video btw. I'm asking this while watching, so I apologize if you answer this lol.

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thank you for watching! Assuming you mean when I am talking about the music theory, its NI Alicia Keys. Still imo the best all around piano library.

[@ninjasharkstudiosandmerch]

@@MilesAwayOfficial Yes. Thank you!

[@franknickel1972]

what special keyboard are you using???

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

ROLI Seaboard Rise 2! bit.ly/MilesAwayROLI

[@erikdijkhuizen]

What is the small subwoofer kind of speaker on your desk?

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Avantone Mixcube, for referencing how mixes will sound on crappy phone/laptop speakers and in mono!

[@sachinmajotra9665]

Could you please provide me with a list of all the software, plugins, and VSTs you used for this project? If possible, including timestamps or any additional information would be greatly appreciated. I'm just starting out, so this project would be very beneficial for developing my music skills. Thank you for your assistance.

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

You can download the project file for free in the video description !

[@sachinmajotra9665]

@@MilesAwayOfficial Thankyou.

[@tuneboxmusic]

What the EQ on your table ? :)

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Massdrop FFT Light!

[@the_infamous_bosom8927]

What are your computer specs?

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

2021 Apple M1 Max 64gb ram

[@the_infamous_bosom8927]

@MilesAwayOfficial Thanks man!

[@Maplefoxx-vl2ew]

this is really cool and the kind of music i want to make. pls make more videos on hybrid orchestral music. thanks! just subbed now check out Aparillo synth

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thanks for the sub! I make lots of this kind of music for clients, so it shows up often in my synth demos :) check out my video on the Osmose and Walrus Lore to hear more.

[@Maplefoxx-vl2ew]

@@MilesAwayOfficial Trailer Braahms 2 on sale this weekend if you don't have it already. i actually needed it to make this style of music. i really love this video a lot. i have been playing around with impact soundworks duduk all last few months too.

[@doyledonehoo9735]

Nice. But you really don't need an overly expensive Seaboard. What you do need is experience and time to learn to perform expressive programming. There are other, less expensive controller devices that can help you get there, if you feel you really need them. And you really need to see DUNE 2 in IMAX with a good sound-system. Then you will get it.

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Dune 2 in Imax is my plan for this week!

[@nagchumpalot]

Yep it’s another Dune video.. 😅

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

It's too good! Can't help it!

[@nagchumpalot]

@@MilesAwayOfficial Ha ha, Yeah well you nailed ti nicely so good on ya..