Hans Zimmer weighs in on the #Dune2 score being ineligible at the Oscars "We are not a normal sequel ... it would make no sense for me to go and change the theme for the characters ... What you’re saying is you shouldn’t be allowed to use this form of storytelling ... 'Lord of the Rings' used this form of storytelling as well. They had one book [and] they needed to divide it into three parts" "Here’s the thing, I’m not going to win an Oscar for the second one if I won an Oscar for the first one, which I did ... That’s not the point. My point is be careful about these rules because what you’re doing is in the back of the studio’s mind, the Oscars are important, and you’re influencing the way you are saying whether we can create art or not. You’re saying you can’t do that because we won’t allow art to be nominated. We should have the freedom to find ways to create whatever comes to us" "Denis made the right choice by splitting a heavy-duty book into two parts ... You have to think of your themes and how you develop them over five hours. So, don’t tell me that makes me ineligible. It really isn’t about me, it’s about the movie" (via @Variety)