Hans Zimmer is undoubtedly one of the best film composers of all time. He has brought us unmeasurable joy with some of his works, a lot of which will undoubtedly enter the history of cinema as timeless classics, which is why his name means something in the industry.

At the same time, you probably know that Hans Zimmer was denied a nomination at this year’s Academy Awards for best original score (Dune: Part Two) because his score was not original enough, i.e., because it reused too much material from the first movie. And while the composer kept silent about it for most of the time, he has finally given a proper reaction to the whole affair.

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In a discussion with Josh Horowitz on his Happy Sad Confused channel, Zimmer was very open about the disqualification.