Graeme Revell, Dune Composer

Composer Graeme Revell brings to the score of Frank Herbert's Dune an eclectic musical background flavored with a colorful tapestry of life experiences, from being classicly trained in piano and French horn to serving as an orderly in a psychiatric hospital.

The New Zealand native has composed more than fifty film scores and orchestrated several, as well. His rich filmography of compositions includes Red Planet, Titan A.E., The Insider, Three to Tango, Spawn, The Seige, The Saint, From Dusk Till Dawn, The Crow, The Crow: City of Angels, The Negotiator, Body of Evidence, Strange Days and the Wim Wenders-directed Until the End of the World. He composed the music for Chinese Box, for which he was awarded a Golden Osella Award at the 1997 Venice Film Festival. In 1989, the Australian Film Institute awarded him Best Original Music Score for Dead Calm.

Revell's unconventional musical flair made him the natural choice to compose the Dune soundtrack.

Said Dune director and screenplay writer John Harrison: "Graeme's eclectic taste and musical prowess provide the rhythm and soul that the Dune soundtrack needed. I wanted an ethnic, almost tribal sound to complement the story, and Revell's music has gone beyond that, by weaving itself beautifully into the story, and carrying the viewer through the Dune tides."