Dune (1984 Soundtrack)

''Dune'' is an original soundtrack album for the 1984 film '' Dune''. Most of the album was composed by the rock band Toto (their first and only film score), with one track contributed by Brian Eno, Roger Eno and Daniel Lanois. The soundtrack album was first released in November 1984. An extended version with an altered track listing was released in 1997. Both versions are currently out of print on traditional media, such as CD. However, with the growing popularity of digital downloads and streaming services, they have gained renewed exposure through platforms like iTunes and Spotify.

Overview

The instrumental soundtrack was recorded by the band Toto (minus lead singer Fergie Frederiksen), accompanied by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and the Vienna Volksoper Choir, conducted by Marty Paich, father of Toto keyboardist David Paich. "Prophecy Theme" was composed for the movie by Brian Eno, Roger Eno and Daniel Lanois.

The soundtrack was released by Polydor Records and contained select cues in their original film order, plus two pieces of dialogue from the movie that served as bookends for two tracks ("Prologue" and "The Floating Fat Man (The Baron)"). It includes an alternative take of the "Main Title", that had not been used in the film.

An extended version of the album containing additional cues was released in 1997 on CD by PEG Records, an independent label division of Polygram. On this issue multiple tracks had mastering problems which resulted in audible distortion in the form of a 'wobbling' effect. Furthermore, many cues (particularly in the second half of the expanded CD) were mislabeled and placed out of film order. The reissue includes the film version of the "Main Title", and an original demo of the main title music.

There are several differences between the music on the two soundtrack albums and that heard in the film. For example, the end title theme, "Take My Hand", is heard on the soundtrack CDs minus the orchestration heard in the final film mix. The version of "Robot Fight" on the original soundtrack is heard in the theatrical version, while the version on the expanded CD is only heard in the extended " Alan Smithee" TV version of the film. The cues "Riding the Sandworm" (from the expanded CD) and "Dune (Desert Theme)", "Prelude (Take My Hand)", "Paul Kills Feyd" and "Final Dream" (from both soundtrack issues) are not heard in the movie, and are replaced by either repeated or alternate cues. However, the television version does restore "Paul Kills Feyd" in its original place in the movie, and "Dune (Desert Theme)", which was intended as the end title music, is replaced by "Take My Hand."

A remastered version of the 1997 reissue was released in 2001. Both featured identical packaging and a note from David Paich about the scoring process. In 2020, Jackpot Records re-released ''Dune'' with a limited "spice-colored" vinyl edition.

Composer James Newton Howard made his film score debut on the film, co-composing the cue "Trip to Arrakis" with Paich.

Track listing

1997 CD reissue

This release includes previously unreleased cues from the movie and features a different track list order. All tracks are written, composed and performed by Toto.

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.

Toto
* David Paich – keyboards
* Jeff Porcaro – drums, percussion
* Steve Porcaro – keyboards
* Mike Porcaro – electric bass, acoustic bass, percussion
* Steve Lukather – guitars
Additional musicians
* Joe Porcaro – percussion
* Emil Richards – percussion
* Robert Zimmitti – percussion
* Marty Paich – adaptation, additional music, orchestra conductor
* Allyn Ferguson – additional orchestration, orchestra conductor
* The Vienna Symphony Orchestra – orchestra
* The Vienna Volksoper Choir – choir

Production
* Toto – producers
* Brian Eno – producer (on "Prophecy Theme")
* The Mastering Lab – mastering
* Gilbert Marouani – executive producer
* The Fitzgerald Hartley Co. – Toto management
* John Jessel – main digital transfer (on 1997 CD)
* James Nelson – 1997 digital mastering (at Digital Sound)
* Mark Banning – art direction (on 1997 CD)
Engineers
* Tom Knox
* Shep Lonsdale
* Al Schmitt
* Tom Fletcher
* Geoff Workman
* Brent Averill – second engineer
* Bill Jackson – second engineer (at Sunset Sound)
* Oswald Gritch – orchestra engineer
* Franz Pusch – orchestra engineer

References

External links

*
Dune (Original Soundtrack Recording)
' at Discogs (list of releases)

Dune (Soundtrack) (1984)
at the official Toto website


at '' Filmtracks''

The Unlikely Story of Toto's Soundtrack for David Lynch’s Infamous ''Dune'' Adaptation
at ''Pitchfork''

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Albums produced by Brian Eno
Epic film soundtracks
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Single-artist film soundtracks
Science fiction soundtracks
Toto (band) albums
1984 soundtrack albums
Polydor Records soundtracks
Vienna Symphony albums