Frank Herbert’s CHILDREN OF DUNE
Original Television Soundtrack

Music Composed by Brian Tyler

SUSAN SARANDON
ALEC NEWMAN
DANIELA AMAVIA

A 6-Hour Epic Miniseries

SCI FI’s premiere of the epic miniseries Frank Herbert’s Dune virtually doubled all previous viewership records for the Channel, with a remarkable 4.4 rating (2,917,000 HHs) in December 2000. In addition to being the most-watched program in the history of the channel, the six-hour epic earned a place among the top 10 of all original basic-cable miniseries in the past five years. Frank Herbert’s Dune also earned two Emmys in the fall of 2001 for its cinematography and special effects.

Frank Herbert’s Children of Dune is based on Dune Messiah and Children of Dune, the second and third novels in Herbert’s award-winning, six-volume Dune saga. The new miniseries continues the saga of the Atreides dynasty. Under Paul Muad’dib’s rule as Emperor, the planet Arrakis has enjoyed a renaissance. However, the revolution Muad’dib has inspired has transformed into a brutal jihad and a conspiracy threatens to rob Muad’dib of his throne and his life. The future of all of humanity rests in the hands of Muad’dib’s heirs — specifically his son, Leto II, who is destined to become a force for sweeping changes, both on Arrakis and in the universe at large. In the end, Leto II must risk sacrificing his own humanity for the sake of humanity itself. Joining the ensemble cast for this epic sequel is Academy Award-winning actress Susan Sarandon in the role of Wensicia, a ruthless princess eager to restore her deposed family to the imperial throne.

The epic score for choir and orchestra, which has partially been heard in trailers for the film, already has fans of the books anxiously awaiting the soundtrack release. It was composed by Brian Tyler (Darkness Falls, The Hunted) and is bold and striking music on a grand scale. We’re talking Gladiator proportions!

Children of Dune premiers March 16, 17 and 18 on the Sci-Fi Channel, with many rebroadcasts to follow.

Catalog #: 302 066 454 2
Release Date: 03/18/03

Nice to see them not holding in the reins on describing the score. They must have a deal with Brian Tyler. This will be the third score of his they've released in less than a month.

James

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Originally posted by Bond1965 & VareseSarabande:
The epic score for choir and orchestra, which has partially been heard in trailers for the film, already has fans of the books anxiously awaiting the soundtrack release. It was composed by Brian Tyler (Darkness Falls, The Hunted) and is bold and striking music on a grand scale. We’re talking Gladiator proportions!

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Right, sure. Like Star Trek Nemesis was supposed to be the best film score ever written for a motion picture.
Not to mention the first digitally recorded one.