Dune

Dune is a 1984 original soundtrack album for the 1984 film of the same name. The bulk of the album was composed by the popular rock band Toto — their first and only film score — and one track was contributed by Brian Eno. The soundtrack album was first released in December 1984. An extended version with an altered track listing was released in 1997. Both versions are currently out of print. The instrumental soundtrack was recorded by the band (mi... more

Dune is a 1984 original soundtrack album for the 1984 film of the same name. The bulk of the album was composed by the popular rock band Toto — their first and only film score — and one track was contributed by Brian Eno. The soundtrack album was first released in December 1984. An extended version with an altered track listing was released in 1997. Both versions are currently out of print. The instrumental soundtrack was recorded by the band (minus lead singer Bobby Kimball), 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, who is rumored to have written and composed an entire earlier Dune soundtrack, although only "Prophecy Theme" and some incidental background music survived in the final film version. The first release of the soundtrack contained select cues in their original film order, plus two pieces of dialogue from the movie... less