Hans Zimmer Reacts to His Oscars Disqualification: “What I didn’t want to do is go and bitch about it.”

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.

In a discussion with Josh Horowitz on his Happy Sad Confused channel, Zimmer was very open about the disqualification. “You know something? It’s not really a sore point,” the composer explained, “It’s just such a stupid point — how can it be a sore point?”

He went on to explain how he thinks the whole rule is silly, but he did not want to be a drama queen about it, which was a very dignified way of approaching the whole situation.

“I got disqualified because I was using material from the first movie in the second movie, but it’s not a sequel. It is the completion, both movies are one arc,” he explained. “So was I supposed to go and take all the character themes away and write new character themes and develop them? It’s just a stupid rule. What I didn’t want to do is go and bitch about it.”

Zimmer was, of course, supported by his fellow crew and cast members, and while the composer acted very dignified in this situation, this will certainly remain as one of the Academy’s most controversial decisions down the road.

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