The First Single From Dune: Part Three (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
“Desert Chant” Hans Zimmer & Timothée Chalamet Available Now
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WaterTower Music today releases “Desert Chant,” the first single from Dune: Part Three (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), by two-time Academy Award®- and five time Grammy®-winning composer Hans Zimmer and four-time Academy Award® and Grammy® nominee Timothée Chalamet. The single is available now on all major digital platforms, ahead of the film’s release in theaters and IMAX® on December 18, directed by Oscar-nominated Denis Villeneuve.
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DUNE: PART THREE “Desert Chant”
Listen to “Desert Chant” HERE.
“Desert Chant” begins quietly, with Chalamet humming. Then it opens up into a rousing, epic war chant, setting the tone for the final chapter of Denis Villeneuve’s saga.
For Zimmer, returning to Arrakis meant returning to the book that first lit his imagination as a teenager, the same book that, years later, would bond him with Villeneuve.
“When two teenagers are deeply moved by the same novel that lets their imagination run wild, so wild that the mysticism and philosophy that captured their souls never lets them go, they will inevitably meet and become creative brothers,” says Hans Zimmer. “For me, the beauty of working on Dune was that it would take me back into a time of being full of youthful imagination, where everything was true and the impossible was possible. I truly believe that Denis and I never stopped dreaming those dreams the book lit like fire in us teenagers, but now we had learned the craft and knowledge, having done a few films, to turn our mental images into reality.”
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ABOUT DUNE: PART THREE
From Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures comes Dune: Part Three, bringing Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Denis Villeneuve’s epic trilogy to a breathtaking conclusion.
Dune: Part Three is set nearly two decades after Paul Atreides seized control of the Imperium. Now a ruthless Emperor, Paul must face the consequences of his reign as old allies return, terrifying new threats emerge, and betrayal lurks in every shadow. Haunted by visions of Imperial collapse and the reappearance of his long-lost love, Paul is drawn into a sweeping conspiracy, with Chani at the heart of its unfolding mystery. As enemies close in, Paul must confront the true cost of power and the fate of those he loves the most.
The film stars Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Oscar nominee Florence Pugh, Rebecca Ferguson, Isaach de Bankolé, with Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling, with Anya Taylor-Joy, and Robert Pattinson, and Oscar winner Javier Bardem.
Oscar-nominated Villeneuve directs from a screenplay by Villeneuve and Brian K. Vaughan, based on the novels written by Frank Herbert. The film is produced by Oscar nominees Mary Parent, Tanya Lapointe, Villeneuve, Cale Boyter and Joe Caracciolo, Jr., and executive produced by Joshua Grode, Thomas Tull, Herbert W. Gains, Brian Herbert, Byron Merritt, Kim Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, Richard P. Rubinstein, John Harrison and Jessica Derhammer.
Joining Villeneuve behind the camera are Oscar-winning director of photography Linus Sandgren, Oscar-winning production designer Patrice Vermette, Oscar-winning editor Joe Walker, Oscar nominated costume designer Jacqueline West, Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor Paul Lambert and visual effects supervisor Mag Sarnowska, Oscar-winning visual effects house DNEG, Oscar-nominated casting director Francine Maisler, and Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer.
Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures Present A Legendary Pictures Production In Association With Image Nation Studios, A Film By Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part Three, only in theaters and IMAX® across North America on December 18, 2026 and internationally beginning 16 December 2026. The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures and in China by Legendary East.
ABOUT HANS ZIMMER
Hans Zimmer has scored more than 500 projects across all mediums, which combined grossed over $30 billion at the worldwide box office. He has been honored with two Academy Awards®, three Golden Globes®, five Grammys®, an American Music Award, seven Emmy® nominations and a Tony® nomination. Zimmer’s career highlights include Dune: Part One and Two, Interstellar, co-scoring Blade Runner 2049, Gladiator, The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception and 12 Years a Slave. Upcoming, Zimmer will score the third part in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune franchise, releasing December 18 and HBO’s Harry Potter series, releasing December 25. Beyond his award-winning compositions, Zimmer is a remarkably successful touring artist. He recently concluded his first North American and European “Hans Zimmer Live” tours and is currently on tour with shows in Asia and Australia.
ABOUT WATERTOWER MUSIC
WaterTower Music, the in-house label for the Warner Bros. companies, releases recorded music as rich and diverse as the companies themselves. It has been the soundtrack home to many of the world’s most iconic films, television shows and games since 2001.
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