Hans Zimmer’s concert had such a powerful moment when he paid tribute to the Armenian Duduk and gave a shoutout to Armenians—it seriously gave me chills!
Hans Zimmer is seriously obsessed with the Duduk! He originally teamed up with the legendary Jivan Gasparyan to work on the "Gladiator" soundtrack, and they made pure magic. Zimmer didn’t stop there—he kept featuring the Duduk in some major hits like "Pirates of the Caribbean," "The Last Samurai," and even "Dune." In this post you will listen duduk from Gladiator and Dune movie soundtracks.
What made Zimmer’s recent Duduk tribute even more special was that it happened on Jivan Gasparyan’s birthday. Gasparyan was a true genius who put Armenian music on the global map as well as made our nation rocgnized accross the world yet another time.
Now, Zimmer is collaborating with another musical wizard, Pedro Eustache, who’s known for creating entirely new instruments from scratch—like turning a rain pipe into a musical piece that fits exactly what the Zimmer team wants in a song. Total next-level
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The Duduk is the heart and soul of Armenia.
It is used by Hollywood to define the spirituality, culture and foreignness of ancient cultures in the Middle East, Italy, Greece, Egypt, Jews, Arabs, Persians. It is used to define the Fremen in Dune and other science fiction movies set in the far future. It says in an instant more than 15 minutes of exposition could say about them about the culture and spirit of a people.
Yet another cherished piece of Armenian cultural heritage the Azeris spare no effort or expense trying to appropriate.
https://youtu.be/ZFtVgL7VyRQ?si=AvROnwlSVrTKP07r
One of the best Duduk pieces