Congratulations. This was a good review of the Dune score(s) in their wildly fluctuating forms. LOL. I'm a fan of the novels mostly, but even though the Lynch movie fails in many areas, the score was superb. Thank you for that orchestral clip of the Main title from the 1997 release btw. If Dune movies were ever to be made in the future on the vast scale of the LOTR movies we are seeing at this time, then i truly hope the composer that takes on the task will use that theme again. It sums up DUNE for me. Truly great theme. As i live in the UK, i've never seen any other edition around other than the 1984 release. So the other 2 have escaped me thus far. I hope to one day find these around (and thank you for pointing out the shortcomings of the 1997 one....i was unaware of that). Thanks for that detailed review from an obvious Dune fan . Here's hoping i find this 2001 release. It certainly sounds like the best option.