I happened to like the score more than most here - it was in my top five of the year if not higher, though I considered it a weak year. I think your assessment is broadly very fair; I don't see the bagpipes as at all incongruous - House Atreides don't seem to me Middle-Eastern at all, rather, modelled on the British Empire or even the Americans, and at least the former has a long tradition of army regiments using the pipes to accompany marches, arrivals or even battles, right across the empire. Whether I actually enjoy their particular manipulation by Hans, I'm less sure haha.

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> Next time: “It just wasn’t right.” “Massive change in
> direction.” “I wish we could have spent more time together.”
> “I’m not convinced any of my work will make it through to release.”
> “A yes used to be a yes.” “I'm not very amused.” The post
> I’ve been working on for four months; it’s the most deeply-researched and
> longest score write-up of this rundown, and also its most insane story.

Why can't I think what this is...