ISLAMABAD: Sound engineer Taurees Habib recently announced he became the second Pakistani to ever clinch a Grammy award for his work in the Hollywood film “Dune: Part Two,” making him the only sound engineer from the country to win the prestigious trophy.
Though the award was announced earlier this year in February, Habib, who hails from Karachi, had not revealed it publicly. He shared the news via a post on Facebook on Tuesday, saying he was excited to see the golden gramophone award finally arrive at his residence.
Dune: Part Two is a science fiction film that features a stellar Hollywood cast starring Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler and Christopher Walken. Habib’s trophy bears the engraving: “Taurees Habib, Engineer. Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media — 2024, Dune: Part Two (Hans Zimmer).”
“I’m so incredibly honored to have received this for my work on Dune: Part 2, and to be the first Pakistani to receive this for engineering and only the second Pakistani ever to win a Grammy,” Habib wrote on Facebook, sharing a picture of his with the award.
“It’s crazy to walk into my living room and see this thing just sitting there.”
Habib paid tribute to other members on the team for Dune, crediting their hard work for bringing German composer Hans Zimmer’s vision to life.
He also uploaded a separate video on Instagram, sharing with his followers the moment he unboxed the award at home.
“So something happened this February, and I haven’t really talked about it,” Habib says in the video. “It felt like one of those things that’d be better to show than tell about.”
Habib can be seen pulling the award out of the box in the video and setting it down on the table, simply pointing to it.
This makes him the second Pakistani to win a Grammy award. Brooklyn-based Pakistani vocalist Arooj Aftab scored her first Grammy in 2022 when she won the prestigious trophy for her song “Mohabbat” in the Best Global Performance category.
However, no other sound engineer from Pakistan has ever won a Grammy.
