Taurees Habib
Taurees Habib | |
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| Born | Taurees Habib 1988 (age 37–38) |
| Other names | Tauris Habib |
| Education | Berklee College of Music |
| Alma mater | American University |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
| Honours | Grammy Award (2025)[1] |
Taurees Habib is a Pakistani and American sound engineer and music producer.[2] He won a Grammy Award for his work in the film Dune: Part Two.[3]
Early life and education
He was born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan.[4] Habib has been involved in sound engineering and playing music since the age of 15. During his time in Karachi, Habib worked on the original play Karachi: The Musical, produced by Made For Stage Productions.[5] He moved to Los Angeles in 2012.[5] His younger brother, Ziyad Habib, is also involved in the Karachi indie music scene, having been a part of the band Mole and later founding Hear Now Records.[6]
He wrote, recorded, produced, and performed his own music under the name Bedlam Jackson.[3] He later studied Music Production and Engineering at Berklee College of Music in Boston. He was a part of an underground heavy metal scene as a teenager, he has described playing guitar and screaming vocals in a metal band.[2]
Career
After he graduated from Berklee College of Music then he started working as a sampling director for composer Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Productions.[4]
He worked over 13 years working with Hans Zimmer at Remote Control Productions.[4] He is the company's head of sampling, where he creates unique instrument sounds for movie scores. He scored music in films including Men of Steel, Interstellar, Dunkirk, Blade Runner 2049, The Lion King, No Time to Die, and Top Gun: Maverick, Habib also contributed to the scores for Dune: Part One and Dune: Part Two, and Kung Fu Panda 4.[4] In 2017, he voiced a character named Nawar in the podcast series Rose Drive.[3] In 2025, He scored music for film F1.[7]
In February 2025, Habib was awarded the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media for his work on the Dune: Part Two soundtrack.[8] He is the first Pakistani sound engineer to receive a Grammy but Habib is only the second Pakistani overall to win a Grammy, following vocalist Arooj Aftab, who won in 2022.[9]
Habib has also released his own music, including the project Cannibal Cathedral, which was released in October 2025.[4]
Personal life
He lives in Los Angeles, California and his younger brother Ziyad is a singer.[5]
Filmography
as composer
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Men of Steel | Composer |
| 2013 | The Lone Ranger | |
| 2013 | Rush | |
| 2014 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | |
| 2014 | Young Americans | |
| 2014 | Interstellar | |
| 2015 | Chappie | |
| 2015 | Terminator Genisys | |
| 2015 | Freeheld | |
| 2016 | 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi | |
| 2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | |
| 2016 | The Last Face | |
| 2016 | The Crown | |
| 2016 | Inferno | |
| 2017 | Rings | |
| 2017 | The Boss Baby | |
| 2017 | Dunkirk | |
| 2017 | Blade Runner 2049 | |
| 2018 | Believer | |
| 2018 | Icebox | |
| 2018 | Widows | |
| 2019 | Dark Phoenix | |
| 2019 | The Lion King | |
| 2020 | Rebuilding Paradise | |
| 2020 | The Rhythm Section | |
| 2020 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run | |
| 2020 | Hillbilly Elegy | |
| 2020 | Wonder Woman 1984 | |
| 2021 | The Boss Baby: Family Business | |
| 2021 | Dune: Part One | |
| 2021 | No Time to Die | |
| 2021 | Army of Thieves | |
| 2021 | The Unforgivable | |
| 2022 | The Son | |
| 2022 | The Night Logan Woke Up | |
| 2022 | Top Gun: Maverick | |
| 2023 | Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. | |
| 2024 | Dune: Part Two | |
| 2024 | Kung Fu Panda 4 | |
| 2024 | Blitz | |
| 2025 | F1 |
Podcast series
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Rose Drive | Nawar | [3] |
as sound designer
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari | Digital instrument |
Awards and recognition
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Grammy Awards | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Won | Dune: Part Two | [10] |
References
- ^ "پاکستانی نژاد طوریس حبیب کا عالمی اعزازساؤنڈ انجینئرنگ میں گریمی جیتنے والے پہلے پاکستانی بن گئے". Pakistan Television Corporation. September 17, 2025.
- ^ a b "MP&E Visiting Artist Taurees Habib". college.berklee.edu. September 12, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Taurees Habib basks in sound of success". The Express Tribune. September 19, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Pakistan's Taurees Habib is so much more than his Grammy, and 'Cannibal Cathedral' proves it". Images.Dawn. October 1, 2025.
- ^ a b c "This young Pakistani helps design soundtracks for Hollywood films". Dawn. January 2, 2025.
- ^ "The interview: Taurees Habib". The Express Tribune. June 26, 2016.
- ^ "The Force From The Beginning". The News International. October 4, 2025.
- ^ "پاکستانی ساؤنڈ انجینئر طوریس حبیب نے گریمی ایوارڈ جیت لیا". Daily Jang News. September 20, 2025.
- ^ "Pakistani sound engineer Taurees Habib reveals he won Grammy this year for Hollywood flick". Arab News. October 2, 2025.
- ^ "Pakistani sound engineer reminds us of his Grammy win". The Express Tribune. September 18, 2025.