Pakistani sound engineer reminds us of his Grammy win

Taurees Habib took to social media to reflect on award won back in February

Pakistani talent is making rounds all over the world. In a recent turn of events, sound engineer Taurees Habib made a post on social media on Wednesday to remind us that he won a Grammy back in February for his work on Hollywood film Dune Part 2.

“I’m so incredibly honored to have received this for my work,” he wrote. “And to be the first Pakistani to receive this for engineering and only the second Pakistani ever to win a Grammy. It’s crazy to walk into my living room and see this thing just sitting there.”

Habib won the award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Including Film and Television) for his compositions on German music producer, Hans Zimmer’s soundtrack for Dune: Part Two.

He posted a video over the weekend on social media too, where he unboxed the trophy. “So something happened this February, and I haven’t really talked about it,” he said. “It felt like one of those things that’d be better to show than tell about.” pulling out the trophy from its packaging and pointing towards it.

The sound engineer feels grateful for getting to work on the project with the team. “I’m so lucky to have gotten to go along for the ride with all the people on our team who put their blood, sweat, and tears into bringing Hans Zimmer ‘s vision to life,” he wrote on social media.

Previously, Arooj Aftab was the the first Pakistani singer who won a Grammy for her song Mohabbat in 2022 in the Best Global Music Performance category.

This win reminds us how local talent is good enough to get international recognition.