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HarryGoldfarb, I wouldn't worry too much about WALL-E's score not receiving an Oscar nod. The score category is one place the Globes really diverge from the Oscars -- previous Pixar nominees Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, and Ratatouille weren't slated by the Globes but showed up at Oscar time. I'd be pretty shocked if Thomas Newman weren't nominated at the Oscars, especially for such fine work.
I'm with Penelope in thinking the music is a key element of Slumdog, so I was pleased to see it win tonight. (It's also the kind of score that typically ISN'T recognized with awards, so whether it's just being swept up in the popularity for that film or not, it's nice to see it noticed.)
I'm with Penelope in thinking the music is a key element of Slumdog, so I was pleased to see it win tonight. (It's also the kind of score that typically ISN'T recognized with awards, so whether it's just being swept up in the popularity for that film or not, it's nice to see it noticed.)
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I don't recall anything about it either -- seems like it was just generic superhero/summer blockbuster music.dws1982 wrote:I just watched it a few nights ago, and remember nothing at all about the score.
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From the Hollywood Reporter:Hollywood Z wrote:jack wrote:I still think The Dark Knight will win this come Oscar time.
There's no way that it can, the Academy declared it ineligible due to the fact that Zimmer & Howard credited other composers for assisting on their cue sheets. They did it to include them on the royalties, the academy's music branch took it as an excuse to consider them ineligible. This from a branch that can give Gustavo Santololallo a second oscar in a row for a film that utilized primarily his previously release scores, most noteably Iguazu, which they even played at the ceremony.
"The Dark Knight"
The executive committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' music branch has reversed a decision on the original score from "The Dark Knight" and deemed it eligible for an Oscar in the best original score category.
The branch initially ruled Nov. 10 that there were too many composers involved in the score; the Academy generally only considers scores that are the work of one or at most two composers.
But after reviewing the submission, it concluded that Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard were the main composers and accepted the duo's work for Warner Bros.' Batman film as eligible.
The Academy said that since ballots had not been mailed, the decision would not affect the voting process.
'Dark Knight' score is Oscar eligible
Academy reverses Nov. 10 decision citing too many composers
By Steven Zeitchik
Dec 8, 2008, 11:41 PM ET
The executive committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' music branch has reversed a decision on the original score from "The Dark Knight" and deemed it eligible for an Oscar in the best original score category.
The branch initially ruled Nov. 10 that there were too many composers involved in the score; the Academy generally only considers scores that are the work of one or at most two composers.
But after reviewing the submission, it concluded that Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard were the main composers and accepted the duo's work for Warner Bros.' Batman film as eligible.
The Academy said that since ballots had not been mailed, the decision would not affect the voting process.
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There's no way that it can, the Academy declared it ineligible due to the fact that Zimmer & Howard credited other composers for assisting on their cue sheets. They did it to include them on the royalties, the academy's music branch took it as an excuse to consider them ineligible. This from a branch that can give Gustavo Santololallo a second oscar in a row for a film that utilized primarily his previously release scores, most noteably Iguazu, which they even played at the ceremony.jack wrote:I still think The Dark Knight will win this come Oscar time.
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The music is an integral element in the film's success--it keeps the energy of the film high, alongside the direction and editing. A much-deserved win.
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Latika's Theme alone is a fine piece of music that has stuck on me since the very first time I listened to it. Not groundbreaking, just filled with some kind of intimacy, of simplyness (if that word exists) and sweetness. It's haunting and beautiful with a taste of longing, of desire... I just like it. However, my favorite score so far this year is Wall-E's. Can't believe it wasn't nominated and it will be truly disappointing not to see it getting a nod come Oscar morning
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