ddddeeee Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Alexandre Desplat - Unbroken Danny Elfman - Big Eyes Hans Zimmer - Interstellar Steven Price - Fury Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - Gone Girl 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 John Powell - HTTYD2 Jonny Greenwood - Inherent Vice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Greenwood's work is too abstract for the Academy I think, and sequel scores rarely get nominated. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I'm not saying they'll be nominated, but they are certainly contenders, IMO. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Mychael Danna - Foxcatcher Alexandre Desplat - Unbroken Steven Price - Fury Thomas Newman - Get On Up Hans Zimmer - Interstellar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChD Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I'd certainly consider Zimmer for this, as long as his score actually sounds like the track they used in the trailer. Another contended, I'd say, is John Powell for How to Train Your Dragon. Yeah, sequels rarely get nominated but as long as the second score is half as good as the first one, It should get in easily. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I'd certainly consider Zimmer for this, as long as his score actually sounds like the track they used in the trailer. Another contended, I'd say, is John Powell for How to Train Your Dragon. Yeah, sequels rarely get nominated but as long as the second score is half as good as the first one, It should get in easily. The issue isn't if it's good, it's that if it's "original". I imagine Powell will be reusing many of the themes from the first movie. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Can't imagine something like Get on Up getting nominated for score, unless if somehow a music biopic is considered now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 Newman is an academy favorite. I think it's more likely he gets nominated for 'The Judge' though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Provided it's not him phoning it in, Elfman has gotta be the frontrunner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I would love to see Thomas Newman, Danny Elfman or James Newton Howard winning. Newman has Get on up and The judge Elfman has Big Eyes Howard has Cut Bank, Maleficient and Pawn Sacrifice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 At this moment, the only score I'm confident about is Desplat's Unbroken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Hopefully Reznor & Ross aren't snubbed again like they were for TGWTDT. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted May 26, 2014 Author Share Posted May 26, 2014 I would love to see Thomas Newman, Danny Elfman or James Newton Howard winning. Newman has Get on up and The judge Elfman has Big Eyes Howard has Cut Bank, Maleficient and Pawn Sacrifice Agreed it's time we saw a veteran win again instead of the novelty scores that usually do, Danna's win was a great change of pace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 An Elfman win would be pretty great, provided he actually puts out a well-deserving score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted May 26, 2014 Author Share Posted May 26, 2014 I'd jump with joy if Elfman, Desplat or Newman won. i think Elfman's a good bet for a nom if the movie delivers. Harvey got him nominated for Good Will Hunting and the score didn't hit a single precursor. Plus they seem to respond to Elfman when he's stripped back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I'd jump with joy if Elfman, Desplat or Newman won. i think Elfman's a good bet for a nom if the movie delivers. Harvey got him nominated for Good Will Hunting and the score didn't hit a single precursor. Plus they seem to respond to Elfman when he's stripped back. I would rather enjoy more a Newton Howard win, because he is really and constantly being underrated despite having one of the most outstanding composers career. Curiously, many of his best scores are almost unknown. Peter Pan, Alive, Snow falling on Cedars (Tarawa!), Waterworld, Restoration, Dinosaur, Wyatt Earp, Dying Young... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I adore the scores to Dinosaur and Wyatt Earp. JNH has written some pretty great stuff. I'd love to see Newman win one of these years, but I don't think Newman is going to be able to pull it off without a higher-profile Oscar bait project. I personally think that we could see Desplat winning an Oscar very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 I would rather enjoy more a Newton Howard win, because he is really and constantly being underrated despite having one of the most outstanding composers career. Curiously, many of his best scores are almost unknown. Peter Pan, Alive, Snow falling on Cedars (Tarawa!), Waterworld, Restoration, Dinosaur, Wyatt Earp, Dying Young... Outside of Maleficent (outstanding) JNH has been in a rut for the last four years so I'd definitely prefer Desplat, Elfman and Newman to win beforehand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I agree that JNH latest scores haven't been as great. I really liked THG and After Earth though. Anyways, I think Newman and Elfman haven't done anything really outstanding either in the last few years. IMHO, the last trully amazing Newman score is Wall-E, and I usually have problems listening to Elfman score's as a whole. Desplat is going to win very soon. We have to keep in mind that he is working with high profile Hollywood only since 2003. He maybe deserves an Oscar (I could argue about that), but not as an overdue like the other three. It's a shame that this four composers are empty handed despite multiple nominations while worse composers already have an Oscar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
