AniNate Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 2 hours ago, Blan Solo said: I need to see Carol. Or rather you need to hear the score. A score really should be judged within the context of the movie it represents 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 2 minutes ago, tribefan695 said: A score really should be judged within the context of the movie it represents That's true-but I was just saying that it made more sense to say hear it on here. But yeah-for example would Star Wars desert theme work on a film set on the seas? Would Up score work on a epic adventure film? Would LOTR work on Up? Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 I've both watched and listened to Carol so yay question is irrelevant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Carol's score is alright. It's original, at least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 I would say 1. carol 2. sicario 3. the hateful eight 4. star wars 5. bridge of spies none of the nominations are undeserved, some very strong work all round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 Would you guys think Hateful 8 winning is more of because its deserving or because it is more of a achievement win? (or both) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Both. The fact that Morricone's never won obviously plays a major part but it's a pretty kickass score, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 On 21/1/2016 at 6:45 PM, Impact said: Would you guys think Hateful 8 winning is more of because its deserving or because it is more of a achievement win? (or both) Because its an achievement win, undoubtely. Otherwise, I grant you he wouldn't even be nommed for Hateful Eight. Anyways, he should already have at least two Oscars, one for The Mission in 1986 and the other one two years later for Cinema Paradiso. He wasn't even nommed for that one, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 On 15/1/2016 at 3:02 AM, tribefan695 said: A score really should be judged within the context of the movie it represents Yes... and no. A score should perfectly fit the movie, but then there's still so much room to improve over the film. There are powerful scores that can live beyond the movie they were created for. And those are the scores that should be awarded. Not only the best serviceable score. That's why I don't like nominations and awards for scores like The Social Network or Babel. Those scores will be quickly forgotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I forget who said it but I remember a certain composer saying they didn't do their job right if their music was the most memorable thing about a movie. The Grammys' Best Score award is for independently proficient movie scores, but a film centric body like the Academy should judge them based on how well they support the movie, just like every other category being judged. My problem with The Social Network's score is it DOESN'T fit the movie that well. There's not much flow to it, everything is a self contained 3-4 minute track with little connection to one another. It works better if you think of it as a NIN album. I thought Gone Girl worked better as a true film score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I agree that Academy should at first look for scores that fit perfectly to the film they support. But if they only take this into account, there would be a lot of scores awardable. Academy awards are also about individual achievements. If we only look at global quality, we should see the same movies nommed in each category, because best films are the sum of great achievements in each category. But great achievements are not best individual works. There are a lot of examples of great scores attached to not so great films. And those scores should deserve a nomination even if they surpass a film quality wise. Obvious examples: The Village, Lady in the Water, Airbender, Legends of the fall, Dragonheart, Alexander, Angels & Demons, First Knight, The Phantom Menace, Far and Away, The good german, Independence Day, New Moon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daxtreme Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I would want John Williams to win obviously, but my guess is that CAROL is gonna take the crown this year. 1. Carol 2. Star Wars 3. The Hateful Eight 4. Bridge of Spies 5. Sicario People are underestimating TFA's score by a wide margin, under the notion that the themes weren't noticeable on first viewing. But in my opinion, it's one of his best scores yet. It's just that the themes are less "in your face" than usual, that's all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 They're not going to deny Ennio. His time has come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 IMO if not for Hateful 8 it wouldn't surprise me if Spies won, but since Hateful 8 is in, I can't see it losing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfHan Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 If H8ful doesn't win it'll be TFA. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Morricone winning for Hateful 8 is like when Pacino won for Scent of a Woman. It's inevitable though. TFA is the best score of the lot though I think 'Homecoming' from Bridge of Spies has become my favorite track of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
