baumer Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Atonement? On a best of for film scores? Isn't that like saying a Friday the 13th film you should be nominated for best Ensemble acting? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 4 hours ago, aabattery said: Can't believe Wilderpeople didn't make it! Hide contents That's a lie I can totally believe it. Didn't even get a mention in the single vote category though :'(. Did it even have a score aside from all that pop music? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narniadis Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 1 hour ago, baumer said: Atonement? On a best of for film scores? Isn't that like saying a Friday the 13th film you should be nominated for best Ensemble acting? If I had found time to do the list it would have been somewhere in my top 5. Has been one of my go to scores for nearly a decade now. Particularly when I am writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, baumer said: Atonement? On a best of for film scores? Isn't that like saying a Friday the 13th film you should be nominated for best Ensemble acting? Atonement actually has a really great score. It's creative and unique. (I may have forgotten to include it on my list though, oops) Edited May 4, 2017 by The Panda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 3 hours ago, The Panda said: Atonement actually has a really great score. It's creative and unique. (I may have forgotten to include it on my list though, oops) It's just not something that stands out to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 1 hour ago, baumer said: It's just not something that stands out to me. I mean, it's not overly thematic, but that doesn't detract from it. In fact the less thematic scores seem to be overlooked quite a bit, even when they're just as good. Anyways, Atonement did win the Oscar for score and it's received quite a bit of recognition for it. I don't think comparing Atonement's score to Friday the 13th's ensemble is entirely fair. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 3 hours ago, The Panda said: I mean, it's not overly thematic, but that doesn't detract from it. In fact the less thematic scores seem to be overlooked quite a bit, even when they're just as good. Anyways, Atonement did win the Oscar for score and it's received quite a bit of recognition for it. I don't think comparing Atonement's score to Friday the 13th's ensemble is entirely fair. You're right. Friday's cast in some movies is much better than Atonement's score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 (edited) so the remaining is Raiders, Star Wars 4 and what others? Edited May 4, 2017 by John Marston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travod Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Not going to dignify baumer with a response tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 On 5/4/2017 at 1:38 PM, John Marston said: so the remaining is Raiders, Star Wars 4 and what others? Empire & 1 more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share Posted May 5, 2017 I'll finish this off tomorrow. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 4. Spoiler Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Original Music by John Williams 1190 Points #1 Rankings: 1 Top 5 Placements: 4 Top 10 Placements: 6 2015 Placement: 4 (NO CHANGE) Staying put at #4 is an adventure film that set a template for years to come. John Williams originally wrote two possible versions of the main theme for the film, but Spielberg liked both so much he instead asked Williams to meld the two into a single composition. Said main tune is easily one of the most recognizable musical themes of modern cinema. The movie has frequent bouts of bombastic horn-driven adventure music to set the tone, while also featuring more romantic or ominous melodies as well. Williams was nominated for an Oscar, but lost to Chariots of Fire. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 WHAT THE HELL IS THE FILM I CAN'T THINK OF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 3 minutes ago, Ethan Hunt said: WHAT THE HELL IS THE FILM I CAN'T THINK OF I'm just glad it made the top 3 again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 1 minute ago, Jake Gittes said: I'm just glad it made the top 3 again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckasaurus Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Just now, Ethan Hunt said: WHAT THE HELL IS THE FILM I CAN'T THINK OF https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTeiBSiEA8M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 I figured out what it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 2 hours ago, Ethan Hunt said: I figured out what it is La La Land already showed up. And it's not Bee Movie or Fault in Our Stars. 3. Spoiler Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Original Music by John Williams 1191 Points #1 Rankings: 3 Top 5 Placements: 4 Top 10 Placements: 3 2015 Placement: 5 (+2) Rising two spots for a narrow win over Raiders is the middle child of the Star Wars original trilogy. John Williams expands on the score from A New Hope, with new themes adding more oppressive, romantic, and playful tones to the array of notes the orchestra launches at the audience. Of course the new theme everyone knows is Darth Vader's theme aka The Imperial March, which has pervaded pop culture to the point that it is pretty much everywhere. The romance theme for Han Solo and Princess Leia ranks up there as one of the more lovely cues Williams has introduced in his career for a romantic motif. Williams was nominated for Original Score, but lost out to Fame. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franfar Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 4 minutes ago, 4815162342 said: La La Land already showed up. And it's not Bee Movie or Fault in Our Stars. 3. Reveal hidden contents Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Original Music by John Williams 1191 Points #1 Rankings: 3 Top 5 Placements: 4 Top 10 Placements: 3 2015 Placement: 5 (+2) Rising two spots for a narrow win over Raiders is the middle child of the Star Wars original trilogy. John Williams expands on the score from A New Hope, with new themes adding more oppressive, romantic, and playful tones to the array of notes the orchestra launches at the audience. Of course the new theme everyone knows is Darth Vader's theme aka The Imperial March, which has pervaded pop culture to the point that it is pretty much everywhere. The romance theme for Han Solo and Princess Leia ranks up there as one of the more lovely cues Williams has introduced in his career for a romantic motif. Williams was nominated for Original Score, but lost out to Fame. You cannot give anymore likes today I like how flowery and gentle Yoda's Theme is. Makes me feel good inside. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted May 7, 2017 Author Share Posted May 7, 2017 2. Spoiler The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) Original Music by Ennio Morricone 1203 Points Top 5 Placements: 6 Top 10 Placements: 4 2015 Placement: 3 (+1) Creeping ahead into the Top 2 is the Leone western all-timer. Morricone styled the main theme for the movie after the howling of a coyote, and did three different variations for each of the three main characters, using different instruments to symbolize each of the three. The score also incorporates a mournful melody to help reflect the grim Civil War setting of the film. This score is considered by many to be Morricone's best, and it's safe to say that just as in 2015, the forum agrees with that assessment. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...