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Scott Oscar® Winner	Ok, from all the movies you've seen thus far, which one would you have liked to be composed by someone other than the actual composer. I would have liked Goldsmith to score Stigmata and The 6th Sense. BTW: When is Williams ever going to score an animated feature? Scott
posted 11-29-1999 11:51 AM PT (US)

SplbrgWlms Oscar® Winner	I realize that it couldn't be done, but I would have wanted John Barry to do almost all the Bond films he didn't. I.E. Live and Let Die The Spy Who Loved Me (although I think Hamlisch did a good job... especially with "Bond 77") For Your Eyes Only was good enough... I really liked Conti's score to that film. License to Kill needed John Barry. Goldeneye needed anyone but Serra... I wish Arnold came earlier. I am perfectly happy with Tomorrow Never Dies and TWINE. Arnold did a great job!
posted 11-29-1999 03:25 PM PT (US)

robin4 Oscar® Winner	How about Alan Silvestri for Tarzan (not the animated).
posted 11-29-1999 05:53 PM PT (US)

TimT Oscar® Winner	I wish, Trevor Jones did The Messenger.
posted 11-29-1999 06:25 PM PT (US)

Jeron Oscar® Winner	Although Broughton's "Lost in Space" is a gem in itself, and Silvestri's "Judge Dredd" is great, I would have loved to see what Goldsmith would have done with these... too bad he backed out of both projects. Jeron
posted 11-30-1999 06:46 AM PT (US)

James Oscar® Winner	Although Shakespeare in Love was a good score (but not Oscar worthy IMHO), there is another composer I would much rather have composed for the movie. Tears, humor, love, tragedy, lovers destroyed by prearranged marriage, all set in the Renaissance... it sounds to me like a movie written specifically for George Fenton. I say again, SIL was a good score, but I believe Fenton could have done an even better job (perhaps worthy of the award). James NP - Rescuers Down Under (*** for score, * for official release)
posted 11-30-1999 12:57 PM PT (US)

Matt Oscar® Winner	SIL was a brilliant score, i have never seen a score work better in a movie, WHICH IS WHAT COUNTS PEOPLE. Im afraid James, that i shall be forced to kill you. Not oscar worthy my ass...god! Ooh, i belive that Elfman was the wrong choice for Edward Scissorhands, i would have to go with Horner on that one. Horrible score, blech. as before, that comment was made purely for SFT's amusement and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of this commentator. NP: Princess Mononoke, 5/5.
posted 11-30-1999 05:26 PM PT (US)

SFT Oscar® Winner	Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! You are aware of course, that IF you had actually ment it, I would have killed you instantly? SFT NP: Jane Eyre, Bernard Herrmann (NO, I still don´t have Sleepy Hollow!!!)
posted 12-01-1999 02:28 AM PT (US)

SplbrgWlms Oscar® Winner	Matt, Why don't you like the score to Edward Scissorhands? This is one of my favorites of all time. I thought it was almost perfection for the movie if not that already. I liked the score to SIL, but I don't think it was brilliant. If any score that was nominated last year deserved to win the Oscar, it was The Thin Red Line. I'm just interested in knowing how a person could consider SIL to be brilliant, yet at the same time, think Edward Scissorhands was crap. This just bugs me. [This message has been edited by SplbrgWlms (edited 12-01-99).]
posted 12-01-1999 01:27 PM PT (US)

Matt Oscar® Winner	fist of all, the 2 scores, TRL and SIL were in different categories. they werent in competition. Second of all, Edward Scissorhands is one of my favorite scores and is Elfman's best(IMHO), which is why i made that comment. didnt you read my disclaimer?
posted 12-01-1999 06:50 PM PT (US)

SplbrgWlms Oscar® Winner	Sorry about that Matt, I didn't read that. I was just amazed to see that there in front of my eyes. Oops... they were in different catagories... I guess I was so mad at the Academy at the time with their picks for winners that I didn't pay much attention. Again, My apologies.
posted 12-02-1999 12:39 PM PT (US)

Sean Bires Oscar® Winner	I wanted to see what Vangelis or Kenji Kawaii would do for an explosively artsy & campy film like "The 5th Element". I don't dislike Eric Serra's score at all though.
posted 12-03-1999 01:18 PM PT (US)

S Smith unregistered	Advanced apologies to SFT, but in light of what he did with "Dracula," I would have liked to have seen what Philip Glass would have done with "Sleepy Hollow." Not that it would have been better. It just would be interesting to know.
posted 12-04-1999 12:52 AM PT (US)

Jeron Oscar® Winner	I would have loved to see what David Arnld or Jerry Goldsmith could have done with Sleepy Hollow... ~J
posted 12-04-1999 12:03 PM PT (US)

Scott Oscar® Winner	In that case, I'll give my two cents in... Would have loved to see what Williams would have done with Hollow (probably would be in the neighborhood of Dracula or The Fury). Scott
posted 12-04-1999 09:53 PM PT (US)

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