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Pete M Oscar® Winner	There's a list of oscar nominations (supposedly) a day early posted : http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/display.cgi?id=5216 And what about the music categories? ORIGINAL SCORE AMERICAN BEAUTY by Thomas Newman ANGELA’S ASHES by John Williams THE END OF THE AFFAIR by Michael Nyman THE INSIDER by Lisa Gerraro and Pieter Bourke LEGEND OF 1900 by Ennio Morricone MUSIC OF THE HEART by Mason Daring THE STRAIGHT STORY by Angelo Badalamenti THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY by Gabriel Yared TOY STORY 2 by Randy Newman ORIGINAL SONG "How Can I Not Love You" by George Fenton ANNA AND THE KING "Beautiful Stranger" by Madonna. AUSTIN POWERS 2: THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME "Save Me" by Aimee Mann. MAGNOLIA "Music of My Heart" by Mason Daring MUSIC OF THE HEART "Blue Eyes Blue" by James Newton Howard RUNAWAY BRIDE "Walking Tall" by Alan Silvestri STUART LITTLE "You'll Be in My Heart" by Phil Collins... TARZAN "When She Loved Me" by Randy Newman ... TOY STORY II np Bang On! - Propellerheads
posted 02-14-2000 05:58 AM PT (US)

Audacity Oscar® Winner	I can't believe that nothing by Carter Burwell got nominated. He has my vote for "Best composer of 1999", he did lots of good stuff last year. Audacity
posted 02-14-2000 09:53 AM PT (US)

Shaun Rutherford Oscar® Winner	This is why the list is faked. "Music of My Heart" by Mason Daring MUSIC OF THE HEART Mason Daring didn't write this! "Blue Eyes Blue" by James Newton Howard RUNAWAY BRIDE James Newton Howard didn't write this! "Walking Tall" by Alan Silvestri STUART LITTLE Silvestri didn't write this! ORIGINAL SCORE THE INSIDER by Lisa Gerraro and Pieter Bourke Doesn't anybody remember The Truman Show's disqualification last year? It was written by TWO COMPOSERS, JUST LIKE THIS! So, this is a phony list. Although, all the nominees are in the list, more than likely. It's a guess list. Shaun
posted 02-14-2000 10:12 AM PT (US)

JJH Oscar® Winner	It'll end up being : American Beauty Legend of 1900 Angela's Ashes Talented Mr Ripley (why the fuss? should be Message in a Bottle, but I digress) End of the Affair don't care much about the songs. NP -- THE DOVE by John Barry
posted 02-14-2000 11:15 AM PT (US)

H Rocco Oscar® Winner	I doubt that Carter Burwell will ever be nominated. He's based in New York, insists on recording here as much as possible, and does absolutely zip to court the powers that be. He's in demand principally because he's like absolutely no one else. But he refuses to play the Hollywood Game, and that's death on composers. It's easier for actors or directors or even writers to remain aloof, but composers are still regarded as part of the technical crew, and therefore, must play the toady role or be ignored. Case in point: FARGO was up for Best Picture, Director, Screenplay (won), Actress (won) and Supporting Actor. The picture was being acknowledged on so many levels -- how could they possibly have overlooked the subtle majesty of Carter Burwell's score? But they did. The Academy's nominating board for music is notoriously conservative -- it's loosened up a BIT in recent years -- but not enough. You could say Elliot Goldenthal (two nominations so far) should be cast in the same position as Burwell, except I think he's looked at as more of an "exotic," someone whose roots are in the stage and the concert hall. His connection to the massively respected John Corigliano doesn't hurt him either, nor his companionship with the increasingly popular director Julie Taymor (TITUS, Broadway's LION KING, etc.) Anyway, the list up top looks like the Academy's "short list," from which the final five will be drawn. If it IS that, it's pretty much what I expected, though I'm surprised by the omission of George Fenton's ANNA AND THE KING. (Which I haven't even heard -- it's just that the Academy often has a soft spot for Fenton.)
posted 02-14-2000 11:17 AM PT (US)

Jim Ware Oscar® Winner	BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! No 'Phantom Menace' nomination? Damn! -Jim Ware
posted 02-14-2000 11:53 AM PT (US)

JJH Oscar® Winner	If Burwell refuses to play Hollywood game, then so be it. As long as he continues to write good music, that's all I care about. doesn't really seem like he's hurting for work either, so I guess it doesn't matter.
posted 02-14-2000 02:33 PM PT (US)

H Rocco Oscar® Winner	Precisely.
posted 02-14-2000 03:21 PM PT (US)

Aaron Hose Oscar® Winner	If The Insider's score is snubbed just because it was written by more than one composer, then why in the hell did The Last Emperor['s score win, since it was written by not one, not two, but three different composers?!?!? - A.
posted 02-14-2000 04:36 PM PT (US)

Dr.Evil Oscar® Winner	As far as I remember The Last Emperor have no one composer. Believe me. What can I say about some Cong Su?
posted 02-14-2000 05:52 PM PT (US)

Shaun Rutherford Oscar® Winner	I think that's why they made that rule. Because of The Last Emperor. Shaun
posted 02-14-2000 06:32 PM PT (US)

H Rocco Oscar® Winner	Ironically, everyone I've talked to says that the ONE person that made THE LAST EMPEROR's score come together into ANY kind of shape was the score and album producer -- Hans Zimmer. Ryuichi Sakamoto nearly got fired from the film for insisting that the score be recorded in London (the producer wanted it to be Rome, for cost purposes). I'm not sure that would've been such a bad thing, as the only memorable piece of music IN the film was the main theme by David Byrne. I'm quite sure the score won on the basis of that one single cue, as Sakamoto's stuff was none too interesting or involving.
posted 02-14-2000 07:14 PM PT (US)

mrbass Oscar® Nominee	quote: Originally posted by H Rocco: Ironically, everyone I've talked to says that the ONE person that made THE LAST EMPEROR's score come together into ANY kind of shape was the score and album producer -- Hans Zimmer. Ryuichi Sakamoto nearly got fired from the film for insisting that the score be recorded in London (the producer wanted it to be Rome, for cost purposes). I'm not sure that would've been such a bad thing, as the only memorable piece of music IN the film was the main theme by David Byrne. I'm quite sure the score won on the basis of that one single cue, as Sakamoto's stuff was none too interesting or involving. The main theme is by Sakamoto. And I would start listening to some new people, based on the misinformation in your post.
posted 09-25-2000 09:38 AM PT (US)

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