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joan hue Oscar® Winner	Every year at the Oscars, I hear several wonderful themes played repeatedly, and I can’t identify them. One in particular stands out. It is a gorgeous, almost heraldic melody usually used as a transition from a win to an advertisement. Tonight it was played the longest after Sydney P. won his award, left the stage and was standing with Denzel. It also was played as Halle Berry left the stage. Sounds like it may be from a movie. I could hum it for you all, but you may not hear it over Internet lines. Any idea what this major melody is and if it’s from a movie? NP My humming [Message edited by joan hue on 03-24-2002]
posted 03-24-2002 10:57 PM PT (US)

OHMSS76 Oscar® Winner	Is it the elusive, oft-unheard Fanfare for Oscar by Goldsmith? Sean
posted 03-24-2002 11:15 PM PT (US)

Beatty Oscar® Winner	Goldsmith's Oscar® music was indeed used as a bumper a couple of times. The flub that Julia Roberts® made about Bill vs Tom Conti didn't go un-noticed by my friends watching the show. They kinda-sorta missed Bill Conti's conducting and know who Tom Conti is. I think that Randy Newman® was genuinely surprised to win an Oscar®.
posted 03-25-2002 02:00 AM PT (US)

joan hue Oscar® Winner	Real cute, you guys. It wasn't any type of a fanfare, and certainly not Goldsmith's, but it is always played many times at each Oscar ceremony.
posted 03-25-2002 07:52 AM PT (US)

Dean Evans Oscar® Winner	Joan, I know exactly the music you are talking about and I also would like to know what it is. Dean.
posted 03-25-2002 10:22 AM PT (US)

Pete M Oscar® Winner	Incidentally, speaking of a "what was that?" vibe (sorry to be hijacking your thread here Joan, and to answer I have no idea what it was), but does anyone know what that jazzy music was when Dunst & Maguire came up to do their presenting thing?
posted 03-25-2002 10:30 AM PT (US)

Stephen Lister Oscar® Winner	Pete, if I recall correctly, they played the theme from the SPIDERMAN animated series - 'cos McGuire is of course in the new Spidy flick.
posted 03-25-2002 10:37 AM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	Pete, people may rake you over the coals for not noticing.... but.... :::::whispering::::: It was Spiderman, appropriately enughffff.
posted 03-25-2002 10:37 AM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	Mr. Lister spins a faster web than I.
posted 03-25-2002 10:39 AM PT (US)

Pete M Oscar® Winner	I figured it would probably have been some Spiderman thing, but I've not heard the theme from the animated series. I wondered if that was what it was, but I had no way of recognising it. Sorry.
posted 03-25-2002 10:41 AM PT (US)

Gae Oscar® Winner	SPIDERMAN, SPIDERMAN, YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBOURHOOD SPIDERMAN SPINS A WEB....ANY SIZE CATCHES THIEVES...JUST LIKE FLIES LOOK OUT....HERE COMES THE SPIDERMAN..... IS HE STRONG? LISTEN BUD HE'S GOT RADIOACTIVE BLOOD CAN HE SWING? FROM A THREAD TAKE A LOOK OVERHEAD HEY THERE THERE GOES THE SPIDERMAN IN THE CHILL OF NIGHT AT THE SCENE OF A CRIME LIKE A STREAK OF LIGHT HE ARRIVES....JUST IN TIME SPIDERMAN, SPIDERMAN FRIENDLY NEIGHBOURHOOD SPIDERMAN WELCOME FRIEND? HE'S IGNORED ACTION IS HIS REWARD TO HIM LIFE IS A GREAT BIG LINE-UP WHEREVER THERE'S A HANG-UP YOU'LL FIND THE SPIDERMAN........... 60's SPIDERMAN THEME I cant believe I can still remember most of those Lyrics from the Theme to the animated series of about 30 years ago. Mispent youth or what? As soon as I heard that tune though, the words just came flooding back!! GaeNP The Spiderman theme [Message edited by Gae on 03-25-2002]
posted 03-25-2002 11:10 AM PT (US)

Dan Brecher Oscar® Winner	John Williams conducting an orchestra version of Relax by Frankie goes to Hollywood (when Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson walked on) pretty much made my evening music wise... Dan
posted 03-25-2002 11:16 AM PT (US)

Pete M Oscar® Winner	Yeah, I liked that bit too. Quite a funny sketch as well.
posted 03-25-2002 11:18 AM PT (US)

dgoldwas Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by Dan Brecher: John Williams conducting an orchestra version of Relax by Frankie goes to Hollywood (when Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson walked on) pretty much made my evening music wise... That was probably Mark Watters conducting, who conducted the orchestra for most of the evening... Williams only conducted a few key parts. Dan
posted 03-25-2002 12:06 PM PT (US)

Dan Brecher Oscar® Winner	Mmmm, I saw your little bit about that in another thread, Dan. Interesting... still, an orchestra version of Relax is still something I never thought I'd hear (and at the academy awards of all things!). Dan
posted 03-25-2002 12:11 PM PT (US)

John C Winfrey Oscar® Winner	Joan, I only watched the last few mins last night and listened to the end credits. That had many famous AA winning film scores in it. I did not hear the one you are talking about. The End credits had all these in it: Around the World in 80 Days, ET, Mary Poppins, Love is a Many Splendored Thing, and several others I recognized. I noticed Castaway was played when Hanks was on there. John.
posted 03-25-2002 05:54 PM PT (US)

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