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Bond1965 Romulan	I was thinking about what my top 10 new film scores for 2002 would be and came up with this list. (*I reserve the right to update this list once I hear things I have missed. I.E. Ararat, The Guys, etc.) 1. Far From Heaven-Elmer Bernstein 2. The Hours-Philip Glass 3. Possession-Gabriel Yared 4. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers-Howard Shore 5. Spirited Away-Joe Hisaishi 6. Road to Perdition-Thomas Newman 7. Minority Report-John Williams 8. Signs-James Newton Howard 9. The Count of Monte Cristo-Edward Shearmur 10. Talk to Her-Alberto Iglesis Honorable mention: Die Another Day-David Arnold Frida-Elliot Goldenthal Punch-Drunk Love-Jon Brion Enigma-John Barry Several of these scores got stuck in my CD player for weeks & weeks. The Hours, Possession, Minority Report, Die Another Day, Enigma, The Two Tower, Count of Monte Cristo. Best original songs for 2002: "Gollum's Song" from The Two Towers "Possesso (Aria" from Possession "If We Can Remember(The Mission" from Sum of All Fears "I Move On" from Chicago James
posted 01-09-2003 12:54 PM PT (US)

metaphor123 Reman	Since I don't think I've listened to enough to make a sensible Top 10, here is my list of the Top 5 scores of 2002: 1. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (Howard Shore) (thought it was so-so at first listen, but after seeing the film and hearing it in the context of the first score, I love it). 2. SAINT SINNER (Christopher Lennertz) Like Justin Caine Burnett, I believe this man has the potential to go places. 3. HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (John Williams/William Ross). A beautiful new theme, and the work most reminiscent of William's greatest period of commercial success (1977 - 1983). 4. SIGNS (James Newton Howard) Howard can compose heroic bombast (TREASURE PLANET, ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE) and subtle psychological terror (SIGNS, THE SIXTH SENSE) without skipping a beat. 5. LONG WALK HOME - MUSIC FROM THE RABBIT-PROOF FENCE (Peter Gabriel). Not only does this score reflect the beauty and the terror of the Australian landscape, it is literally MADE of the Australian landscape. Natural rhythms, bird calls, water over rocks. The brilliance of Gabriel is to combine these sounds into a tonal, harmonic theme.
posted 01-09-2003 05:17 PM PT (US)

rkeaveney Romulan	Snow Dogs - John Debney Half Past Dead - Tyler Bates Rollerball - Eric Serra Queen Of The Damned - Richard Gibbs Jason X - Harry Manfredini Mr. Deeds - Teddy Castellucci Halloween: Ressurection - Danny Lux The Banger Sisters - Trevor Rabin They - Elia Cmiral The Hot Chick - John Debney Ryan
posted 01-09-2003 07:13 PM PT (US)

Richard Romulan	quote: Mr. Deeds - Teddy Castellucci Nice to see someone finally giving Teddy Castellucci some recognition.
posted 01-09-2003 07:19 PM PT (US)

Richard Street Romulan	What about THE TIME MACHINE (Klaus Badelt)?
posted 01-10-2003 04:32 AM PT (US)

Bond1965 Romulan	quote: Originally posted by Richard Street: What about THE TIME MACHINE (Klaus Badelt)? Umm...no. Not even close. James
posted 01-10-2003 09:18 AM PT (US)

Erik Woods Romulan	quote: Originally posted by Richard Street: What about THE TIME MACHINE (Klaus Badelt)? You mean Jerry Goldsmith's THE EDGE???? -Erik-
posted 01-10-2003 10:36 AM PT (US)

Marselus Romulan	quote: Originally posted by Erik Woods: <BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:</font><HR size=1>Originally posted by Richard Street: [b]What about THE TIME MACHINE (Klaus Badelt)?<HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE> You mean Jerry Goldsmith's THE EDGE???? -Erik-[/B] Mmm...no, I think he refers to Klaus Badelt�s The Time Machine...the best score of 2002...which comes from a young composer with a great future in the movie music wolrd. Tiiiiiime, is on his side, yes it is NP Take off (aka War)(Pearl Harbor complete score)
posted 01-10-2003 11:28 AM PT (US)

Quill Romulan	Top 10: 1) The Two Towers 2) K-19 3) Signs 4) Road to Perdition 5) Count of Monte Cristo 6) Attack of the Clones 7) Star Trek: Nemesis 8) Reign of Fire 9) We Were Soldiers 10) The Time Machine I think Howard Shore and James Newton Howard have supplanted themselves as my favorite composers today, with Shearmur and Badelt being tomorrow's favorites.
posted 01-10-2003 11:51 AM PT (US)

SBD Romulan	quote: Originally posted by rkeaveney: Snow Dogs - John Debney Half Past Dead - Tyler Bates Ryan I caught "Snow Dogs" on TV a while back. Sort of like a modern-day Don Knotts movie, though Cuba Gooding, Jr. seemed (to me) way miscast. Liked Debney's score. It's nice to see that someone else saw "Half Past Dead". An underrated action flick with a fine score by Tyler Bates. My choices: 40 Days and 40 Nights - Rolfe Kent (would that the score had a better film in which to showcase it) Ice Age - David Newman Spider-Man - Danny Elfman Undercover Brother - Stanley Clarke Scooby-Doo - David Newman Lilo and Stitch - Alan Silvestri The Powerpuff Girls Movie - James L. Venable Austin Powers in Goldmember - George S. Clinton Treasure Planet - James Newton Howard Catch Me if You Can - John Williams
posted 01-10-2003 01:17 PM PT (US)

rkeaveney Romulan	Everyone knows my picks were a joke, right? Yikes... My picks won't be made public until the epic 2002 Cinemusic Awards are announced! Ryan
posted 01-10-2003 04:06 PM PT (US)

joan hue Romulan	When I read your WHOLE list, Ryan, I knew you were joking, but I have to say that I think Debney's Snow Dogs has a GREAT main action theme, a nice love theme and some fine comedic scoring. I've played it a lot this year. NP In Session: A Film Music Celebration
posted 01-10-2003 04:20 PM PT (US)

rkeaveney Romulan	I think Debney's Snow Dogs has a GREAT main action theme, a nice love theme and some fine comedic scoring. I've played it a lot this year. I probably pick on John Debney too much. He's obviously talented, and a kind man, but he needs to start scoring some real films, not SNOW DOGS and THE HOT CHICK. No matter how good these scores might be, they are scores for lame films and not destined to be considered classics. Ryan
posted 01-10-2003 09:21 PM PT (US)

joan hue Romulan	You're right, Ryan. Snow Dogs is a pretty lame film, but IMHO it has a strong score. (I still like a lot of Goldsmith scores for some rotten movies.) NP Essential Alfred Newman: Man from Galilee
posted 01-10-2003 10:36 PM PT (US)

justin boggan Romulan	(1) SIGNS (2) Signs (3) Signs (4) Signs (5) Signs (6) Signs (7) Signs (8) Signs (9) Signs (10) Signs [Message edited by justin boggan on 01-10-2003]
posted 01-10-2003 10:44 PM PT (US)

Ace Romulan	Happy belated New Year to all of you. My list is in no particular order: Road To Perdition-I hope the academy doesn't overlook this, as the foreign press did Signs-ditto Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Star Wars Episode II-I know...I know, but the presentation on CD was to my liking The Time Machine-This was boosted up on this list because it comes from a rather new composer Minority Report-great score, but will likely be snubbed at the Oscars Spirited Away LORT:The Two Towers-Possibly better than the original Catch Me If You Can-Only in the film, not on disc I have yet to listen to Count of Monte Cristo, Far From Heaven, and The Hours so they may be added later On a side note, the songs that I enjoyed were: "Gollum's Song" "If We Could Remember" Kyle [Message edited by Ace on 01-11-2003]
posted 01-11-2003 09:12 AM PT (US)

SBD Romulan	quote: Originally posted by rkeaveney: Everyone knows my picks were a joke, right? Yikes... My picks won't be made public until the epic 2002 Cinemusic Awards are announced! Ryan Joke or not, I stand by every last syllable in my previous post. I look forward to the Cinemusic Awards. Also, I wonder if Justin liked "Signs"?
posted 01-11-2003 02:01 PM PT (US)

justin boggan Romulan	I shouldn't have to say this, but can anyone guess my pick for 1996.....
posted 01-11-2003 02:57 PM PT (US)

raven420 Reman	1. Blade II - Beltrami 2. LOTR:TTT - Shore 3. 007: DAD - Arnold 4. The Hours - Glass 5. Red Dragon - Elfman 6. Minority Reprot - Williams 7. Band of Brothers - Kamen 8. Spider-Man - Elfman 9. Signs - Newton Howard 10. Reign of Fire - Shearmur Although Snow Dogs is great, I'd have to go with Debney's The Scorpian King. LOL.
posted 01-11-2003 08:29 PM PT (US)

workaluk Reman	My top list is: 1-Signs 2-Star Wars-Attack of the Clones 3-Minority Report 4-The Four Feathers 5-Two Towers 6-Spiderman 7-Stallion 8-Chamber of Secrets 9-ST-Nemesis 10-Reign of Fire
posted 01-12-2003 07:31 AM PT (US)

MattStar Romulan	I've got my top five list for the year: SpiderMan Attack of the Clones LOTR: The Two Towers Red Dragon The Count of Monte Cristo
posted 01-12-2003 09:44 PM PT (US)

John Zimmer Romulan	1. Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets 2. Star Trek: Nemesis 3. The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers 4. Signs 5. Spider-Man 6. Minority Report 7. Star Wars: Attack of The Clones 8. Catch Me If You Can 9. Red Dragon 10. Spirit: Stallion of The Cimmaron Jz
posted 01-13-2003 05:04 AM PT (US)

JJH Romulan	guys, try not to overlook Carter Burwell's fine score for The Rookie.
posted 01-13-2003 07:04 AM PT (US)

Bond1965 Romulan	quote: Originally posted by Bond1965: (I reserve the right to update this list once I hear things I have missed. I.E. Ararat, The Guys, etc.) Best original songs for 2002: "Gollum's Song" from The Two Towers "Possesso (Aria" from Possession "If We Can Remember(The Mission" from Sum of All Fears "I Move On" from Chicago James* I just saw "The Quiet American" yesterday and you can add "Song for Phuong" to my list of Best songs for a film from last year. I know Varese cancelled the release of this score, but the end credits state that the CD was to be released by Sony Classical. Any word on what the deal is with this release? James
posted 01-13-2003 01:06 PM PT (US)

madono_x Romulan	hi!This is my list... 1-Time Machine 2-LOTR:The two towers 3-Spirit:stallion of cimarron(Media Ventures Musical!!!!wow!) 4-Spiderman 5-The sum Of all fears 6-Road to perdition 7-Signs 8-Attack of the clones 9-The four feathers 10-Spy Game(ohhh...this is from 2001??oops!lol) Seeu
posted 01-14-2003 02:18 PM PT (US)

Bond1965 Romulan	quote: Originally posted by Bond1965: <BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:</font><HR size=1>Originally posted by Bond1965: [b] (I reserve the right to update this list once I hear things I have missed. I.E. Ararat, The Guys, etc.) Best original songs for 2002: "Gollum's Song" from The Two Towers "Possesso (Aria" from Possession "If We Can Remember(The Mission" from Sum of All Fears "I Move On" from Chicago James*<HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE> I just saw "The Quiet American" yesterday and you can add "Song for Phuong" to my list of Best songs for a film from last year. I know Varese cancelled the release of this score, but the end credits state that the CD was to be released by Sony Classical. Any word on what the deal is with this release? James[/B] What the HELL was I thinking???? I totally forgot my FAVORITE song from a film last year: "Burn it Blue" from Frida by Elliot Goldenthal & Julie Taymor! Take "I Move On" from Chicago off the list and put "Burn It Blue" at the TOP! James
posted 01-15-2003 09:17 AM PT (US)

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