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Topic: BAFTA Nominations for Music
Bond1965
Romulan
The Anthony Asquith Award for achievement in Film Music
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN John Williams
CHICAGO Danny Elfman/John Kander/Fred Ebb
GANGS OF NEW YORK Howard Shore
THE HOURS Philip Glass
THE PIANIST Wojciech Kilar
Is it just me or are the Brits totally wacked?Gangs of New York over The Two Towers???
The Pianist? There was hardly any underscore in that film and what there was, wasn't anything very special.
Chicago? Well...I guess they thought "musical" and gave it a nomination. But it really wasn't worthy of Best Score.
So I would say that Philip Glass' The Hours would be the most deserving of the award.
James
posted 01-27-2003 09:31 AM PT (US) Crono/Kyp
Romulan
No one ever said that those people were smart. (Re: Shore)--Brian
[Message edited by Crono/Kyp on 01-27-2003]
posted 01-27-2003 09:35 AM PT (US) Dinko
Romulan
quote:
Originally posted by Crono/Kyp:
No one ever said that those people were smart. (Re: Shore)No one ever said fanboys were smart either.
posted 01-27-2003 09:40 AM PT (US) Jeron
Romulan
I think Chicago and/or The Hours are both very worthy of the award. I sincerely hope Far From Heaven takes home the Oscar (if it gets a nomination). Chicago may be a musical, but once it enters into the real of interpretation on film, every note on the page becomes subject to being recognized as film music. Which in my opinion, is fine. It took a lot of hard work and talent to pull off such a sensational film - if it wins anything, it's deserving of it.RE: The Two Towers... it's a great score, no doubt. I do not think it should win any best of awards, however. Anyone who thinks Shore's score for TTT is superior to Chicago, The Hours, Catch Me If You Can, or even 25th Hour... I think your sight is being blinded by the light of The White Wizard.
posted 01-27-2003 10:19 AM PT (US) Timmer
Romulan
Is it just me or are the Brits totally wacked?
Yes they are James, I remember years ago when they showed a collage of best score nominees, when Out Of Africa came up it wasn't even Barry's nominated music, just that insipid pop song that had nothing to do with the film?!...not a shared brain cell between them!!
[Message edited by Timmer on 01-27-2003]
posted 01-27-2003 10:20 AM PT (US) dgoldwas
Romulan
Does anyone have a copy of the actual "rules" for the award? Cause clearly it's not based on "original" music.... otherwise, Kander/Ebb and Shore wouldn't get the nomination.If it's all about "achievement", then CHICAGO did a kick-ass job with that, since the whole film is basically a musical showcase. (I don't think Elfman's score contribution is really notable, though.)
Dan
posted 01-27-2003 10:23 AM PT (US) Hellstrom
Reman
As a voting member of BAFTA, I too am disappointed by the nominations. The nominations are reached by a series of "rounds of elimination." I was sorry to see Elmer's score for Far From Heaven had been eliminated by the second round. Unlike the Oscars, BAFTA makes no distinction between song and score categories. It's all one, so Chicago is eligible for the newly composed closing credits song, and Elfman's negligible contribution; similarly Shore is disregarded for Two Towers, but the U2 song is what members are voting for. Confusing? Sure is, but that's what makes horseracing as they say.
posted 01-27-2003 11:55 AM PT (US) joan hue
Romulan
Hey, Timmer, you know that most of us just LOVE wacky Brits...the wackier the better.
NP The Longest Day compilation
posted 01-27-2003 12:51 PM PT (US) jonathan_little
Romulan
No James Horner scores? What's gotten into them?!
posted 01-27-2003 01:14 PM PT (US) Timmer
Romulan
quote:
Originally posted by joan hue:
Hey, Timmer, you know that most of us just LOVE wacky Brits...the wackier the better.NP The Longest Day compilation
Thanks Mom your a real gem
Good to be 'good' wacky but there's wacky 'bad' too and then in the case of the BAFTA's there's 'wacky indifferance' 
NP : Soundtracks - Rachel Portman
posted 01-27-2003 04:33 PM PT (US) JJH
Romulan
25th Hour is good -- and what a damn good main title -- but it ain't no Two Towers. posted 01-27-2003 08:18 PM PT (US) Eruname
Reman
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:</font><HR size=1>Originally posted by Jeron:
RE: The Two Towers... it's a great score, no doubt. I do not think it should win any best of awards, however. Anyone who thinks Shore's score for TTT is superior to Chicago, The Hours, Catch Me If You Can, or even 25th Hour... I think your sight is being blinded by the light of The White Wizard.<HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE>Catch Me if You Can better than the TTT score?!?! I liked what Williams did. I thought it accented the movie perfectly. It also was a great diversion from what he normally does. But there isn't a whole lot to it in my opinion when you compare it to TTT. TTT is on a much grander (is that a word?) scale. More themes, more music used in the movie, etc... The only thing CMIYC has over TTT is that it is more complex...but that's what William's does best in my opinon. He's a true, modern, classical composer.
(I can't comment on the other scores you mentioned because I'm not that familiar with them...lack of money and time prevents me from doing so. I have to pick and choose.)[Message edited by Eruname on 01-27-2003]
posted 01-27-2003 09:03 PM PT (US) Dinko
Romulan
quote:
Originally posted by jonathan_little:
No James Horner scores? What's gotten into them?!They probably haven't heard how fabulous and fresh the Universal hybrid stereo multichannel SACD of A Beautiful Mind sounds.
Not that anyone has... posted 01-27-2003 09:13 PM PT (US) Old Infopop Software by UBB