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PeterK FishChip	Use this thread to post your predictions. We have less than 18 hours now until we're all booing, cheering or chooing. List what you would like to see nominated, and then, if there's a difference, what you think the Academy will be chalking up. I am hoping for some small provocative scores to get some notice, like Talk to Her and Frailty. I imagine Frida and The Hours are shoo-ins. Personal favorites include Count of Monte Cristo and Unfaithful. I am also up for surprises too, but will be disappointed with nominations for things like Minority Report or Windtalkers. Looking back, discuss whether you think 2002 was a good year for movie music. There was a lot offered, and most everyone should have found something good about this past year. Go! [Message edited by PeterK on 02-12-2003]
posted 02-10-2003 01:16 PM PT (US)

Jeff C. Romulan	What I want to be nominated: Catch Me If You Can Far From Heaven Minority Report Signs Road to Periditon What I'm afraid the Academy will nominate: Catch Me If You Can Far From Heaven Frida The Hours Road to Perdition After seeing the film twice, I still can't say that I enjoyed "Frida" as a score and as a film.
posted 02-10-2003 01:48 PM PT (US)

James Romulan	What I would like to be nominated: Catch Me if You Can Count of Monte Cristo Far from Heaven Naqoyqatsi The Two Towers What I think will be nominated: Catch Me if You Can Far from Heaven The Hours The Two Towers Those four are locks. I think the fact that the Two Towers controversy was even discussed as much as it was in the Oscar circle shows that its chances are very strong. And I'm not concerned about The Hours having pre-existing music because we've all seen how aggressive promotion can easily overcome those Oscar rules, and Miramax is promoting the hell out of The Hours. The other two are givens. But that fifth spot is still giving me trouble. Chicago is expected to have such a sweep of nominations that it seems entirely possible for Elfman to be in for his contribution, however sparse it may be. Earlier in the year I was expecting Nicholas Nickelby to be a shoe-in, given the Academy's love affair with Rachel Portman, but there's been very little buzz surrounding the film so I don't think its chances are as strong anymore. Road to Perdition is also a possibility, but the buzz for that film has also died down considerably so it may not be as much of a winner as they were expecting earlier in the year. Even Paul Newman's chances have diminished (but Conrad Hall is still a shoe-in). Maybe Frida has a better chance after its Golden Globe win, but I don't know. Somehow I think that little film is going to be entirely lost in the sea of Oscar giants. Kirk NP - The Hours [Message edited by James on 02-10-2003]
posted 02-10-2003 04:07 PM PT (US)

jonathan_little Romulan	Randy Newman's If You Haven't Looked at Ford Lately... Look Again
posted 02-10-2003 04:11 PM PT (US)

Quill Romulan	Won't happen, but the wish list is: The Two Towers Road to Perdition Signs Count of Monte Cristo K19 Of those, only Two Towers and Road to Perdition have a prayer. I still feel that Two Towers deserves the status simply due to Shore's ability to enhance nearly every scene that his music touches. That is truly the ultimate goal of a film score!
posted 02-10-2003 05:32 PM PT (US)

justin boggan Romulan	If Signs doesn't win heads will fly! (Begining of the Theme from Lois and Clark: TNAOS plays in the background as Justin stands up ready to kick some stupid oscar butts.)
posted 02-10-2003 08:20 PM PT (US)

Bulldog Romulan	Signs was the best score of the year without question. Nemesis next--a real treat, given my low expectations. Also fine: The Count of Monte Cristo, The Sum of All Fears, Windtalkers No good: Attack of the Clones, Die Another Day, Minority Report [wish Goldsmith had scored that one]
posted 02-10-2003 08:26 PM PT (US)

reza Reman	I enjoyed Signs but there are only 4 tracks stand out: main title, hands of fate 1 & 2, and asthma attack IMHO Two Towers are more enjoyable, from the first track to the last...
posted 02-10-2003 09:01 PM PT (US)

Richard Romulan	I saw 'Signs' the other day. I liked the film, although the last 30min were a bit of a let down, and the score was okay but not, in my opinion, Oscar worthy. A lot of it seemed very cliched horror/thriller music to me. It had some really good moments, but not enough to outweigh the not so good ones.
posted 02-10-2003 09:54 PM PT (US)

SirT Romulan	Who I would like to be nominated? Elmer Bernstein for FAR FROM HEAVEN. Who I would like to win? Elmer Bernstein for FAR FROM HEAVEN.
posted 02-10-2003 11:34 PM PT (US)

justin boggan Romulan	I went to Varese and Amazon and didn't find any sound clips for FFH. Anyone know where to hear it?
posted 02-11-2003 12:34 AM PT (US)

James Romulan	quote: Originally posted by justin boggan: I went to Varese and Amazon and didn't find any sound clips for FFH. Anyone know where to hear it? Filmtracks andBarnes & Noble both have sound clips, and if you go to www.FarFromHeavenMovie.com parts of the score are playing throughout. Of course, your best option would probably be to go see the movie. Kirk
posted 02-11-2003 01:47 AM PT (US)

Pete M Romulan	Well, at a guess: Far From Heaven Two Towers Frida The Hours Catch Me If You Can NP Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (Beltrami)
posted 02-11-2003 02:37 AM PT (US)

Kevin Romulan	Nominees: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (DreamWorks) John Williams FAR FROM HEAVEN (Focus Features) Elmer Bernstein FRIDA (Miramax) Elliot Goldenthal THE HOURS (Paramount and Miramax) Philip Glass ROAD TO PERDITION (DreamWorks and 20th Century Fox) Thomas Newman
posted 02-11-2003 05:43 AM PT (US)

cine-sin Romulan	quote: Originally posted by Pete M: Well, at a guess: Far From Heaven Two Towers Frida The Hours Catch Me If You Can NP Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (Beltrami) You were right!!! No 'Signs' what a major disappointment. Rochelle
posted 02-11-2003 05:47 AM PT (US)

Kevin Romulan	Okay Pete, since you apparently have the inside track... Who's going to win?
posted 02-11-2003 05:52 AM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	I know it's friggin early, but my blurry eyes show JEFF C with the correct guess! There was no Two Towers score in the noms list, bah.
posted 02-11-2003 06:00 AM PT (US)

Kevin Romulan	Okay.. then Jeff?
posted 02-11-2003 07:23 AM PT (US)

Jeff C. Romulan	Like I said, I waa afraid Frida would get a nomination. I don't know if the Golden Globe win helped, but I knew that since Miramax was behind it, there would be a big push. I felt happy for a little while when I remembered that I picked the scores right. I'm still saddened by the omission of Signs. So I will take a bow. Don't ask me to predict the winner now. I'm still decompressing from reading the nominations.
posted 02-11-2003 09:11 AM PT (US)

cine-sin Romulan	quote: Originally posted by PeterK: I know it's friggin early, but my blurry eyes show JEFF C with the correct guess! There was no Two Towers score in the noms list, bah. Opps...replied to wrong message... it was late here in Australia. Sorry Jeff. Cheers Rochelle
posted 02-12-2003 05:50 PM PT (US)

RomanticStrings Reman	quote: Originally posted by Jeff C.: What I want to be nominated: Catch Me If You Can Far From Heaven Minority Report Signs Road to Periditon What I'm afraid the Academy will nominate: Catch Me If You Can Far From Heaven Frida The Hours Road to Perdition After seeing the film twice, I still can't say that I enjoyed "Frida" as a score and as a film. Wow, right on with the afraids. ~Conor
posted 02-12-2003 07:56 PM PT (US)

Quill Romulan	Well--I've been under a rock for the last couple days at work and what do I find...a giant blech at the Oscars this year. No Peter Jackson, no cinematography for Two Towers, and the most glaring of all...no Howard Shore. Now, I believe the Return of the King will win the major awards next year, basically the academy giving Jackson his just rewards. I am however, tired of the obligatory John Williams nomination. Catch Me If You Can over the The Towers...give me a break. Oh well, not that it matters anyway. Back to work.
posted 02-14-2003 07:57 AM PT (US)

JoeinAr Romulan	<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:</font><HR size=1>Originally posted by Bulldog: Signs was the best score of the year without question. Nemesis next--a real treat, given my low expectations. Also fine: The Count of Monte Cristo, The Sum of All Fears, Windtalkers *No good: Attack of the Clones, Die Another Day, Minority Report* [wish Goldsmith had scored that one]**<HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE> You've got it backwards, Nemesis was no good, Minority Report was quite good. Goldsmith is used up. And for those that thing TTT deserved a nomination at the expense of Catch Me If You Can, go back to your LOTR dreamland, Catch Me was not only superior to TTT, so was HPCOS. TTT is a tired retread of the most overrated score I have ever heard. [Message edited by JoeinAr on 02-14-2003]
posted 02-14-2003 08:16 AM PT (US)

Camillu Romulan	JoeinAir is right! Down with TTT! We've got it all backwards! We are all tone-deaf and he is the king! How dare we have an opinion! and with that, Camillu returned to his dreamland...
posted 02-14-2003 10:11 AM PT (US)

JoeinAr Romulan	quote: Originally posted by Camillu: JoeinAir is right! Down with TTT! We've got it all backwards! We are all tone-deaf and he is the king! How dare we have an opinion! *and with that, Camillu returned to his dreamland...* Glad you see it my way
posted 02-14-2003 11:14 AM PT (US)

Quill Romulan	Harry Potter...a boring retread of one of the most overrated scores in previous years. Wait...that's not right... When it comes to an Academy Award, I tend to rate scores more by their place in the film...does it provide seamless enhancement, does it accentuate every emotion. In that vein, I feel Minority Report is a technically excellent score and is a pleasant enough listen, but is somewhat without soul in the film, and does not accentuate the story or emotions. Same goes of Catch Me If You Can. This is where I feel The Two Towers excels...even for those who don't rank the actual thematic material at the top of their list might concede the power the score adds to the film. Just a thought.
posted 02-14-2003 05:15 PM PT (US)

Camillu Romulan	I read someone's predictions somewhere and they thought Catch Me if You Can had a shot becuase mots people will remember the great matching of music with images in the main titles sequence. I haven't seen CMIYC yet, so I can't judge on it's effectiveness on screen, but if there's one movie moment stuck in ym mind from the past year it's Gandalf galloping down that mountainside in slow-mo with the boy's solo voice kicking in...
posted 02-15-2003 08:42 AM PT (US)

Kevin Romulan	quote: Originally posted by Quill: No Peter Jackson, no cinematography for Two Towers, and the most glaring of all...no Howard Shore. Well, someone took the Academy to task for ignoring Mr. Jackson... Get Him Boys
posted 02-16-2003 12:09 PM PT (US)

Quill Romulan	You're right on Camillu...that very scene exemplifies what a well composed and well thought out score can do for a movie. Oh well, I am guessing Peter Jackson will take the $350M domestic gross over a nomination. So would I...
posted 02-18-2003 07:42 AM PT (US)

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