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Camillu Standard Userer	Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score Atonement : Dario Marianelli Into the Wild : Michael Brook, Kaki King, Eddie Vedder Michael Clayton : James Newton Howard Ratatouille : Michael Giacchino 3:10 to Yuma : Marco Beltrami Glad to see the last 2 there. Has anyone heard Michael Clayton? What's it like?
posted 01-22-2008 07:04 AM PT (US)

Camillu Standard Userer	Got that list form IMDB.com. Coming Soon.net says Kite Runner instead of Into the Wild. Can't access Oscar.com as yet. Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song) "Falling Slowly" from "Once" Music and Lyric by Glen Hansard and: Marketa Irglova "Happy Working Song" from "Enchanted" : Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz "Raise It Up" from "August Rush" : Nominees to be determined "So Close" from "Enchanted" : Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz "That's How You Know" from "Enchanted" : Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz Looks like Alan Menken is going to add to his collection. Where's Eddie Vedder though? [Message edited by Camillu on 01-22-2008]
posted 01-22-2008 07:08 AM PT (US)

Bond1965 Standard Userer	Yeah, it's THE KITE RUNNER and not INTO THE WILD that is on the list. As for MICHAEL CLAYTON, I love James Newton Howard as much as the next guy and will defend the score's effectiveness in the film, but that is the weakest of the nominees and it's a shame that Alexandre Desplat was overlooked for LUST, CAUTION. James
posted 01-22-2008 07:14 AM PT (US)

sean Standard Userer	Give it to Marco Beltrami! He deserves it. 3:10 To Yuma is an awesome score! I'm actually surprised/blown away that this score was even nominated. Andrew, you with me on this one!?
posted 01-22-2008 08:59 AM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	James gets it right from the moment the list of eligible songs was announced. Menken may have had a chance, but now with three, his votes are spread thin. Plus, the ONCE song has a lot of industry momentum behind it. That would be a good win, but overall I think the best song list is pitiful. There were so many songs... and three from one film make the final cut? I wonder why any of those songs from Juno weren't eligible... probably not written for the film exactly. Oh well.... yeah, let's see Beltrami win an Oscar!
posted 01-22-2008 09:21 AM PT (US)

Crono/Kyp Standard Userer	My money is on Michael Giacchino or Marco Beltrami. But I'm sure Dario Marianelli will snag it JNH I love...but Michael Clayton was a bore. I'm shocked its getting all these noms. --Brian
posted 01-22-2008 10:41 AM PT (US)

Camillu Standard Userer	According to www.awardsdaily.com, the scores for There Will Be Blood and Into the Wild were deemed ineligible at the last minute. Anyone know exactly why?
posted 01-22-2008 10:45 AM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	Because washed-up has-been rockers are not welcome! Uhh.... honestly I don't know. I wondered myself why there was no There Will Be Blood nomination, after all the coverage it received at just the right time. Anyone find out, post it here!
posted 01-22-2008 11:07 AM PT (US)

sean Standard Userer	Into The Wild is obvious, because there is more than one composer attached to this film and therefore isn't allowed to be nominated for an Oscar. There Will Be Blood is a little more perplexing, because it is an original score by a single composer, but the link that Michael brought up in another thread was that since there was a number of compositions, classical or otherwise, additionally used in the film than Greenwood cannot be nominated, which makes no sense at all. It's like not allowing a score to be nominated because there's too much source music; if their logic is something close to that, than they should revoke Anne Dudley's Oscar for The Full Monty... They should revoke it, regardless.
posted 01-22-2008 11:21 AM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	RollingStone.com: quote: Jonny Greenwood�s score for There Will Be Blood was shut out of Oscar consideration after the Academy ruled it fell under the heading of �scores diluted by the use of tracked themes or other pre-existing music,� Variety reports. Into the Wild was also ruled ineligible due to �predominant use of songs.� Check back later today for more on the Oscar nominations.
posted 01-22-2008 02:08 PM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by sean: It's like not allowing a score to be nominated because there's too much source music; if their logic is something close to that, than they should revoke Anne Dudley's Oscar for The Full Monty... They should revoke it, regardless. And let's not forget Babel shall we? Truly, THE biggest score upset in (maybe?) history!
posted 01-22-2008 11:28 PM PT (US)

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