Oscar Nominations For Original Score and Original Song Announced
The Academy for Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the nominees for music Oscars for 2010:
Best Original Score
James Horner – “Avatar”
Alexandre Desplat – “Fantastic Mr. Fox”
Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders – “The Hurt Locker”
Hans Zimmer – “Sherlock Holmes”
Michael Giacchino – “Up”
Best Original Song
Randy Newman – “Almost There” from “The Princess and the Frog”
Randy Newman – “Down in New Orleans” from “The Princess and the Frog”
Reinhardt Wagner and Frank Thomas – “Loin de Paname” from “Paris 36″
Maury Yeston – “Take It All” from “Nine”
Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett – “The Weary Kind” from “Crazy Heart”
Comments
By Maria Arnelöf on February 3rd, 2010 at 09:05
B.Original Score: Alexandre Desplat – Fantastic Mr. F.
B. Original Song: “Take It All” from “N9ne”
When it comes to Mr. Desplat his unique tone language of melancholy and beauty is hard to not be moved by it, ever. When composing both beauty and comical clips he is outstanding. So far I have never heard him really loose his uniqness like many of the big music score composers out there unfortunately have. He does not show that streak of repeating himself…yet. And that is a big thing working in Hollywood. To stay true to yourself and your work. Integrity is the word!
Best wishes and hopes for Mr. Desplat.
/Maria Arnelöf, Stockholm-Sweden
By Chance Thomas on February 3rd, 2010 at 09:44
James Horner gets the Oscar nod from me for his Avatar score. The native vocal chanting and orchestral movement underscoring the climb to the Banshee nest (and subsequent flight) is pure cinematic magic. A shame some of this beautiful score was buried in the final audio mix. But the magic is in there if you listen for it.
Best wishes and congratulations to all the nominees! Everyone’s work is phenomenal.
Chance Thomas
By Hequin O'Mas on February 3rd, 2010 at 14:12
How great it would be if Desplat’s teeny tiny puppet band score would win the Oscar, and not James Horner and the huuuge bombastic action score with 120 players
Horner is a great composer, but Desplat is The Man right now. Malick, Polanski, Anderson and Fincher can’t be wrong.
By Sarah Colebrook on February 3rd, 2010 at 14:24
Michael Giacchino – “Up” – probably the most beautiful & simple score in animated motion picture so far.
I’m glad that someone as unique as him has been recognised for the work he has created.
There are lots of trends and who’s who in the film music, but I believe there is a bit too much of one person, or big names domination. We need to encourage more people to write in their own styles to bring more variety and creativity.
That’s my humble opinion anyways.
By Sol Goldberg on February 7th, 2010 at 03:46
Watching “Avatar” and listening to the soundtrack, I was struck by the similarities to choral and orchestral sections in “Star Wars’ Ewoks celebrations and “Amistad” – both by the Master, John Williams.
By Jose Aguiller on February 9th, 2010 at 10:23
Desplat’s Fantastic Fox score is a direct rip off of The Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore- and a flat one at that. Mothersbaugh’s sound is still what makes Wes Anderson’s movies unique.
By Helge Borgarts on February 26th, 2010 at 07:54
Zimmer did a brave score with “Sherlock Holmes”. He did not deliver what many might have expected from a movie about a Victorian detective. That makes such an honored composer still very honorable. But I also agree with Desplat being The Man right now.