JoeinAR 1,949 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 1982 was a remarkably great year for films and film music. That year the Academy Awards gave out an Oscar for best Original Score and Best Song Score. The Winners being E.T. and the other Victor Victoria.In the Best Original Score category the other nominee's were Gandhi, An Officer and a Gentleman, Poltergeist, and Sophie's Choice. However there were other score excluded but worthy choices. Star Trek The Wrath of Khan, Conan the Barbarian, The Thing, Tootsie.I'm sure there are other that a case could be made for, nothing by Vangelis mind you, though some may try, but Goldsmith, Morricone, Poledouris, and Horner all produced great music.What say you.Also feel justified to make the case for E.T. if you so choose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,301 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 E.T. and Conan are two of my all time favourites. This is a no brainer. WilliamsStarShip2282 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Trent B 337 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Star Trek II The Wrath Of Khan is my favorite of the bunch. I think that should have gotten the award. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 There is no justification for any other score winning that year. As Joe clearly knows. airmanjerm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 E.T. clearly deserved that award, especially considering its pivotal role in creating one of the most magical moments in cinema. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Koray Savas 2,251 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 The only thing that comes close to E.T. in that year is The Thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russds 8 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 E.T. clearly deserved that award, especially considering its pivotal role in creating one of the most magical moments in cinema.Have to agree. lots of great films and scores that year, Poltergeist, I thought, was also very good. But all the more significant that ET was able to stand above the others, really an incredible score and movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor 796 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Despite some great scores in 1982 (The Thing? Seriously??), E.T. towers above all. It was the rightful winner. It's better to look back at 1978. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 There is no justification for any other score winning that year.As Joe clearly knows.true but imagine if that film didn't exist.You yourself have praised Conan more times than I can count. King Mark has seemingly endless love for Poltergeist, Trent has championed Star Trek the Wrath of Khan as it was called in it's initial 1982 release.There are so many wonderful scores from that year now 30 years gone.You only have to open your ears and listen to all the great scores and be truly amazed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KK 3,307 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 The only thing that comes close to E.T. in that year is The Thing.I can't say I liked The Thing much. 1982 was a great year for scores with some fantastic entries (Conan, Wrath of Kahn, Poltergeist) but I wouldn't really put The Thing up on that list. Conan The Barbarian. Because it kicks ass.I agree. Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan should have gotten the award.I agree. E.T. clearly deserved that award.Make up your mind BloodBoal!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JoeinAR 1,949 Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 yes Roald, the Thing is a great effective score. It builds mood and suspense with reckless abandon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krang 1 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 E.T. deserved it but Conan should have been nominated over an Officer and a Gentlemen and Gandhi. Dare I say Gandhi was nominated because it had Ravi Shankar attached to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor 796 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 yes Roald, the Thing is a great effective score. It builds mood and suspense with reckless abandon.You're really one of those sick '82-philes aren't you...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 The only thing that comes close to E.T. in that year is The Thing.I can't say I liked The Thing much. 1982 was a great year for scores with some fantastic entries (Conan, Wrath of Kahn, Poltergeist) but I wouldn't really put The Thing up on that list.You're aware of my obsession with Morricone, right? The flick is also my favorite horror film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,465 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 E.T. was a deserved winner, but so would Vangelis' BLADE RUNNER have been. Both of those are among my alltime favourite scores, and -- incidentally -- both the object of my master thesis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 The only score that gets anywhere near to the greatness of E.T. is Poltergeist. Blade Runner was 'Oscar worthy' in any other year. Just not that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 The only thing that comes close to E.T. in that year is The Thing.I can't say I liked The Thing much. 1982 was a great year for scores with some fantastic entries (Conan, Wrath of Kahn, Poltergeist) but I wouldn't really put The Thing up on that list.You're aware of my obsession with Morricone, right? Hehe, forgot about that The only score that gets anywhere near to the greatness of E.T. is Poltergeist. Blade Runner was 'Oscar worthy' in any other year. Just not that one.I never liked Blade Runner. I refrain from calling it severely overhyped because I've yet to see the film which according to everyone is essential for understanding the supposed "brilliance" behind this score.Personally I can't stand Vangelis' music with the exception of certain scores like Conquest 1492 or Alexander. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 as I said a case cannot be made for Blade Runner's score.Krang, I think Ravi was due a nomination simply because Gandhi was the flavor of the year for the Academy.Roald, yes I love 82, as I've said many times it's the best year IMHO for film since I was born. It helps that it's the 30th anniversary of that great year.A lot of film magic happened in that year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 A lot of film magic happened in that year.Indeed. The next time a year was this good for film was 1999. I guess that means the next one will be in 2016? Ren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 If there was no E.T. then poltergeist should have won. An Officer and Gentleman's nomination was a joke. Blade runner should have beennominated, maybe even awarded, the only synth score I love(with the film that is). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jay 37,287 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I've listened to ET, TWOK, Poltergeist, and Blade Runner WAY more than I've ever listened to Conan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Blade Runner? More than Conan? Do you guys really enjoy that score on album or are most of you just listing it among your favourites due to its use in film? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jay 37,287 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Well, I don't actually own any Conan CDs. I know the theme from my Kunzel CD and I've listened to mp3s of the re-recording once but that's it. Blade Runner I enjoyed as a teenager when I got the OST from BMG music club but I don't think I've listened to it in 15 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSM 126 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 E.T. clearly deserved that award, especially considering its pivotal role in creating one of the most magical moments in cinema.Second that. There was no score that came even close to the stature of ET. I'm worried about what present-day Academy would have chosen though :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,465 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 E.T. clearly deserved that award, especially considering its pivotal role in creating one of the most magical moments in cinema.Second that. There was no score that came even close to the stature of ET. I'm worried about what present-day Academy would have chosen though :sAs a film score (in context), I think BLADE RUNNER was just as 'present' as E.T. -- and certainly more original -- but it operates on whole other levels, and with a very different mission in mind. If there had been any justice in the world, both of them would have gotten the award.Some other great ones too that year -- CONAN, STAR TREK II, MONSIGNOR, FIRST BLOOD and PINK FLOYD: THE WALL.Never really cared for POLTERGEIST. Can't really remember the scores for GANDHI, TOOTISE and SOPHIE'S CHOICE, although the films were fine. THE THING is a wonderful movie, and the score is effective enough in context, but I wouldn't touch the album with a ten foot pole.No, for 1982, it's E.T. and BLADE RUNNER.And then everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Wrath of Khan or Poltergeist on the level of E.T.? Really? I know we're fanboys here, but let's be realistic. E.T. is better than all of these. Ren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 Blade Runner is just awful in my opinion. As I said there is no case to be made for vangelis. He is as bad if not worse than zimmer. I admire those who try futile as it is.Conan is an epic score along the lines of Ben Hur, it's majesty is really beyond compare that year in terms of sheer size. I enjoy this score so much. I love the diversity. It's strong, dark, and other times light and absolutely lyrical. You can easily dance on air to this score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Blade Runner is just awful in my opinion. As I said there is no case to be made for vangelis. He is as bad if not worse than zimmer. I admire those who try futile as it is.I have to agree with this 100% except for the fact that I believe Vangelis is wor t than Zimmer, way worse. Although I did like Conquest 1492 and Alexander to some degree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,625 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 People forget how "big" the E.T. phenomenon was in 1982. Of course it won best score with no other possible optionsI've never understood the deal about the Conan score. I always get bored half way through it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krang 1 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, Conan The Barbarian, and The Thing were all under Universal Pictures. So "The Thing" didn't really have a chance of being nominated or getting the backing of the studio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 A lot of film magic happened in that year.Indeed. The next time a year was this good for film was 1999. I guess that means the next one will be in 2016?2007 is my favorite year for film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUlyssesian 2,473 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 IMHO, the answer is nothing. Nothing deserved to win over E.T. in 1982 or in any other year.It is my favorite Williams score and my favroite score of all time. I think it is the greatest score ever written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 IMHO, the answer is nothing. Nothing deserved to win over E.T. in 1982 or in any other year.It is my favorite Williams score and my favroite score of all time. I think it is the greatest score ever written.Tell us how you really feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,301 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 2007 is my favorite year for film.Really? Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 2007 is my favorite year for film.Really? Why?The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert FordNo Country For Old MenThere Will Be BloodI'm Not ThereZodiacMichael Clayton3:10 To YumaThe Darjeeling LimitedRatatouille Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,301 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I figured. Of these I've only seen Ratatouille and No Country for Old Men so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 2007 is my favorite year for film.Really? Why?The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert FordNo Country For Old MenThere Will Be BloodI'm Not ThereZodiacMichael Clayton3:10 To YumaThe Darjeeling LimitedRatatouille 2007 was a great year for film as well, easily the best since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 To that list I'd add Bridge to Terabithia and Away from Her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,301 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I like 2006. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 To that list I'd add Bridge to Terabithia and Away from Her. You're the only other person I know who's seen Bridge to Teribithia, let alone liked it! I thought it was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,301 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Los cronocrímenes (Timecrimes) also comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alicebrallice 134 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I like 2006. the departed, pan's labyrinth, borat, little miss sunshine, stranger than fiction, babel etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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