Best Score Oscar Poll 2013: who WILL win vs. who SHOULD win

[hornist 1,261]

Oh, it did win already?

And I'm very sorry, english is not my first language, mistakes can happen. For my ear Pee and Pii sounds similar.

Edit. It seems to be Pi.

[Richard P 5,302]

For film score fans though, the winner really isn't going to change anything. I'm not suddenly going to start enjoying a score more because it won.

Like last year, I'm not staying up for the ceremony. I'd like to hear Adele's performance, and the music award, but apart from that... meh.

[Thor 9,362]

I dread that SKYFALL will win, but I really hope LIFE OF PI will win.

Sorry, while LINCOLN is a fine score, it doesn't quite get to the latter's level, IMO.

[Ludwig 1,180]

I dread that SKYFALL will win, but I really hope LIFE OF PI will win.

That's at the back of my mind too. But only because I don't think Skyfall is really the best of the lot. I suppose it would be alright in a way for Newman just to win one, but then it sort of defeats the purpose of the award. Call me idealist, but I like to think that Best Original Score means just that.

[Jill Sandwich 11,164]

Lincoln should win. Cynically, Piefall will win.

[gkgyver 1,647]

Do you mean Piefall or Life of Sky?

[crocodile 9,724]

Lingo or Arcoln?

Karol

[Quintus 6,494]

Here's the reasoning that one genius academy member used when voting :

Life of Pi is an absolutely perfect score. [Lincoln composer] John Williams has enough f---ing Oscars, and I really feel that the score was a weak part of Lincoln and just self-plagiarism for Williams. Thomas Newman should have won the Oscar a couple of times, but I just didnt see anything particularly new or interesting in the music of Skyfall.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/oscar-voters-brutally-honest-ballot-422546

Heh, great read! You can tell he's old, because he's tired of being diplomatic by now. Sounds like a witty old timer like Richard Donner or somebody. I like him!

Score wise, I haven't heard Lincoln but have heard Skyfall, but think it's underwhelming. Argo had some decent suspense scoring in there, but I've already forgotten it. Not bothered who wins, but Williams does already plenty of statues and doesn't really need more. I think the anonymous old guy above is possibly right about his Lincoln score; I imagine it to be resigned service and so a bit boring, like War Horse.

[publicist 4,650]

The messageboard discord about who's worthiest happily does not affect the subjects discussed:

[BloodBoal 8,711]

If you had seen the picture of their backs, you'd know that they are all holding knives and grenades.

[publicist 4,650]

The Oscar is awarded posthumously anyway.

We could speculate if the cunning frenchman serves them a slow-moving nerve poison to keep their fingers from moving the pencil, Williams has enough heavy Oscars to bid them a short goodbye before hitting their heads hard, Newman just smily-sunshines them to dead, Danna voluntarily refrains from the race because he hates Hollywood and Marianelli just laughs because the whole drama still is no contest for the italian elections today (which btw are infinitely more entertaining then the AA's).

[Jay 46,241]

Why does the board always show this thread as having unread posts but every time I click on it, I just see Rich's?

I never mentioned this but it's been happening for awhile now with certain threads.

Its when someone votes in a poll. It was a "feature" we got when we went from ipboard 2 to 3 many years ago. I can probably turn it off in the options.

It doesn't affect the mobile view

[Marian Schedenig 11,694]

I have no idea which score will win, and since I've only heard Lincoln and Skyfall, I don't know which score should win, either.

I'm still rooting for Williams, though. He has "enough" Oscars, but given the current state of film music and his consistent quality of writing, number 6 is overdue. By any rights he absolutely should have won it for War Horse. In comparison, Lincoln is a solid score, nothing more. But even merely solid Williams can easily compare to most other scores written today.

As for Skyfall, it worked well in the film. I haven't yet heard it on CD, but I'd be surprised if I find anything particularly noteworthy about it. Seems to me there are better TNewman scores, and he should have plenty more opportunities to get the statue.

[indy4 160]

Whoa, JW has a different color turtleneck in that pic!

[filmmusic 3,269]

Whoa, JW has a different color turtleneck in that pic!

Why all are wearing blue? did they tell them so?

[Ollie 1,375]

Who cares if Williams already has 5 Oscars, why should that stop him from winning?

I mean Alan Menken won too many Oscars for his medicore scores, the songs were dserving for the most part. So why shouldn't Williams be able to add to his collection?

In all seriousness this is a weak year for film music as far as awards go, none of the 5 nominees really stand out. They've all done superior work that's been ignored in the past.

If Williams' work is better than the rest then give him the damn award.

[Quintus 6,494]

Well, word round the campfire is Life of Pi has a very good score, so maybe it's just more deserving than Williams' effort. Haven't seen or heard either so I wouldn't know. Hope to change that this week though if possible. Whether or not a person has already won in the past shouldn't really come into it, but in close races bias is bound to come into it one way or another.

[Koray Savas 2,260]

I think Anna Karenina is an outstanding score, definitely Marianelli's best, though I admit I'm not familiar with much of his work. I agree about the rest though, they've all done better scores.

[Richard P 5,302]

Just listening to some of Anna Karenina on spotify. Not my cup of coffee at all.

Go Tommy!

[indy4 160]

Go Johnny!

[BLUMENKOHL 1,110]

I don't like the "he has 5 Oscars he doesn't need more argument."

The Oscars shouldn't be a "everybody wins!" award. It should go to whoever did the best job. By taking on the "let someone else win an Oscar" mentality they ruin the prestige of the award.

If everyone has one Oscar, it's a bit meaningless isn't it?

[KK 3,313]

I think Anna Karenina is an outstanding score, definitely Marianelli's best, though I admit I'm not familiar with much of his work. I agree about the rest though, they've all done better scores.

It's a great score, but definitely not Marianelli's best. His best work is arguably his powerful epic score for Agora. Scores like Brothers Grimm, Atonement and Jane Eyre are definitely stronger scores as well.

[Uni 307]

Feeling less and less optimistic that Williams will take it tonight. I sense it's going to be a Danna/Marianelli kind of evening. (Would love to be wrong about that, though.)

- Uni

[KK 3,313]

Not Marianelli, but Danna is going home with the gold tonight.

Theme is celebrating music eh?

[Incanus 5,890]

To tell you the truth it was rather obvious that Danna would win. Almost too predictable.

[crocodile 9,724]

It's a strong choice and probably the most effective in its film out of five nominated. None of the scores were bad, nor truly spectacular. So I'm not bothered either way.

On a side note: the fact they played so much Williams anyway should say more about the respect he gets from the Academy than anything else, I reckon.

Karol

[King Mark 3,975]

I didn't feel compelled to listen to Dana's score outside the film

[crocodile 9,724]

Neither do I. But that's beside the point.

Karol

[KK 3,313]

As Karol said, none o the nominees were particularly impressive. But Life of Pi is a strong score, and Danna was due for an Oscar anyways.

[Uni 307]

On a side note: the fact they played so much Williams anyway should say more about the respect he gets from the Academy than anything else, I reckon.

Karol

Bingo. You think the Oscars will be coming back from commercial breaks ten, twenty years from now with the music from Life of Pi?

- Uni

[BLUMENKOHL 1,110]

On a side note: the fact they played so much Williams anyway should say more about the respect he gets from the Academy than anything else, I reckon.

Karol

Bingo. You think the Oscars will be coming back from commercial breaks ten, twenty years from now with the music from Life of Pi?

- Uni

What if it did?

[Ollie 1,375]

I wouldn't recognize it.

[Donna Lackluster 23]

When Michelle opened the last envelope, I totally expected her to say:

And the Oscar goes to 'The Hurt Locker'!