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  1. If you're going to be needing a timpanist, I suggest you go with me. I hate to sound like I'm bragging (which I guess I am), but I've been playing percussion since I was 5 years old (now 28 years old). I have attended the Interlochen Arts Academy for 4 years of high school, I attended The Juilliard School and the Indiana University School of Music for college and am now a professional percussionist. During my years at Indiana University I was the timpanist for the IU Philharmonic (the school's top orchestra) and have performed some of the most well known pieces in the classical repertoire gamut. If you need a timpanist...I'm your guy! (or a percussionist, fot that matter!)
  2. This is a completely invalid arguement to use as "proof" of the supposed "inferiority" of the prequel scores, and here's the reason why... True, Williams WAS nominated for Oscars for all three of the original "Star Wars Trilogy" scores. Same thing can be said for the "Indiana Jones" trilogy. But that was during a time when I believe there were different rules for the qualifications for nominations for soundtracks and scores. During that time a score for a sequel or prequel could be considered for Oscar nomination even if it used recurring themes or material from a previous film. Therefore, "Empire" was eligible for nomination even though they reused previously established themes and material from the original "Star Wars"...same way "Jedi" was eligible for nomination even though it used material and themes from both "Empire" and "A New Hope". NOWADAYS...the rules are different. Now, I cannot name the PRECISE wording of the rules used for Academy Award nominations for scores, but...these days (since the new rule was implemented) a film's score CANNOT be nominated for an Oscar if the music for the film uses/consists of a certain percentage of previously established/used themes or material. THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS "EPISODE I" and "EPISODE II" WERE NOT NOMINATED FOR BEST SCORE Now...is that the only reason? Perhaps it is...perhaps it isn't. We'll never really know. But I can say for certain that it is ONE of the reasons they were not nominated. I remember reading an article regarding this subject and this very issue back in the year 2000 when the nominations for Best Score were announced and many people complained that Williams was snubbed for his work on "EPISODE I". Of course...some people will read this post and argue that this is not the case, stating that, "HARRY POTTER and the PRISONER OF AZKABAN" was nominated for Best Score. This is true...but, again, the rule for nominations is VERY specific...and Williams' lack of usage of previous "HARRY POTTER" themes and motifs in his score for "AZKABAN" allowed for the score to be nominated because it wasn't composed primarily of and didn't rely heavil;y on previously material. I know this all sounds ridiculous...but it's true. You can do a little research on the topic if you don't believe me. Either way, the information I just provided (regarding the rules governing eligibility of scores for Academy Award nominations) COMPLETELY invalidates the logic behind the arguement in this quote... It is impossible to say that since the Prequel scores were not nominated for Oscars they are invariably inferior scores. They were not ELIGIBLE for nomination to begin with. Sorry. You'll have to do better than that.
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