The Book Thief nominated for Golden Globe

[Romão 2,432]

Best Original Score - Motion Picture:
All Is Lost
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Gravity
The Book Thief
12 Years a Slave

http://www.goldenglobes.com/2014/best-original-score-motion-picture

[Miguel Andrade 1,583]

Great news... thought it will be another award for Williams to loose...

[Romão 2,432]

This year, they merged the original score and sound design categories

[crocodile 9,224]

Actually, this one he might win.

Karol

[Bilbo 4,024]

Gravity? Best score?

[Richard P 4,806]

At the risk of seeming very closed-minded.... Mandela?

They want to seen to be awarding something associated with him - I'd bet it has nothing to do with the music at al.

[Jay 42,838]

Gravity? Best score?

[Bilbo 4,024]

Gravity? Best score?

Loved the film but laughable that the score is considered anything other than serviceable.

[scissorhands 16]

Gravity? Best score?

When I saw the film I soon realized it was a serious contender in the Oscar race. That's the kind of sound design that moviegoers seem to like nowadays, so that's what's going to win.

[Muad'Dib 1,951]

Well, I'm all for more atonal scores getting nominated; even if Gravity isn't a landmark in contemporary music writing.

But I'm quite happy for the Williams nom too. Surprised the film didn't get a nom for Geoffrey Rush, though.

[Koray Savas 2,256]

Gravity > The Book Thief

[Jay 42,838]

Good one!

[Not Mr. Big 4,822]

While The Book Thief is extraordinary, I'm going to have to disagree with you. Gravity's score nearly ruined the movie for me. It abrasive, loud and clunky. The film would have been so much better if they had just left out the score.

[Red 75]

Gravity? Best score?

Loved the film but laughable that the score is considered anything other than serviceable.

I liked it. Haven't heard it on its own though.

[mrbellamy 7,409]

Gravity > The Book Thief

I prefer The Book Thief's score, but the Gravity hate does bum me out. Not surprising, though.

[Miguel Andrade 1,583]

Gravity's score nearly ruined the movie for me. It abrasive, loud and clunky. The film would have been so much better if they had just left out the score.

That.

[Muad'Dib 1,951]

Gravity > The Book Thief

Koray > Gravity

[crocodile 9,224]

Gravity > The Book Thief

No chance, Koray. No chance. That score nearly ruined the film.

Karol

[Bilbo 4,024]

I wouldn't say Garvity's score nearly ruined it. I thought it added to the tension and atmosphere in many places. Serviceable and fitting within the context of the movie? Yes. Particularly memorable or remarkable? Nope. Gravity should win lots of awards but not for score.

[crocodile 9,224]

You see, my problem with the film is that it doesn't need any of that, Sandra Bullock's character development, any of that. The is interesting enough without all those fail-safe things they did to it in order not to alienate mass audience. And the score plays a major score in me being disappointed with the film.

Karol

[Koray Savas 2,256]

Gravity > The Book Thief

Koray > Gravity

Then logic dictates that Koray > The Book Thief

I'm the next John WIlliams!

[Muad'Dib 1,951]

No! It can't be!! It's IMPOSSIBLE!!!

[Hlao-roo 390]

While The Book Thief is extraordinary, I'm going to have to disagree with you. Gravity's score nearly ruined the movie for me. It abrasive, loud and clunky. The film would have been so much better if they had just left out the score.

I don't like Gravity's score. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere. Not like The Book Thief. There everything is soft and smooth.

[Richard P 4,806]

I love Gravity's score. It's certainly not an easy listen to begin with, and if you're not attracted to ambient or textural music at all, then you won't like it.

Suffice it to say that I own the Gravity album, but not TBT.

[Sharkissimo 1,976]

I like some ambient music (I'm a sucker for early Boards of Canada and Air) but Steven Price's score didn't appeal to me. If anything it reminded me more of Marc Streitenfeld's PROMETHEUS.

[Richard P 4,806]

I liked Prometheus too

Guess I'm in a niche here.

[Koray Savas 2,256]

I'm with you on both, Rich.

[Incanus 5,858]

You live among enemies and as social pariahs at JWFan. Every moment is fraught with peril here. You are brave souls both. I salute you.

Oh and congratulations to Maestro Williams for his deserved nomination. May he win this year!

[Joni Wiljami 1,237]

Brave souls? Musically brain deaths I would say. Well, this the life here in JWfan nowdays. This shit and the Hobbit life. Atleast Hobbot

is good film music, although not listenable outside of the film.

I hope The Hobbit will win the Golden Globe.

[KK 3,310]

Congrats to the maestro on yet another nomination! Though I have a feeling he won't win.

The major contenders will be the Mandela film, All is Lost and 12 Years a Slave.

[Incanus 5,858]

Congrats to the maestro on yet another nomination! Though I have a feeling he won't win.

The major contenders will be the Mandela film, All is Lost and 12 Years a Slave.

Perhaps the old Williams charm will persuade the voters none the less.

[King Mark 3,837]

So far the humility bit hasn't worked

[BloodBoal 7,544]

Then maybe it's time for him to get cocky.

[KK 3,310]

I think Williams need to play his interviews out the Tarantino way.

[King Mark 3,837]

Williams seem to be too self effacing regarding his works. He might have won a few more Oscars if he was plugging his work more aggressively

[mrbellamy 7,409]

I think Williams need to play his interviews out the Tarantino way.

"If I was going to write a score for The Book Thief, then man, I knew without a doubt in my mind that it was going to have to be the greatest Book Thief score of all time, alright?"

[Sharkissimo 1,976]

[Richard P 4,806]

Congrats to the maestro on yet another nomination! Though I have a feeling he won't win.

The major contenders will be the Mandela film, All is Lost and 12 Years a Slave.

He won't win. I guarantee it. The same set of films are appearing on all of the best score lists, and they are all from the critical darlings; in other words it has nothing to do with the quality of the music whatsoever.

[crocodile 9,224]

Not necessarily - there are exceptions. The Painted Veil, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Aviator

Karol

[Richard P 4,806]

I was specifically talking about this year's. Past years have had some interesting nominations.

[Naïve Old Fart 11,813]

Bloody hell, but that's funny!!!

[King Mark 3,837]

Is Book Thief nominated in other categories? I don't see anything else

Reminds me of HP where Williams lands the only nominations of the film

[Romão 2,432]

He didn't. Philosopher's Stone was also nominated for art direction and costume design, and POA for visual effects

[mrbellamy 7,409]

Alex Ebert just won for All is Lost.

[Not Mr. Big 4,822]

At least it wasn't 12 Years A Slave.

[King Mark 3,837]

I took a nap and missed the begginnning ...just tuning in...urgh

[indy4 159]

Never heard of the winning composer

[Lady Dimitrescu 10,003]

Who?

[King Mark 3,837]

Well this extinguishes any glimmer of Oscar hopes

[Lady Dimitrescu 10,003]

No point in awarding some old fart for composing the same old shit.