DigitalfreakNYC 59 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 My personal favorite for 2010! Love the Blu-ray soundtrack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,689 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Good God...Not that I care about these awards anyway *ahem*. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,348 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Good God...Not that I care about these awards anyway *ahem*.yes... thats just what the hebrews thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 meh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demondm810 399 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Awards are meaningless these days anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I should have posted I have no feelings either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofDestiny 71 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 GREAT. Another FRISBEE win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 How did The Tourist get acting nominations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Score_Fan 36 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I liked the score...but not the best score of 2010 at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 It was an interesting score, eclectic and out there, but interesting. Could be worse. But then I like Trent Reznor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 The biggest surprise for me was that Alice in Wonderland was nominated for "Best Picture (Comedy/Musical)." I thought everybody hated that movie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 It'd be awesome if JW was in direct competition with himself again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 My personal favorite for 2010! Love the Blu-ray soundtrack!Indeed. It wasn't the TOP favourite of 2010 (that would be TRON), but it was near the top!Great film, great score, great choice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 How did The Tourist get acting nominations?Seriously? It got an acting nomination? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I think the did a very good job with Fincher's directions. Unfortunately, like much of the film, the score suffers from the filmmakers' delusions about the film. Well executed but ill-conceived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I wonder if this singling in a new era of film scoring, where the music becomes more effects and less music.Granted, there have been movies in the past that have used music outside the norm, and that's not a bad idea.However it seems I'm seeing more films and hearing more reviews that feature the music and more sound than music, if that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 As long as it works, I don't mind.It makes sense. 60 years ago you needed Alfred Newman to tell you when to be scared or happy. These days, sometimes all you need is suggestion. I blame John Williams for his game changing Jaws Theme for this trend towards "suggestion" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Given the style and direction of most movies these days, it wouldn't surprise me if traditional music became almost obsolete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Nah. It's all fashion dahling. Comes and goes.Another way of looking at it is back in the days of Star Wars there was like 100 movies made in a year. 2011, if most of productions stay on schedule will clear 650. There's just a lot more diversity out there now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Of course the bright spot is that I save quite a bit of money on film scores these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Score_Fan 36 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 The biggest surprise for me was that Alice in Wonderland was nominated for "Best Picture (Comedy/Musical)." I thought everybody hated that movie!I liked it, but thought it was a disappointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Disappointing win. I don't hate the score, in fact it fits the movie pretty well, but there were much better scores last year. Hopefully this doesn't carry over to the Oscars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 It probably will.I don't recall it being on the rejected list the Academy issued awhile back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Coscina 3 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Of course the bright spot is that I save quite a bit of money on film scores these days.I thought I would too but I have recently discovered Stravinsky and have been buying a bunch of his works on CD as well as conductor's scores to study. As far as different score styles are concerned, well, my only gripe with refugees from the popular music world entering film scoring is that I haven't heard a lot of compelling evidence that they understand the medium too well. If providing a sound bed under a scene qualifies as effective scoring, then any 15 year old with Garageband could do it. I thought there was some forethought and connectivity associated with effective film scoring as a craft and discipline. this is what I try to bring to the table when I score something. How does the cue relate to what I've written before? Can I bring in something familiar but also new to keep the scene interesting yet connected to the rest of the film? I don't hear a lot of this same ideology, even in the hands of composers who purport to be "orchestral composers". I don't think one needs to be an orchestral guy to write good film music. But I would say that orchestral composers have had a lot of grounding in large music forms, so that their thought process automatically looks at their music as the sum of its parts and not just incidental music cues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Was anyone, who bothered to watch the Golden Globes, offended by Ricky Gervais' hosting?It appears quite a few were. Since this was his second year, I'm reminded of the line from Airplane!"They bought their tickets. They knew what they were getting into. I say, let 'em crash!"Personally I think it's refreshing to see someone step out of the typical Hollywood ass kissing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleo 63 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Gervais or best score? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 He definitely came across as a douche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 What a waste of a nice golden statue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalfreakNYC 59 Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 Was anyone, who bothered to watch the Golden Globes, offended by Ricky Gervais' hosting?It appears quite a few were. Since this was his second year, I'm reminded of the line from Airplane!"They bought their tickets. They knew what they were getting into. I say, let 'em crash!"Personally I think it's refreshing to see someone step out of the typical Hollywood ass kissing.Ricky was PHENOMENAL. I haven't laughed that hard at an awards show in a very, very long time. I can't imagine that the stars couldn't take it. Anyone who wasn't able to needs a bit of an ego check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Ricky Gervais was brilliant as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I think he crossed the line, and while I normally don't care if people go too far with jokes, I feel like it was just too evident here. All my friends were pointing it out and then there was Robert Downey Jr. mentioning it. I feel like he should have tried subtlety as opposed to overwhelming cruelty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I feel like he should have tried subtlety as opposed to overwhelming cruelty.'Overwhelming cruelty' is that only thing Ricky Gervais can convincingly do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I would mind it if it were a dignified event. But at last, people treated the Golden Globes with precisely the amount of respect and gravitas they deserve. I also liked Deniro's speech, despite the fact that he had troulbe reading it and that too-strange-too-be-controversial deportation comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I feel like he should have tried subtlety as opposed to overwhelming cruelty.'Overwhelming cruelty' is that only thing Ricky Gervais can convincingly do.Exactly. From what I've seen of the show, I think he's excellent. Not LOL-type funny, but with a strong satiric kick against the inflated Hollywood egos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 well he did it last year and they asked him back so.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 The problem with Gervais is that he's not very charismatic. There's people that can be assholes, and you like them for it. Gervais just has the face of a jackass (his eyes really). I wasn't offended by him, I found him funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellosh 3,419 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 It did fit the movie perfectly. But the best, hmm, not so sure.'In Motion' is a bomb ass track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,689 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I watched parts of Gervais' performance; didn't see his mysterious (and since explained) absence.As Mark said, it's really refreshing to see a lack of ass kissing (the standard "please welcome the beautiful and talented <name>" oscar fare makes me cringe), although he could've done it more subtly. Very funny for industry outsiders though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 mehMore than meh... "blegh" is more like it. It works just fine in the movie, but it doesn't deserve any awards at all. Much more undeserving than the Gustavo Santaolla scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Babel was nominated and won against Academy rules, I don't think you can get anymore undeserving than that. But hell, it's like that every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morn 8 Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Bah, this score won? I swear any one of us could have wrote it. Granted it worked for the film, but it's simplicity is such that... virtually anyone has the talent and skill to have wrote it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,689 Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 To be fair, it works perfectly in the film, and it does have a theme - piano motif used in a few tracks.But it doesn't rise out of the film for me, and this is where my brother and I heavily disagree - he thinks the best score is the one that works best in the film, but I think the art goes beyond that, and that complex thematic development and intelligent (not necessarily complex) orchestration should be rewarded.And I don't like the precedence this sets. it seems all you need is a critically praised film, slap any music you want, and it'll be nominated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 To me, most of you guys don't realize how different this score is. It's noise, anybody can do it, etc. etc. Yet, no one has really done it, and like many have said, it's crucial for the film's effect. It makes people talking in rooms feel like an action thriller.A good example of how film score is crucial to the filmmaking process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Perhaps no one else has done it because they don't want to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Babel was nominated and won against Academy rules, I don't think you can get anymore undeserving than that. But hell, it's like that every year. I can understand the beef with the non-original music that was used, but there was also ORIGINAL music and as a whole it was certainly one of the best uses of APPLIED MUSIC that year, regardless of where the music came from. Fantastic score for a beautiful film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I think you have to judge a score as how effective it is with the film - it's like judging the performance of an F1 car on the open road. It may function great on that road, it may drive really badly, but what matters is how it works on the racetrack. All other concerns are secondary, regardless of the consumer's choice of how to consume and judge the product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpeteer 302 Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Babel was nominated and won against Academy rules, I don't think you can get anymore undeserving than that. But hell, it's like that every year. I can understand the beef with the non-original music that was used, but there was also ORIGINAL music and as a whole it was certainly one of the best uses of APPLIED MUSIC that year, regardless of where the music came from. Fantastic score for a beautiful film.That's like saying the person who picked out the music to use in "2001" should be in the same award category as the person who spent months writing his own music for a film. Before 1984, they used to have music categories for original score and score adaptation. I wouldn't mind if they went back to that, but I'm not sure there are enough score adaptations these days to justify the category.I am fine with "The Social Network" winning Original Score this year. It was done well in the film. No other score stands out for me this year.It'd be awesome if JW was in direct competition with himself again.Just wait until next year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 That's like saying the person who picked out the music to use in "2001" should be in the same award category as the person who spent months writing his own music for a film. Not really, because 2001 had no original score whatsoever. But that certainly deserved an award in the area of musical "application" too, had one existed. Pure genius.I can understand the reluctance to include such scores with those that are 100% original, but I think "applied film music" is really underrated as an artform too. Cue Tarantino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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