What would have been your Oscar choice for Best Original Score? (2000's)

[Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,429]

So same idea as the previous poll. The idea is again to organise the JWFan's own Academy Awards with the same nominees and every John Williams scores even the ones that weren't nominated. Nothing much more to say here except that you must vote for John Williams in 2005, it's on of his greatest year so make him win....

[Jay 37,281]

Well this is interesting - 2006 is the only year on either poll where I've literally never listened to any of the nominated scores at all (and I've only seen one of the films)

 

My favorite scores from that year are Casino Royale, Mission: Impossible III, X-Men: The Last Stand, and Lady in the Water

[Thor 7,462]

My selections in the poll are easily viewable, so I won't repeat them here.

 

But interesting to compare them to my favourite scores of each year:

 

2000: GLADIATOR - Hans Zimmer (nominated, but didn't win)

2001: A.I. - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - John Williams (nominated, but didn't win)

2002: WHALE RIDER - Lisa Gerrard (not nominated)

2003: THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING - Howard Shore (nominated, and WON!)

2004: HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN - John Williams (nominated, but didn't win)

2005: MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA - John Williams (nominated, but didn't win)

2006: WORLD TRADE CENTER - Craig Armstrong (not nominated)

2007: EL GRECO - Vangelis (not nominated)

2008: THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS - James Horner (not nominated)

2009: AVATAR - James Horner (nominated, but didn't win)

[Edmilson 7,384]

2000 - The Patriot
2001 - Fellowship of the Ring
2002 - The Two Towers
2003 - Return of the King
2004 - The Village
2005 - Memoirs of a Geisha
2006 - The Good German*
2007 - Atonement
2008 - Benjamin Button
2009 - Up

 

*It's not my favorite score, but Thomas Newman's Oscar is long overdue. Ideally, he'd had won in 94 for Shawshank.

[Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,429]

Funny everybody seems to agree in 2003

[Jay 37,281]

The other 4 choices are fine scores just not exceptionally great ones

[Edmilson 7,384]

I love both Finding Nemo and House of Sand and Fog, but there's no way Shore would lose the Oscar that year.

[Richard Penna 3,669]

I found myself saying 'none of them' to most of the later years. Seems like an uninspiring period for scores.

[eitam 364]

7 hours ago, Jay said:

Well this is interesting - 2006 is the only year on either poll where I've literally never listened to any of the nominated scores at all 

 

Not even Pan's Labyrinth ? That one is spectacular IMO, one of those rare 70+ minute soundtrack where every track has something to offer.

[Jay 37,281]

I've seen (and loved) the flick, but don't think I ever checked out the OST album, no.  If I did, I just don't remember now.

[JoeinAR 1,949]

2002's most memorable score was Signs not another rehashed LOTR's snoozer

[Jay 37,281]

Signs came out in 2002, not 2003

[JoeinAR 1,949]

Thank you Jay I  corrected my comment 

[Jay 37,281]

No problem

 

Signs is one hell of a great score.  I had forgotten it wasn't oscar nominated!