Soundcast Stereo (Ep. 14) Best Original Score Oscar Nominees

Episode 14 - Best Original Score Oscar Nominees

And the nominees for Best Original Score for the 89th Academy Awards are ... reacted to by Erik and Christopher!  They discuss each nominee, discuss who, of the five noms, they think should win, but will win as well.  Lastly, they chime in with their own five nominees.  Some definite surprise nominees in their lists!


Episode Highlights
00:04 - Intro & The Nominees Are ...
04:00 - The Official Noms
15:53 - Should Win/ Will Win
23:36 - Our Five Nominees

52:12 - Honorable Almost-nominees

Music Selections

00:00 - "Snakes on a Plain" (God of Egypt) by Marco Beltrami
54:44 - "Night Drive" (Nerve) by Rob Simonson

COMPANION PLAYLIST (on Spotify) - Soundcast Stereo Episode 14 Companion Playlist - https://bit.ly/2sscp-14

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SoundCast Episode 79 - Oscar Best Score Nominations

Episode 79 - Oscar Best Score Nominations

Yes.  The Oscar nominations have been public for a while, but it takes time for these things to settle in.  The crew assemble (virtually) to discuss each of the five nominees in the BEST SCORE category for the 87th Annual Academy Awards.  We give our predictions as to who we think will win and also who we'd like to see win.  We also share some responses from Twitter and Facebook on the topic.  Also in this episode WHYBLT? is back and Edmund Meinerts gets his chance to lay down his thoughts on Shore's Battle of the Five Armies score and our discussion in ep. 78.

Episode Highlights

00:00 — "Olflactenal Nominations"
00:39 — Intro and welcome
02:04 — WHYBLT?
24:48 — Re-Battle of the Five Armies with Edmund
39:30 — Oscar Best Score Nominations Intro
41:09 — The Grand Budapest Hotel by Alexandre Desplat
49:09 — The Imitation Game by Alexandre Desplat
53:38 — Interstellar by Hans Zimmer
68:20 — Mr. Turner by Gary Yershon
81:09 — The Theory of Everything by Johan Johannsson
90:51 — How to find and follow us
92:12 — Listeners Twitter/Facebook responses:  Who will win?  Who do you want to win?
95:44 — The Final Quesitons: Who will win?  Who do you want to win?
24:48 — Re-Battle of the Five Armies with Edmund
39:30 — Oscar Best Score Nominations Intro
41:09 — The Grand Budapest Hotel by Alexandre Desplat
49:09 — The Imitation Game by Alexandre Desplat

Music Selections

00:00 —  "Clippers Discoteque Break" (Pan Am - The Sound of the 70s) by Yoshinori Sunahara
02:17 —  "1st Movement" (Jupiter Ascending) by Michael Giacchino
03:36 —  "Save This World"  (Phantasy Star Universe) by Hideaki Kobayashi
06:38 —  "2002 FIFA World Cup Official Anthem" by Vangelis
08:37 —  "Big Hero 6" (Big Hero 6) by Henry Jackman
18:00 —  "Roman Fanfare" (Coliseum) by Marc Timon Barcelo
19:22 —  "Sands of the Coliseum" (Coliseum) by Marc Timon Barcelo
23:03 —  "Ecstasy of Gold"  (The Book of Life) by Gustavo Santaolalla
38:07 —  "The Return Journey"  (The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies) by Howard Shore
39:03 —  "The Darkest Hour" (The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies) by Howard Shore
41:12 —  "Mr. Moustafa" (The Grand Budapest Hotel) by Alexander Desplat
49:10 —  "The Imitation Game" (The Imitation Game) by Alexander Desplat
53:39 —  "First Step" (Interstellar) by Hans Zimmer
81:12 —  "Cambridge, 1963" by Johan Johannsson
92:23 —  "M. Ivan" (The Grand Budapest Hotel) by Alexander Desplat
95:44 —  "Where We're Going" (Interstellar) by Hans Zimmer
105:35 —  "Moonshine (Traditional)" (The Grand Budapest Hotel) arranged by Alexander Desplat

Notes:
The Video Game Music Database (http://vgmdb.net/)
Blizzard "Overwatch" Announcement trailer: http://youtu.be/UXCNNDHboho

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Best Original Score Oscar Winner is... Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for The Social Network

Last night, the 83rd Annual Oscar Award show aired on ABC, but only after more Red Carpet coverage than even the Super Bowl garners. As for the show itself, it was the typical night of laughs, cringes, nods of approval and head-shakes of disappointment.

If you are reading this post, then the most relevant award was the BEST SCORE category, which went to TRENT REZNOR AND ATTICUS ROSS for their a-typical score for THE SOCIAL NETWORK. The response to this win has been, as most years go,...divided; however, it was not a surprise. The BEST SONG award was somewhat of a surprise; going to RANDY NEWMAN for "We Belong Together" from TOY STORY 3. Newman's speech was certainly one of the best of the night.

The big winners turned out to be INCEPTION (4) (for almost all of the tech awards) and THE KING'S SPEECH (4) (for many of the big, non-tech awards.)  But here are all 25 winners to get you caught up quickly:

1. Best Picture: "The King's Speech."
2. Actor: Colin Firth, "The King's Speech."
3. Actress: Natalie Portman, "Black Swan."
4. Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, "The Fighter."
5. Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo, "The Fighter."
6. Directing: Tom Hooper, "The King's Speech."
7. Foreign Language Film: "In a Better World," Denmark.
8. Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, "The Social Network."
9. Original Screenplay: David Seidler, "The King's Speech."
10. Animated Feature Film: "Toy Story 3."
11. Art Direction: "Alice in Wonderland."
12. Cinematography: "Inception."
13. Sound Mixing: "Inception."
14. Sound Editing: "Inception."
15. Original Score: "The Social Network," Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
16. Original Song: "We Belong Together" from "Toy Story 3," Randy Newman.
17. Costume Design: "Alice in Wonderland."
18. Documentary Feature: "Inside Job."
19. Documentary (short subject): "Strangers No More."
20. Film Editing: "The Social Network."
21. Makeup: "The Wolfman."
22. Animated Short Film: "The Lost Thing."
23. Live Action Short Film: "God of Love."
24. Visual Effects: "Inception."

Like every year, we say "Congrats to all of the winners.  But, Academy, let's do better next year."

So what did you think of THE SOCIAL NETWORK winning Best Score?

2009 Oscar Nominations for Best Original Score

"And here....we...go..."

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Alexandre Desplat
Defiance - James Newton Howard
Milk - Danny Elfman
Slumdog Millionaire - A.R. Rahman
WALL-E - Thomas Newman

Ah wait...there must be some mistake. All that hoopla over THE DARK KNIGHT score and no nomination? Ah the Academy. Gotta love em.

So what do you think of the nominees? Fairly predictable, save TDK and Wall-E. I'm happy for Thomas Newman again, but alas, I don't think he will be bringing home the statue again. Slumdog has so much momentum right now.


You can get the rest of the nominees at Oscar.com.

The Battle of the Best! - Return of the King Leads...

After only a few days, THE BEST ORIGINAL SCORE OF ALL TIME poll has soared to some 130 titles with over 6500 vote/rankings being made in total! While the music of STAR WARS and other JOHN WILLIAMS scores held an early lead, THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy has made a huge comeback.

In the process, voters have made this Unspun list the most popular in the last 30 days and the 5th most popular of all time!

Thanks for voting, but the battle rages on!


Make sure you come back to vote up or vote down the new titles being entered.

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