Best Score “The BFG” by John Williams “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” by James Newton Howard “La La Land” by Justin Hurwitz “Lion” by Dustin O'Halloran & Hauschka “Moonlight” by Nicholas Britell
Fingers crossed for “The Secret Life of Pets” by Alexandre Desplat
Scott Bettencourt's predictions (from his 1/2/17 FSM blog post) are:
FINDING DORY - Thomas Newman JACKIE - Mica Levi LA LA LAND - Justin Hurwitz MOONLIGHT - Nicholas Britell ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY - Michael Giacchino
Best Score “The BFG” by John Williams “Nocturnal Animals" by Abel Korzeniowski “La La Land” by Justin Hurwitz “Lion” by Dustin O'Halloran & Hauschka "The Jungle Book" by John Debney
Best Song "La La Land" (City of Stars) "Moana" "Hidden Figures" (Runnin') "Po" "Jim: The James Foley Story"
Are these "objective" predictions, based on the academy's general preference, or what YOUR favourites are? Big difference.
I hope THE BFG doesn't get nominated. It's one of Williams' weakest scores. And I certainly hope ROGUE ONE doesn't get nominated -- it's one of the most dreadful scores I've heard in years (so much that I actually HATE it).
I think my own preferences (i.e. what I consider the 5 best scores of 2016) are considerably different than what the academy will vote for. Mine would be NERVE, THE NEON DEMON, EDDIE THE EAGLE, LE TORTUE ROUGE and DISTANCE BETWEEN DREAMS. If I'm very, very lucky, THE NEON DEMON might get a pass, but ultimately I think the film and score are too "weird" for the academy.
And I certainly hope ROGUE ONE doesn't get nominated -- it's one of the most dreadful scores I've heard in years (so much that I actually HATE it).
I seem to remember really liking it in the film - I haven't heard it on disc, which might be a different experience. But I know that, in comparison with your feelings for Mr Giacchino, you're John Barry's biggest fan!
I seem to remember really liking it in the film - I haven't heard it on disc, which might be a different experience. But I know that, in comparison with your feelings for Mr Giacchino, you're John Barry's biggest fan!
Indeed!
I thought the film was OK, but the score is at least 75% responsible for me not evaluating the film higher.
I think my own preferences (i.e. what I consider the 5 best scores of 2016) are considerably different than what the academy will vote for. Mine would be NERVE, THE NEON DEMON, EDDIE THE EAGLE, LE TORTUE ROUGE and DISTANCE BETWEEN DREAMS. If I'm very, very lucky, THE NEON DEMON might get a pass, but ultimately I think the film and score are too "weird" for the academy.
I guess electronic scores are not particularly popular in the academy. Or am I wrong? It would be fun to know how many electronic scores have been nominated up through the years.
I think my own preferences (i.e. what I consider the 5 best scores of 2016) are considerably different than what the academy will vote for. Mine would be NERVE, THE NEON DEMON, EDDIE THE EAGLE, LE TORTUE ROUGE and DISTANCE BETWEEN DREAMS. If I'm very, very lucky, THE NEON DEMON might get a pass, but ultimately I think the film and score are too "weird" for the academy.
I guess electronic scores are not particularly popular in the academy. Or am I wrong? It would be fun to know how many electronic scores have been nominated up through the years.
There are instances like MIDNIGHT EXPRESS and CHARIOTS OF FIRE, of course, but that's AGES ago. I don't think they fare too well these days.
