They have been running short extracts of interview with him on Classic FM. Paraphrasing, and this may be old news to Des- plah fans, (sorry Desplat - as we discovered yesterday, the family pronounce the T!) - he said that he felt "the music in the film needed to give the King a voice." It needed to speak for him and put forward his mood and feelings. He felt that the character of the King could not show his feelings because of his strong sense of duty and the cramped life of a Royal. And also that the King could not convey himself as he would like due to the stammer. He said he was also concious that the music also could not be too serious and heavy as the script/story had a lot of wit in it - and he felt it was vital, as composer, he did not lose that element. A worthy winner. I think Des-plaT pitched the tone just right, and got the balance right.
Ok I'm confused. Is it an unworthy score? Is he unworthy? Was there music more worthy? Anti-climatic awarding? Do we not like Al?
It's a perfectly fine score. I think the lack of enthusiasm for this news comes from the fact that it is an incredibly predictable choice (as is always the case with BAFTA) and that for most people, there were a number of other scores far more deserving of the award. John Powell was robbed!
I like Mr. Des- plaT (whatever the hell it is). Have to take your word for it about the BAFTA since I don't know many past winners. I also agree Powell got robbed but he often does. Sometimes I feel that unless its Disney (blood sucking bastards) award people discount scores from animated films.
Wonderful result. Actually, the results in almost every category are quite pleasing, so I'd be more than happy if they were replicated at the Oscars. Not going to happen, but one can dream.
