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He just won Best Score Soundtrack for Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens.
Awesome. The more I listen to that score, the more amazed I am. A really tremendous return to the franchise. Can't wait for Episode 8.
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See the Grammy's are smart! They ain't willing to give Morricone a belated life time achievement award for a recycled soundtrack written for The Thing!
I usually don't chime in on these things, but your ignorant statement needs a reply. Morricone wrote a fully "original" score for THE HATEFUL EIGHT. It was the director, Quentin Tarantino, who temped certain scenes with selections from THE THING and EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC. Whether or not you like the score is one matter, but please avoid throwing around "FAKE NEWS" into the mix.
Angry Peter
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I disagree that the album assembly is strong - what in the hell was Williams doing putting Rey's Theme in between the two action cues? - but the score is so much more than just references to the glory years of 1977. Rey's Theme alone should have been nominated for Best Instrumental Composition (Newman was up for his Bridge Of Spies End Title, as was Morricone for the MT for The Hateful Eight).
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Feb 13, 2017 - 10:54 AM
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Morricone
(Member)
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the final wins are voted on by people many of whom do not listen to everything they should.
Well yes, but you can't take these things too seriously. They're awards shows. No Oscar voter can see every movie, no Emmy voter can see even a tiny fraction of available television, etc. Ultimately, the Grammys can be a fun show, but they're not necessarily a sign of any enduring legacy. That gets sorted out by natural selection over decades.
- SchiffyM (a former Emmy voter who saw next-to-no television)
I’d like to add a note of integrity here. From somewhere in the 1970s the film academy found an absurd arbitrariness in the voting for certain categories. Members would fill out ballots like multiple choice questions in a quiz. Guessing a lot. They instilled a rule that in the following categories you had to prove you saw all five nominations (ticket stubs, signing in at screenings) in order to vote in that category.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
DOCUMENTARY
LIVE ACTION SHORT
ANIMATED SHORT
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
I thought this was fantastic and the nature of the wins in these categories changed dramatically with a lot of surprises. At that point I had ardently wished they could spread that to every category, as unrealistic that sounds. A couple years ago they dropped that rule because all five nominees were included in DVDs sent to members and they now assume you saw them all (of course when you assume you make an ass of u and me). But for those 40 some years in those categories the word “art” and “honors” really meant something and for that gesture (and a few other things) I have been a fan of the Academy, despite all the other crap associated with it. They have literally “tried” to make things work.
Indeed, for me, all awards mean a little less, not because of who votes (World Soundtrack awards are us), but the fact, like clockwork, the “popular” title will win and many voters haven’t even listened/saw the rest.
Which is why the only exciting thing for me is the surprise win. It means somebody broke through the odds. Something in what they did rose above it all. Example Alan Arkin winning a few years ago against Eddie Murphy.
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I disagree that the album assembly is strong - what in the hell was Williams doing putting Rey's Theme in between the two action cues? - but the score is so much more than just references to the glory years of 1977. Rey's Theme alone should have been nominated for Best Instrumental Composition (Newman was up for his Bridge Of Spies End Title, as was Morricone for the MT for The Hateful Eight).
That was pretty much my answer as well: Rey's Theme. It is so good.
I adore Rouge One. I've been playing it rather obsessively.
Then I watched The Force Awakens last week, which I consider to be a really "OK" Star Wars score. And I have to admit to thinking "Ah. Now THIS is the real stuff."
I guess Williams' "OK" is better than other people's outstanding.
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McGann, you ignorant slut.
It breaks up the flow of the action cues! I moved it after the Main Title because I'M in charge and you can all blow me!!!!!!!!!!!
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