No Oscar for TDK score | Movie News
THE DARK KNIGHT may very well see a lot of Oscar nominations when they're officially announced on January 22nd but there's one thing TDK won't be nominated for. THE DARK KNIGHT has been disqualified from the Original Music Score category by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. While this may surprise you, the move isn't unprecendented - BATMAN BEGINS was similarly disqualified in 2005. The reason give by the AMPAS for the disqualification was that five names - Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard, Alex Gibson, Mel Wesson and Lorne Balfe - were listed as composers on the official studio document that specifies all music in the film. Warner Bros., looking to avoid another DQ, prepared a signed affidavit from all five parties stating that the majority of the work was composed by Zimmer and Howard but that wasn't enough to convince the AMPAS. The reason all five names were listed on the documents to begin with were to financially reward those who helped make the score successful. So while Zimmer and Howard did the noble thing to help out lesser known artists, they'll get the shaft come Oscar time. For shame.
Source: Variety
Extra Tidbit: Some of last year's best music, from THERE WILL BE BLOOD, was also disqualified.
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He is a master of the leitmotif though and has created some of the most memorable themes, probably more so than any other score composer.
And that would be an interesting cut to listen to :) That would take a lot of work too. And musical talent (which I don't...
He is a master of the leitmotif though and has created some of the most memorable themes, probably more so than any other score composer.
And that would be an interesting cut to listen to :) That would take a lot of work too. And musical talent (which I don't have). :)
6:37PM on 11/13/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I have always wanted someone to cut together John Williams songs together so that they flow together into one giant seamless song.
Williams has at least two songs that always...
I have always wanted someone to cut together John Williams songs together so that they flow together into one giant seamless song.
Williams has at least two songs that always sound the same as each other.
6:33PM on 11/13/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
TWBB was a great score, it's a shame it was DQ. That was an awesome score.
TWBB was a great score, it's a shame it was DQ. That was an awesome score.
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But as for TDK score... I don't know... Zimmer scores in general tend to be over-engineered and repetitive. Why should TDK score be nominated when it re-uses a lot of the riffs and themes from Batman Begins. It's not that original....
But as for TDK score... I don't know... Zimmer scores in general tend to be over-engineered and repetitive. Why should TDK score be nominated when it re-uses a lot of the riffs and themes from Batman Begins. It's not that original. You can hear a lot of the same patterns and styles in a lot of Zimmer's scores. Go back to all the Pirates movies, Gladiator, The Rock, The Peacemaker, Crimson Tide, and on and on. The music is VERY similar. And before anyone hates, just FYI, I like them all. I own most of those soundtracks. They're fun, big, loud, bombastic, unrestrained.... I love listening to them, but I wouldn't call them Oscar worthy or original.
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When are they going to judge based on actual product (music in this case)??
IDIOTS
When are they going to judge based on actual product (music in this case)??
IDIOTS
3:05PM on 11/13/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Honestly..the score for TDK is good, but not Oscar worthy. At least Howard and Zimmer did the right thing, though.
Honestly..the score for TDK is good, but not Oscar worthy. At least Howard and Zimmer did the right thing, though.
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In both cases, the music was an integral piece of the film as a whole. The Dark Knight's score had a fair amount of ingenuity to it (the most notable example being the Joker's nine minute suite based on...
In both cases, the music was an integral piece of the film as a whole. The Dark Knight's score had a fair amount of ingenuity to it (the most notable example being the Joker's nine minute suite based on only two notes). Zimmer and Howard introduced some great new themes while still building on past ones introduced in "Begins".
But I applaud them for doing the noble thing and making sure the other three composers received their respective financial rewards. Talk about class. I'm calling BS on the AMPAS.
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