Best Original Score: 2016 Edition

Okay, so this is my first time making this sort of thread, it will be similarly run as to how Sulley ran his one ‘poll’ thread that me made of ‘Best Animated Scores Top 10’. Well, as you can see in the title obviously, this is going to be a similar thread about the ‘Best Original Score’ nomination for 2016. I think it’d be interesting to compare our votes by the end of February / early March with the comparison of the actual winner or top 5 nominees. Good idea? Cool!

So, basically down below you have ONE vote/nomination, and you can wait to vote till as long as February or nearing the end of the Academy Awards season…but I would like to announce the top nominees for this thread before the Golden Globes, if possible. You can vote for any movie that was released in 2015, but make sure you list the movie’s name as well as the composer(s) attached to the score. Good luck to your nomination, and may the voting commence! Go!

I nominate Star Wars 7.

Damn 1 Vote! Ahh I’m Torn… I Will Get Bsck to You.

I think people can guess my nomination without me even having to say it.

I think people can guess my nomination without me even having to say it.

I Donno Actually. But I Am Stupid :p

I Donno Actually. But I Am Stupid :p

I was gonna make this thread!! Lol great minds and all that. 😉

Ok, so far… Have I seen a 2015 movie yet? Oh! I’ve seen Mad Max: Fury Road. Maybe I’ll go for that. But I think I’ll wait to put in my final vote until later in the year.

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Knew it. 😉

Right Of Course…..

I Had
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Right Of Course…..
Well this is what it looks like in iTunes, for me, at least. 😉

Well this is what it looks like in iTunes, for me, at least. 😉

Yes A Lovely Cover Indeed :D.

I Donno What to Vote For Really. I Liked A Couple of Scores.

I Donno What to Vote For Really. I Liked A Couple of Scores.
Well you have a couple months to decide.

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Spider-Man!!!!!

I want to say Mad Max…
Hmmm.

I am going to have to think on this.

max is not final.

We Will See 😀

I don’t think you guys are being realistic. If this thread was for what scores will get an FYC, then sure. But an actual nomination? Jupiter Ascending and Mad Max: Fury Road? No way. There’s 5 nominees. I hate to say it, but I don’t think either of them will get one.

Now…..I don’t think I’ve heard any worthy nominated scores yet this year. But I have 6 months to come up with some….

Edit:

MAYBE Inside Out

The sappier the music, the more likely.
Or just to rig the system, Horner’s final score.

Times need to change.
Zimmer and others deserve a shot as much as anyone else.

The Acadamies aren’t just for the pompous, anymore.

I’m going to throw in (without listening), BvS and SS.

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Also, even before samples come out, The Revenant.

I don’t think you guys are being realistic. If this thread was for what scores will get an FYC, then sure. But an actual nomination? Jupiter Ascending and Mad Max: Fury Road? No way. There’s 5 nominees. I hate to say it, but I don’t think either of them will get one.
But they do have at least 200 some films (usually less) in contention for Best Original Score every year. We don’t have to vote the way the Academy does, but, maybe we should wait until they post the full list of contenders? Or just screw that? Lol.

I’m going to throw in (without listening), BvS and SS.

maybe we should wait until they post the full list of contenders? Or just screw that? Lol.
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I’m going to go make my own Acadamies!

With hookers.
And blackjack…
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(and Zimmer)

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Let’s do both.

Wait for the actual list and then make our own list (with black jack and hookers).

You Want to Stick A Picture Of Zimmer On That

You Want to Stick A Picture Of Zimmer On That

And we can throw on DiCaprio while we’re at it. :laugh:

🙁 I shouldn’t jinx like that.
he’s going to win The Revenant this time, I know it!

I’m going to throw in (without listening), BvS and SS.

Those are 2016 films, which will be part of the 2017 Academy Awards. The 2016 Academy Awards are for this year’s films.

For Sure One In One Corner One In The Other 😀

I got my reservations made for 2017.

This year is tough.

Those are 2016 films, which will be part of the 2017 Academy Awards. The 2016 Academy Awards are for this year’s films.

Honestly right now there is almost no basis whatsoever to go on besides wild speculation.

JunkieXL would be the most deserving of what’s been released so far but Mad Max may not be eligible come award season. (As much as I agree with you Lockdown, with the movie having been near-universally panned – rightly so – it really won’t figure on anyone’s list. Giacchino may get an irrelevant nom for Inside Out out of appreciation for his grander efforts.)

As for speculatory noms:

IMO though he has an insane track record, John Williams is a naive choice (most years, in fact, he was nowhere near even being a credible front-runner). The reason I doubt he’ll get one, however, is less about personal artistry more about sequels necessarily recycling too much thematically speaking which doesn’t bode well for Star Wars to begin with considering the music for that franchise is THE definition of "melodrama". Also note the absence of nominations for movies besides the original trilogy. It’s movie seven and not completely realistic to think he’ll produce something different enough to be of interest.

I think John Powell will get a nod for Pan as will Thomas Newman for Bridge of Spies (Newman is one of my favorite composers and Spielberg is gold when it comes to music direction so I’m sure it’ll be great.) But the work I’m really anticipating is Graeme Revell for The Revenant. Birdman’s exclusion was travesty and AMPAS needs an urgent reality check. Hardly anything is original (in a purist sense) any longer and why they ever transitioned away from the generic Best Musical Score formula is beyond me. Take this example, 1975- John Williams wins Original Dramatic Score for Jaws and Leonard Rosenman wins Adaptation for Barry Lyndon. I pity the fool who argues that Williams did a better job composing than Rosenman did arranging Schubert and Handel.

On A Serious Note *Yh Right!!* I Quite Enjoyed Beck’s Ant Man. (Would That Count Dak?)
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I’m going to hold off on my actual vote for now since we still have a bunch of films to come that I’m sure will have good scores. So far I think that my favorite of the year is the same as Lockdown. However, I don’t see any chance of Jupiter Ascending getting a nomination. It’s stupid, but that’s the way it is I fear.

So far, these are the films that I feel have a shot at getting a nomination (this is not necessarily a list of scores I LIKE or have even heard).

Star Wars 7
Jurassic World
Inside Out
Spectre
Southpaw

I’ll keep it short. I’m not going to vote right now because it’s still a long way off and a lot of stuff has yet to come. But I will mention some scores that might get nominated according to me, a thoroughly unreliable source.

Ex Machina by Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury
Inside Out by Michael Giacchino
Wolf Totem by James Horner
Bridge of Spies by Thomas Newman
Kingsman: The Secret Service by Henry Jackman & Matthew Margeson
Far From The Madding Crowd by Craig Armstrong
Jupiter Ascending by Michael Giacchino

Many among these are highly unlikely to ever even be eligible for the nominations. But then again there’s some much stuff coming between today and the awards.

I see, while I was jotting down the list Jason pretty much stole the words right outta me mouth 🙂

Kingsman: The Secret Service by Henry Jackman & Matthew Margeson

THAT’S IT!!! MY VOTE LOL YES! YES! I HAVE VOTED!!!

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:awsm:

Bridge of Spies by Thomas Newman

VERY nice call there. I had forgotten about Bridge of Spies…

1. Cinderella (Doyle): score and film received a ton of good press; it’s Disney.
2. The Hateful Eight (Morricone): possible sentimental vote for likely very popular, well reviewed movie.
3. Star Wars VII (Williams): despite no nominations for the prequels, possible sentimental vote #2.
4. ?
5. ?

I’m not going to vote right now too. In my opinion these are some scores that may be nominated.

1. Bridge Of Spies � Thomas Newman
2. The Danish Girl � Alexandre Desplat
3. Everest � Dario Marianelli
4. The Hateful Eight � Ennio Morricone
5. Inside Out � Michael Giacchino
6. Pan � John Powell
7. Spectre � Thomas Newman
8. Star Wars: The Force Awakens � John Williams
9. …

Wolf Totem by James Horner

I completely overlooked the Academy’s penchant for posthumous nomination. James Horner is almost guaranteed a placeholder nom. As much as I hate that practice, I’d much rather see one for Wolf Totem than Southpaw (which was actually horrific), though Totem’s marketing has been almost null which means it probably won’t be it.

I completely overlooked the Academy’s penchant for posthumous nomination. James Horner is almost guaranteed a placeholder nom. As much as I hate that practice, I’d much rather see one for Wolf Totem than Southpaw (which was actually horrific), though Totem’s marketing has been almost null which means it probably won’t be it.

He’s still got two others, I think. The 33, this year and if Fuqua uses it, The Magnificent Seven in 2017. So it is possible that if they don’t give one to him now they may do it in ’18 depending on the awards promo campaigns for the two.

with the movie having been near-universally panned

Umm….what? I think it’s one of the best reviewed films of the year……

Is It Me, Or Does Everything He Post, A Negative….

I’m not going to vote right now, but I’ll say that I’m really excited for Pan… Well I guess that’s to be expected since I always end up backing Powell up. I’m sure it will be great.

I would also be happy if Horner got a nomination for The 33, but that’s not so much for the music… It’s more because the movie is based on real events that happened in my country hahaha 🙂

As much as I agree with you Lockdown, with the movie having been near-universally panned – rightly so – it really won’t figure on anyone’s list. Giacchino may get an irrelevant nom for Inside Out out of appreciation for his grander efforts.

Umm….what?

I was talking about Jupiter Ascending (hence reference to Giacchino later) which would be Lockdown’s "self-evident" choice. I, for one, agree with him. Giacchino’s score for Jupiter deserves a nomination regardless of what else comes out but because of the movie’s totally devastating state of suck it will be long forgotten come shortlist decision time.

I absolutely loved Fury Road and, eligibility aside, though I’m on the fence about whether it’s Best Picture material (it really depends on what else comes out), I believe Miller should get a nod for director. If it were to happen, I’d consider him a top contender for the actual prize.

I see you put some things in bold, but it totally reads like you’re talking about Furt Road. But maybe that’s just me. Idk. At least you enjoyed it.

I honestly don’t see it getting any nominations, but we’ll see what happens come December when they’re due.

You’re right :/ Should’ve avoided using parentheses. I just thought it was clear because when I mentioned Lockdown I was implicitly referring to:

I think people can guess my nomination without me even having to say it.

and then,

* spoiler tags removed

I honestly don’t see it getting any nominations, but we’ll see what happens come December when they’re due.

I’d be outraged if it did get short-listed for Best Picture because the production aspect of that movie was woefully handled. But for the very same reason, I’d be equally as outraged if Miller didn’t make the short-list for Best Director. Not only was he significantly present during post-production but it must’ve been a harrowing task to coordinate not just the overwhelming amount of practical effects but everyone working on-set as the film mainly existed in storyboard format (a disgruntled Tom Hardy came to no surprise). Considering that what came of it is a movie that could be viewed and understood in Japan without the use of subtitles, by the end of the year Fury Road should likely stand uncontested as a directorial achievement. Thing is… AMPAS is a bit of a joke.

When I read your comment, I also initially thought you were talking about Fury Road. But then I had a quick 5-second brainstorming session and came to the quick conclusion that you were obviously talking about Jupiter Ascending.

But then I had a quick 5-second brainstorming session and came to the quick conclusion that you were obviously talking about Jupiter Ascending.

Well excuuuuuse me for not being a brainiac like you :p

Well excuuuuuse me for not being a brainiac like you :p

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I think it’s still to early for this (at least for me). Maybe I haven’t seen enough films, but I haven’t been wowed so far.

But if I had to make a decision now, it would either be Jupiter Ascending (Giacchino) or Ex Machina (Salisbury & Barrow), in that order. Chappie was good, as well, but Zimmer can and has done much better.