Oscar Nominations

[swashbuckler332]

Cross-posted to filmscore:

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)"Atonement" - Dario Marianelli
"The Kite Runner" - Alberto Iglesias
"Michael Clayton" - James Newton Howard
"Ratatouille" - Michael Giacchino
"3:10 to Yuma" - Marco Beltrami

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)"Falling Slowly" from "Once

Comments

[melancthe]

Hmm. Interesting.

No, wait, who am I fooling with this nonchalance? What I really wanted to say was:

MARCO! YAY! ♥♥♥

*glee*

(Only sparklies can fully express the extent of my happiness. And bathtubs, but that's a whole different story.)

[swashbuckler332]

I understand. The sparklies are the best way to express your celebratory mood with your clothes on.

[theladyrose]

I shouldn't be as gleeful as I am that Giacchino's been nominated as I am.

What is it with the Academy having such a musical crush on Alan Menken? I know they can be lazy with the song nominations, but this is bordering on the absurd...

[swashbuckler332]

It's because Menken is an easy and safe choice who also has the Disney juggernaut behind him. It makes him a default nominee.

My pick of the songs would be the selection from Once, which is not only a good song, but since the film is about the creation of music, it is more relevant to the structure of the film than the others. Of course, once again, I doubt that will be a consideration, in the same way that if Giacchino wins, it won't be because Ratatouille is a delightful score (which is absolutely is) but because just happened to be attached to a Disney picture.