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Those Oscar Missed: Best Original Song
Posted on November 12, 2012 by filmscorehunter
CONTRIBUTED BY JAKE THOMPSON Best Original Song has always been a bit of an odd category to me. I have found that terrible movies that still get Oscar nominations will fall into two categories. If it’s a bad big budget, … Continue reading →
Posted in Best Original Song, Oscar Talk | Tagged A Star Is Born, A.R. Rahman, Academy Awards, Alan Bergman, Alan Menken, Albert Hammond, An Officer and a Gentleman, best original song, Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Ferry, Buffy Saint-Marie, Carole Bayer Sager, Cliff Magness, Con Air, Corpse Bride, Danny Elfman, Dead Man Walking, Diane Warren, Dolly Parton, Eye of the Tiger, Flashdance, Flying Dreams, Frankie Sullivan, Frayser Boy, Freddie Mercury, Giorgio Moroder, Henry Mancini, Highlander, Howard Ashman, Irene Cara, Jack Nitzsche, Jack's Lament, Jai Ho, James Horner, Janet Jackson, Jim Peterik, john williams, Kathleen York, Keith Forsey, Leslie Bricusse, Mad Max, Marc Shaiman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand, Mickey Rourke, Neil Young, Paul Williams, Peter Gabriel, Philadelphia, Poetic Justice, Princes of the Universe, Ramsey McLean, Remains of the Day, Rocky III, Sally Stevens, Sleepless In Seattle, Slumdog Millionaire, Streets of Philadelphia, Terry Lewis, The Karate Kid Part II, The Little Shop of Horrors, The Omen, The Secret of NIMH, The Sum of All Fears, the wrestler, Thomas Newman, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, Tootsie, Top Gun, Transamerica, Travelin' Thru, Trisha Yearwood | 2 Comments
Those Oscar Missed: Best Original Score
Posted on November 6, 2012 by filmscorehunter
GUEST COLUMN BY JAKE THOMPSON I have to admit that it was extremely difficult to pick just five major snubs of all time in the Best Original Score Oscar category (musical/song/adaptation scores are not included here). There were so many … Continue reading →
Posted in Oscar Talk | Tagged Alan Silvestri, Anna and the King of Siam, Basil Poledouris, Bernard Herrmann, Best Original Dramatic Score, Best Original Musical/Comedy Score, best original score, Big Fish, Citizen Kane, Conan the Barbarian, Cutthroat Island, Danny Elfman, David Shire, Edward Scissorhands, First Blood, Good Will Hunting, James Horner, Jerry Goldsmith, Joe Hisaishi, John Debney, Men In Black, Milk, Norma Rae, North By Northwest, Obsession, Oscar Snubs, Poltergeist, Princess Mononoke, Return To Oz, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Taxi Driver, The Dark Crystal, The Devil and Daniel Webster, The Mummy Returns, The Passion of the Christ, The Promise, Tim Burton, Total Recall, Trevor Jones, Vertigo | 6 Comments