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Academy Disqualifies The Dark Knight Score
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Variety reports that the score for The Dark Knight has been disqualified by the executive committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences music branch from being considered for an Oscar.

Formal letters to that effect are expected to go out this week to composers Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard, who collaborated on the music.

Their previous collaboration, on Batman Begins, was similarly disqualified in 2005.

According to the trade, the big issue was the fact that five names were listed as composers on the music cue sheet, the official studio document that specifies every piece of music (along with its duration and copyright owner) in the film.

Zimmer previously said that listing multiple names on the cue sheet was a way of financially rewarding parts of the music team who helped make the overall work successful.

Zimmer, Howard and the other three individuals -- music editor Alex Gibson, ambient music designer Mel Wesson and composer Lorne Balfe -- reportedly signed an affidavit stating that the score was primarily the work of Zimmer and Howard.

That apparently wasn't enough for the majority of the committee, which was also supplied with documentation indicating that more than 60%, but less than 70%, of the score was credited to Zimmer and Howard.

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The main reason why the Oscars mean SHITE to me:

POLITICS



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I really don't understand how having five names on the ticket would make a difference to anything.

A sports team has multiple members, but there's still only one trophy.

What the hell is up with this?

I thought it was supposed to be the final PRODUCT that was being rewarded.



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The score wasn't Oscar worthy anyway, no disrespect intended. It was monotonous and the underscore was weak and generalized. Jokers theme was very well done, in a constant state of erratic building upand building up. Aside from that however, like the previous score to BB, the music either gears up and gears up ultimately going nowhere, or follows a real general feel. Nothing particularly special about it. Never did the film justice.

"Where there is a great deal of light, the shadows are deeper."-Goethe
"You have taken my companions and my loved ones from me; The Darkness is my closest friend."-Psalms
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Sh*t, I just posted this a second ago.



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ITS THE LAST WORDS YOU'LL HEAR
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X2Magneto said:

The score wasn't Oscar worthy anyway, no disrespect intended. It was monotonous and the underscore was weak and generalized. Jokers theme was very well done, in a constant state of erratic building upand building up. Aside from that however, like the previous score to BB, the music either gears up and gears up ultimately going nowhere, or follows a real general feel. Nothing particularly special about it. Never did the film justice.


Personally I loved it.
It was harsh and arty and very Industrial which I love. It was reimiscent of great composers like Penderecki and Ligetti

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vanisher said:

X2Magneto said:

The score wasn't Oscar worthy anyway, no disrespect intended. It was monotonous and the underscore was weak and generalized. Jokers theme was very well done, in a constant state of erratic building upand building up. Aside from that however, like the previous score to BB, the music either gears up and gears up ultimately going nowhere, or follows a real general feel. Nothing particularly special about it. Never did the film justice.


Personally I loved it.
It was harsh and arty and very Industrial which I love. It was reimiscent of great composers like Penderecki and Ligetti


I agree. Play me any track and I'll tell you where it's from in the movie.

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I liked the score, but it's definitely not Oscar worthy at all.



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7. The Hangover 4 of 5
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Hey X2Magneto, that's an awesome signature pic. Do you know if it's Photoshop? That took some skills.



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matacron said:

Hey X2Magneto, that's an awesome signature pic. Do you know if it's Photoshop? That took some skills.


I made it. And am thinking of replacing it.

"Where there is a great deal of light, the shadows are deeper."-Goethe
"You have taken my companions and my loved ones from me; The Darkness is my closest friend."-Psalms
88:18
"Evil knows evil."-Dr. Smith
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