Best Original Score – Drama
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The International Film Music Critics Award nominees for Best Original Score – Drama are:
Angel by Philippe Rombi
Atonement by Dario Marianelli
Eastern Promises by Howard Shore
The Kite Runner by Alberto Iglesias
Lust, Caution by Alexandre Desplat
5 powerful drama movies who deserves a post on their own, but we don’t have that luxury so let’s get on with it shall we? Angel is a very classical score by Philippe Rombi. It may even outclass Atonement in classicalism. Wow, is that a word? My spell checker liked it. Atonement by Dario Marianelli is the red line between all those awards. It is a really big seller too, and is the big favourite. Eastern Promises by the master Howard Shore is perhaps a little dull, but it does the job well. The Kite Runner is so varied and I’m sure I can hear 100+ instruments in there. It reminds me of The Constant Gardener, also by Alberto Iglesias. Lust, Caution is a beautiful score by Alexandre Desplat. I was expecting a very Chinese score, but it is a mix and instead of overusing the Chinese instruments, it plays the piano and does it with great effect.
- My choice: Lust, Caution by Alexandre Desplat
- Probable winner: Atonement by Dario Marianelli
Listen to the scores here:
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I have both heard the score and seen the movie. Oooh, maybe you are consciously listening for the music now which is great! The first time I listened to the score, I was probably a little harsh on it, because it does get better. As for the typewriter being used as a rhythmic instrument, well, I still don’t like it, hehe, but the success of this score is really something. On Sunday it was the 151 most selling album on Amazon in all categories. That’s very good considering the low sales numbers of scores usually.
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I just dropped by looking for your thoughts on the Atonement score – I’m sure you’v heard it, but have you had a chance to see the movie? I didn’t love it or anything, but I did take note of the score (thought the opening song was awesome) and thought of you while I was noticing it.
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