Soundtrack Award News (Desplat again)

Posted by Jorn Tillnes

December 31, 2008

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First the nominations for Golden Globes Awards 2009:

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Composed by Alexandre Desplat

Changeling
Composed by Clint Eastwood

Defiance
Composed by James Newton Howard

Slumdog Millionaire
Composed by A. R. Rahman

Frost/Nixon
Composed by Hans Zimmer

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

“Down To Earth” – Wall-E
Music By: Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman
Lyrics By: Peter Gabriel

“Gran Torino” – Gran Torino
Music By: Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood and Michael Stevens
Lyrics By: Jamie Cullum

“I Thought I Lost You” – Bolt
Music & Lyrics By: Miley Cyrus and Jeffrey Steele

“Once In A Lifetime” – Cadillac Records
Music & Lyrics By: Beyoncé Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Scott McFarmon, Ian Dench, James Dring and Jody Street

“The Wrestler” – The Wrestler
Music & Lyrics By: Bruce Springsteen

The 66th Annual Golden Globes Awards will be held on January 11th 2009

Critics Choice Award 2009

Best Composer:
Alexandre Desplat – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Danny Elfman – Milk
A.R. Rahman – Slumdog Millionaire
Clint Eastwood – Changeling
Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard – The Dark Knight

Best Song:
“Another Way to Die” – Jack White and Alicia Keys/Jack White – Quantum of Solace
“Down to Earth” – Peter Gabriel/Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman – Wall-E
“I Thought I Lost You” – Miley Cyrus and John Travolta/Miley Cyrus and Jeffrey Steele – Bolt
“Jaiho” – Sukhwinder Singh/A.R. Rahman and Gulzar – Slumdog Millionaire
“The Wrestler” – Bruce Springsteen – The Wrestler

The 14th Annual Critics Choice Awards will be held on January 8th 2009
Some very good news from the Academy. Remember that the score for The Dark Knight was disqualified from the Oscars? Well it’s been un-disqualified. Pressue from fans or perhaps our excellent podcast?