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Oscar Nominees 2014, Best Original Score (Part 1 of 6): John Williams’ The Book Thief

Film Music Notes Posted on January 27, 2014 by Mark RichardsAugust 30, 2017

With his score for The Book Thief, John Williams earned his 49th Oscar nomination, adding to his impressive achievement as the second most Oscar-nominated individual in history behind only Walt Disney, who earned 59 nominations. As with so many of … Continue reading →

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Oscar Nominees 2014, Best Original Score (Part 2 of 6): Thomas Newman’s Saving Mr. Banks

Film Music Notes Posted on February 4, 2014 by Mark RichardsAugust 30, 2017

  Saving Mr. Banks earned veteran Hollywood composer Thomas Newman his 12th Oscar nomination and the 2nd in consecutive years following last year’s nomination for his score to Skyfall. Being a film about the making of Disney’s 1964 film Mary … Continue reading →

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Oscar Nominees 2014, Best Original Score (Part 3 of 6): Alexandre Desplat’s Philomena

Film Music Notes Posted on February 11, 2014 by Mark RichardsNovember 17, 2014

2013 was a relatively quiet year for Alexandre Desplat, at least by the composer’s industrious standard, scoring three films as opposed to the seven of the previous two years. Nevertheless, he has managed to earn his seventh Oscar nomination for … Continue reading →

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Oscar Nominees 2014, Best Original Score (Part 4 of 6): Arcade Fire and Owen Pallett’s Her

Film Music Notes Posted on February 22, 2014 by Mark RichardsFebruary 23, 2014

Although William Butler of the Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire and Canadian composer/performer Owen Pallett received their first Oscar nomination for their score to the sci-fi romance film Her, this is not their first experience in film scoring. Both … Continue reading →

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Oscar Nominees 2014, Best Original Score (Part 5 of 6): Steven Price’s Gravity

Film Music Notes Posted on March 1, 2014 by Mark RichardsAugust 28, 2017

British composer Steven Price has steadily risen through the ranks of the film music world, beginning as performer, arranger, and programmer for film composer Trevor Jones, moving on to music editing on such blockbuster films as The Lord of the … Continue reading →

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Oscar Nominees 2014 (Part 6 of 6): Prediction, Best Original Score

Film Music Notes Posted on March 2, 2014 by Mark RichardsMarch 2, 2014

          All five of this year’s Oscar nominees for Best Original Score have something obvious going for them. The score for Gravity is for one of the year’s biggest blockbusters, that for Her has sentimental appeal, … Continue reading →

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