February 25, 2008
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The Oscar Goes to...
Dario Marianelli picked up his first Oscar for Atonement at last night's Oscar ceremony. This is the first win for the composer, previously nominated for Pride and Prejudice. It's the first time in three years since the Academy has awarded a score that has received a Golden Globe. The last one was for Shore's music to The Return of the King, the final installment of The Lord of the Rings. Of course, Shore has not been nominated since, even though he scored last year's Best Picture winner, The Departed.
In some other news, Varese announced a few limited edition releases including a 4-disc set of Bill Conti's music for North and South. The other discs include a pair of scores by Bernstein, North, and one by David Newman. Those who decided to shell out their money for the Film Score Monthly multi-disc set of music from Superman films, likely breathed a fairly big sigh of relief.
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Not me, sadly. My wallet took a big hit this month. I had ordered the Superman box earlier in the week, and then I ordered the North, Bernstein, and Conti releases from Varese. Ouch! Ah well, can't wait to hear the music.
By the way... North, Bernstein, Conti, Newman... I love/like these guys, but is Varese ever going to pay some attention to other composers?
Back at ya later
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