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ScoreKeeper's Best Scores Of 2006 List-O-Rama!!

No Casino Royale? Really? by epitone	Jan 17th, 2007 10:29:56 AM
Not a fan of Bond music? Or did you not see the movie?
WHERE THE HELL IS THE NEW WORLD? by colonel_lugz	Jan 17th, 2007 10:33:33 AM
Seriously, that score was fantastic
Good List by forenzix	Jan 17th, 2007 10:34:13 AM
Maybe would have switched The Fountain with Pan's...but that would've been an arbitrary decision. I think the Fountain could not have functioned without the amazing score, but I don't know if that is true for Pan's. Great list though.
word by NedRyerson	Jan 17th, 2007 10:40:21 AM
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NO SUPERMAN RETURNS??!!! by SkidMarkedUndies	Jan 17th, 2007 10:49:02 AM
This list is invalid. NEXT!
Where's Mark Isham's Black Dahlia? by Osmosis Jones	Jan 17th, 2007 10:50:51 AM
Or Terence Blanchard's Inside Man? Or Philip Glass' The Illusionist?
Thanks! This is a sweet list. by MrD	Jan 17th, 2007 10:53:59 AM
I'd love to see what you thought about past years!
Wow...such an odd list... by Strabo	Jan 17th, 2007 10:59:03 AM
Julyan deserved to be on this list for The Descent and The Prestige. Ottman deserved to be on this list for Superman Returns. James Newton Howard _might_ deserve to be on the list for Lady In The Water. The film was asstastic, but the score was pretty good. Arnold's score for Casino Royale wasn't bad either. I really liked how he wove the theme from "You Know My Name" into the score. Think about that beautiful track after Bond meets Vesper Lynd while traveling to Montenegro. Anyway, James Horner most definitely does NOT deserve to be on this list. EVER. As far as I'm concerned, anything that pompous egotistical asshole does automatically jumps the shark, just like Gibson with Apocalypto. In that respect, the two of them make a great pair. To me, a score is great if it can stand without the film. As you note in your review, Horner's score doesn't do that. The score for Apocalypto is also so incredibly generic, stereotypical, and boring that it kind of shocks me that you'd include it in this list.
Seriously? No Lady in the Water? by Norman Bates	Jan 17th, 2007 11:00:59 AM
The exclusion of 'Lady in the Water' and the inclusion of 'The Ant Bully' and 'Abominable' (both scores I have heard) makes me seriously question the rest of your list and the one or two scores I haven't heard from it. On a positive note, I was surprised how brilliant 'The Promise' and 'The Fountain' where, I'm glad they made the list!
Osmosis Jones by Strabo	Jan 17th, 2007 11:01:22 AM
Glass' score for The Illusionist is disqualified from competition due to being the exact same score used in half a dozen other movies. Seriously, listen to The Fog of War. It's the same fucking score.
Epitone by casinoskunk	Jan 17th, 2007 11:01:25 AM
yeah, i was thinking the same thing. i was sort of partial to the score Inside Man. and you cant go wrong with JNH, and Blood Diamond and Lady in the Water were awesome!
PAN'S LABYRINTH is very much a masterpiece. by Nordling	Jan 17th, 2007 11:06:43 AM
So's THE FOUNTAIN, CHILDREN OF MEN, and UNITED 93. I'd rank THE FOUNTAIN number 1, though, score-wise. I don't even agree that you have to see the film to enjoy the music. It's just beautiful, haunting, and majestic on its own.
United 93 - THE Best, Period by Read and Shut Up	Jan 17th, 2007 11:07:29 AM
...delicate, understated, powerful. Less is more, and this movie proves it (see Miles Davis for more about THAT). Perfection. End of argument.
what no rocky balboa by JeanLuc Dickhard	Jan 17th, 2007 11:08:06 AM
dammit ....
Superman Returns score was awesome... by Dr_Zoidberg	Jan 17th, 2007 11:10:10 AM
I like Ottmans scores, X-Men 2 is the best of the X-Men films (followed by John Powell The Last Stand, which is one of the few good things about the 3rd movie)... although I do like Michael Kamen's original too, just lacked punch at some bits. But yeah, Superman Returns was awesome, I loved the sad little piano tune they have Supes, it lent credibility to his peeping through the trees at Lois Lane's house (most probably with cock in hand, SHPUNKING!!!!). Again, the scene where he flies from the plane to the sun to recharge is amazing and the flashbacks have a great excitement to them. Not too keen on the 70s vibe Luthor's theme had, but I hate the character of Luthor anyway, give Superman a proper villain to FIGHT. Returns was a great blockbuster, but he needs a proper challenge.
PAN'S LABYRINTH is overated by Judge Dredds Dirty Undies	Jan 17th, 2007 11:14:44 AM
Jesus, yes its good but its not great. Ottman is a plagirizing hack.
you have to be joking by K\|LLDOZER	Jan 17th, 2007 11:16:34 AM
No notice for Nick Cave's work with Warren Ellis on The Proposition?!?! It was nearly perfect in every way for mood, texture and tension. Dig that one back out and tell me it's not worthy.
Another day, another list. by Darkman	Jan 17th, 2007 11:40:00 AM
No "Inside Man". No "Casino Royale". No "V for Vendetta". However, you did mention "Monster House", so I can certainly forgive you that.
Children of Men doesn't have a score by white owl	Jan 17th, 2007 11:45:18 AM
It has the best damned soundtrack of the year though. King Crimson, Donovan, Deep Purple, that Ruby Tuesday Beatles cover, plus more. Still.. great music and it very well accentuates the film, especially the Beatles cover that plays before Jasper's death. Oops, spoiler.
Run Lola Run Soundtrack by DOGSOUP	Jan 17th, 2007 11:54:39 AM
Proved long ago Tykwer can direct AND score.
good thing this list by AllieJamison	Jan 17th, 2007 12:08:40 PM
Also good Tykwer score: DER KRIEGER UND DIE KAISERIN (princess and the warrior or something.) The soundtrack of Children Of Men is great, yes. i love that italian Ruby Tuesday version. You could argue about the scores listed by scorekeeper, but the way he describes these and criticizes them is insightful and good. Scorekepper and his work are the best thing AICN did to preserve its quality in a long(internet-long) time. (Aicn could need more insightful column writing, though.) I really hope I can actually find a theater tomorrow, in which I can see The Fountain.
pan's labyrinth rocks by harold_maude	Jan 17th, 2007 12:10:26 PM
pan's labyrinth is great because it makes you feel like a child again and for 12.75 that is awsome. great movie great soundtrack and i am going to see it again tomorrow
Fountain score is indeed amazing, but where is ... by triplefive	Jan 17th, 2007 12:14:24 PM
The Proposition? Nick Cave, baby. The score was a beautiful accompaniment to the film.
white owl by Forestal	Jan 17th, 2007 12:20:23 PM
The Beatles had nothing to do with the Ruby Tuesday cover-version from the film. Franco Battiato performed this one. -Spoiler Alert- There was a John Lennon song at the end though.
The Superman soundtrack was ONLY good at the start by kinghenryVIII	Jan 17th, 2007 12:22:56 PM
when they used the Superman I and II theme in the beginning. After that .... nothing could keep me awake. Still pissed. The movie was just only OK. Parker Posey was the ONLY interesting thing in that flick besides the plane / shuttle sequence. Such a let down of a movie. I did get giddey during the openning credits though - then had my birthday present stolen. Rock on for 10 minutes!
Um... by Nordling	Jan 17th, 2007 12:24:28 PM
unless I'm mistaken, "Ruby Tuesday" is a Rolling Stones song.
I have to say: by Novaman5000	Jan 17th, 2007 01:23:29 PM
Newton Howard's "Lady" score should have made the list. Shit on the movie all you want, but the score was great. Also, I thought Klaus Badelt's score for "Time Machine" was pretty good, too... Too bad the movie wasn't.
And Pan's Labyrinth was by Novaman5000	Jan 17th, 2007 01:25:46 PM
"Good", but I have to see it again before I call it "great". There were a few parts that really bugged me... like that fucking grape part. You all know what I'm talking about. Still, there were some parts I loved, so we'll see. I also saw it with a really loud, shitty audience, so that didn't help anything.
OUTRAGE: You left out BEERFEST ! by Pound Sand	Jan 17th, 2007 01:35:31 PM
show Broken Lizard some love.
In the time it took me to type this sentence... by Harry Weinstein	Jan 17th, 2007 02:13:27 PM
...Yoko Kanno released 15 soundtrack albums for 4 movies and TV shows. I jest, she's been a bit less prolific of late, probably due to the massive undertaking that is the RAGNAROK 2 MMORPG.
Fountain sndtrk is good becuz of Mogwai by boast	Jan 17th, 2007 02:43:09 PM
Clint Mansell hired Mogwai and Kronos Quartet to do the music. thats why its good.
Mogwai's "Zidane" soundtrack not onthe list!!! by boast	Jan 17th, 2007 02:44:07 PM
one of the best sndtrks this yr IMO.
The Illusionist? by PwnedByStallone	Jan 17th, 2007 02:45:35 PM
movie sucked but Philip Glass's score was outstanding as usual.
ah yes, and Battiato's performance is great by white owl	Jan 17th, 2007 03:42:52 PM
it's such a wonderful song to have stuck in my head for once, not the incessantpop music these days.
agreed, gungan slayer by white owl	Jan 17th, 2007 03:44:05 PM
agreed
CHILDREN OF MEN does have a score CD. by dregmobile	Jan 17th, 2007 04:05:02 PM
as well as a soundtrack cd. check it over at amazon. it's on my list. that and the score for the DEPARTED. great list. had no idea elfman did charlotte's web ...
Death Is The Road To Awe... by Deep Roots	Jan 17th, 2007 04:32:31 PM
is an astounding piece of music. it is truely transcendant.
spelling by Deep Roots	Jan 17th, 2007 04:34:10 PM
truly? truely? truley? damn none of them look right. what the hell?
(Drop the silent "e" before adding the suffix.) by CreasyBear	Jan 17th, 2007 05:24:56 PM
My job here is done.
Hey Lugz! Re: "Where the Hell is The New World" by havocSchultz	Jan 17th, 2007 05:31:16 PM
probably back in 2006 where it farking belongs you wanker!!!!!!
Trewly. by dregmobile	Jan 17th, 2007 05:33:42 PM
i don't think CASINO ROYALE, X:MEN THE LAST STAND or SUPERMAN RETURNS belong in a top ten list of scores for 2006. maybe CASINO, but mostly it sounded just like TWINE, TMD and DAD. ottman's SUPERMAN score sucked, just like the film.
thomas newman is amazing, thanks SK by BadMrWonka	Jan 17th, 2007 08:05:42 PM
meet joe black has one of the best scores ever...the love theme that plays when pit and forlani are saying goodbye, and then hello, so subtle and beautiful, not to mention american beauty! good god, that was perfect. thanks SK for recognizing such a subtle and magnificent composer...
newman quote by BadMrWonka	Jan 17th, 2007 08:07:49 PM
to underscore (yuk yuk) what Scorekeeper was getting at: "I think I like smaller scores better, because I find more interesting places that the music can go. When you're working with a 90-piece symphony, your interaction with the players is much different. You're standing on a podium and talking to a large number of musicians. So the notion of nuance becomes a group effort and that's a difficult thing to get. I keep thinking of ways to communicate better, to scale down the orchestra's size so it will fit into my ambient palette instead of lying on top of it."
yackbacker is right, by Seph_J	Jan 18th, 2007 12:59:10 AM
scorekeeper is the single best writer for the site.... and jugdish is a fuckhole.
THE FOUNTAIN WAS FANTASTIC BUT Philip Glass is missing by Proman1984	Jan 18th, 2007 01:10:01 AM
The fountain both the score and the movie are first rate. Philip Glass's work in Illusionist and Notes on a scandal deserves a speacial mention too. Whoever compared that with Thin Blue Line... don't even get me started.
Rudy Tuesday is a Mommas and the Pappas song by George Newman	Jan 18th, 2007 10:05:44 AM
It's the sequel to Monday Monday
ruBy ruBEEEEE!!!! by George Newman	Jan 18th, 2007 10:07:13 AM
joke falls flat with typo.
Charlotte's Web by TotoroSan	Jan 18th, 2007 02:24:17 PM
Listening to the Elfman score right now and it is really hauntingly beautiful. It was interesting bringing my 4-year old son to the movie. My wife and I weren't sure how he would handle the death of Charlotte. And indeed, he cried and cried, but later on, we talked about how the memory of Charlotte lived on in those that loved her. And he got it. The soundtrack will always bring back a memory to me of my son's development as a person.
scorekeeper just lost all credibility... by TheShelobMan	Jan 18th, 2007 07:16:34 PM
I'll be honest when I say that scoreKeeper's posts have been some of my favorites on the site, being a big score fan myself. But this top 10 list has automatically put him on my bad side. Where is Lady in the Water? The most amazing and touching score of the year doesn't make it, but Thomas Newman's 'look at me I'm so original!' approach to Little Children does? It's amazing how a person can lose all credibility in just one post. scorekeeper just did that.
Re: Credibility by ScoreKeeper	Jan 18th, 2007 08:40:33 PM
There would have been no surer way for me to compromise my credibility than to have included THE LADY IN THE WATER in my list of top ten favorite scores because it simply wouldn’t have been true. I can not promise that my opinions will be identical to yours; however, I will promise that every word I write will be truthful and honest. I encourage everyone to embrace their own opinions and put those which differ from others on a pedestal for they are the most valuable of them all.
Does anyone around here ever talk about REAL music? by Tommy the Cat	Jan 19th, 2007 03:53:27 PM
Do yourselves a favor and go pick up a Kurt Rosenwinkel CD.
tommy the cat.. by Evil Hobbit	Jan 20th, 2007 12:25:07 PM
..honestly, there's no such thing as 'REAL' music. Interesting list Keeper. A lot of the titles would apear on my list to. Absolutely love Charlotte, the Promise and the Fountain. Yet, a lot of titles I haven't listened to so far. Which is good, now I got something to buy again. My list would look something like this: 1) Lady in the water 2) Charlotte's Web 3) the Promise 4) the Fountain 5) Mission Impossible 3 6) Little Children 7) World Trade Center 8) Kingdom of Heaven 9) Happy Feet 10) Blood Diamond. All in all, it was a great year for film music. Can't wait to see/hear Pan's Labyrinth. Loved apocalypto last week, great filmmusic by Horner, much better then his standard scoring routine shown in All the King's Men.

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