TDK電影原聲無緣奧斯卡角逐? - 電影配樂

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作者: newline (漫長的等待與相遇) 看板: movie
標題: [情報] TDK電影原聲無緣奧斯卡角逐?
時間: Fri Nov 14 05:34:08 2008



學院獎執行委員會的音樂部門已經認定TDK不具備參選資格因為作曲人一欄有5個人。

據說這個規定是為了確保整個音樂團隊都能得到經濟上的獎勵。

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原文

The Executive Committee of the Academy of Motion Pictures music branch has
ruled that the score for The Dark Knight is disqualified because five names
were listed as composers on the music cue sheet. What? Apparently this is a
common practice done to ensure that the entire music team is financially
rewarded. ASCAP and BMI use the names listed on the cue sheet to distribute
royalties to composers.

The names listed include Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard and three other
individuals ─ music editor Alex Gibson, ambient music designer Mel Wesson and
composer Lorne Balfe. Variety reports that Gibson, Wesson and Balfe signed an
affidavit stating that the score was primarily the work of Zimmer and Howard.
But the committee also had documentation claiming that somewhere between 30%
and 40% of the score was not authored by Zimmer and Howard. Batman Begins was
also disqualified for similar reasons.

For about a month I was listening to The Dark Knight score on repeat. “Why So
Serious” never fails to get me pumped up. It’s really a shame that the music
is disqualified for the reasons given. I’m sure there might be a lot more to
it, and the rules are there to protect the artists involved, but it seems to
me
that this is a case where the artists involved are being punished for not
fitting into the cookie cutter mold.

The Dark Knight Soundtrack is still available for $12.99 on Amazon, but Warner
Bros music is also releasing a two-CD special edition (now available for
preorder for $45.49 on Amazon), which includes four bonus remix tracks and an
40 page hardbound book.


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