來自專業刊物的意見...about oscar award - 電影配樂

最近在網路上發行的一份電影音樂雜誌
http://www.filmmusicweekly.com/

對今年奧斯卡電影音樂獎做出如下評論
大意是說，奧斯卡獎從來沒有被認真對待過，至少不曾從歷史的觀點來看得獎者
以及得獎作品。

今年的得主GS，他拿了兩座奧斯卡獎，是Jerry Goldsmith，Georges Delerue，
Elmer Bernstein的兩倍，如果Ennio Morricone的終身成就獎算一座的話，
GS也是顏大師的兩倍。作者一直希望JG可以拿一座終身成就獎，但也沒等到
更正：JG過世也兩年了，所以很令人感慨啊～


The Oscar
– no lesson
in history

The big question is: are the music Oscars really meant to be taken seriously?
No doubt about it, Gustavo Santaolalla has definitely come up with some very
effective
and original music for the two films resulting in his Oscars: Brokeback
Mountain and Babel. But when you look at the Oscars from a historical
perspective, you begin to wonder how important these awards really are.

Jerry Goldsmith got one. Elmer Bernstein got one. Georges Delerue got one.
Leonard Rosenman didn’t get any. Until yersterday, Ennio Morricone owned
zero. Gustavo Santaolalla now now has two, twice as many as Ennio. And Jerry.
And Elmer. I’m not saying
that Santaolalla’s music isn’t good – on the contrary, I think it’s
pretty effective in its right context, but let’s face it: the Oscars simply
don’t give you a very good overview of the most important film scores from a
historical viewpoint. And I know, who said that was the purpose...? Still, it
’s sad to see that composers who really changed the way film music was
conceived, composers who influenced generations, never got the recognition
they deserved.

I was waiting for years and years for Jerry Goldsmith to get the lifetime
achievement award, but it never happened.

So, I sincerely hope that everyone takes the Oscars with a grain of salt. Let
’s just say it was a nice party – and congratulations, Gustavo Santaolalla,
on your second Oscar!

Mikael Carlsson
Editor
[email protected]

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