Episode 52: Fifth Annual Oscar Preview: Best Original Score 2019

In this year's Oscar preview Glenn & Scott cover the distinctly different moods expressed in the scores for Joker, Marriage Story, 1917, Little Women, and The Rise of Skywalker — a Star Wars score by John Williams, something never before discussed on this podcast. In part 2 they discuss the one 2019 score Scott actually liked, some highlights Glenn found noteworthy, and the best single track from any score in the last five years. Glenn feels the joy of eucatastrophe, while Scott searches desperately for melodies.

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Musical Selections:

• “Defeated Clown” from Joker by Hildur Guðnadóttir
• “Bathroom Dance” from Joker by Hildur Guðnadóttir
• “Following Sophie” from Joker by Hildur Guðnadóttir (2x speed)
• “What I Love About Nicole” from Marriage Story by Randy Newman
• “Shouting and Shopping” from Marriage Story by Randy Newman
• “Canon in D” by Johann Pachelbel
• “Sixteen Hundred Men” from 1917 by Thomas Newman
• “Theatre in the Attic” from Little Women by Alexandre Desplat
• “Ice Skating” from Little Women by Alexandre Desplat
• “Main Title” from North and South by Bill Conti
• “We Go Together” from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker by John Williams
• “End of Story (Credits)” from Marriage Story by Randy Newman
  
• “Main on End” from Avengers: Endgame by Alan Silvestri
• “Far from Home Suite Home” from Spider-Man: Far from Home by Michael Giacchino
• “Swinging Set” from Spider-Man: Far from Home by Michael Giacchino
• “The Professor and the Madman” from The Professor and the Madman by Bear McCreary
• “Rebirth” from Godzilla: King of the Monsters by Bear McCreary
• “Portals” from Avengers: Endgame by Alan Silvestri
• “Far from Home Suite Home” from Spider-Man: Far from Home by Michael Giacchino

Buy the music excerpted in this episode:

• Joker original score by Hildur Guðnadóttir
• Marriage Story original score by Randy Newman
• 1917 original score by Thomas Newman
• Little Women original score by Alexandre Desplat
• North and South original score by Bill Conti
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker original score by John Williams
• Avengers: Endgame original score by Alan Silvestri
• Spider-Man: Far from Home original score by Michael Giacchino
• The Professor and the Madman original score by Bear McCreary
• Godzilla: King of the Monsters original score by Bear McCreary

Episode 31: Second Annual Oscar Preview – Best Original Score 2016

It’s Oscar season on The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular! Glenn & Scott examine the Best Original Score category, noting the mildly pleasant, the bad, and the ugly, before also giving a brief rundown of the Best Original Song category and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s chances of achieving the coveted MacPEGOT. Along the way the Brothers Butler desperately try to remember which year The Full Monty came out and wonder when exactly white people took over jazz, before finishing with an impassioned rundown of 2016 scores they enjoyed more than any of the Academy’s nominees.

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Musical Selections:

• WWE Hall of Fame Intro Theme
• “Children” from Jackie by Mica Levi
• “Credits” from La La Land by Justin Hurwitz
• “The End” from La La Land by Justin Hurwitz
• “Lion Theme” from Lion by Dustin O’Halloran and Hauschka
• “The Culmination” from Moonlight by Nicholas Britell
• “Zero-Gravity” from Passengers by Thomas Newman
• “How Far I’ll Go” from Moana, performed by Auli’i Cravalho, music & lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda
• “The Empty Chair” from Jim: The James Foley Story, performed by Sting, music & lyrics by J. Ralph and Sting
• “A Long Road Ahead” from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story by Michael Giacchino
• “Your Father Would Be Proud” from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story by Michael Giacchino
• “Hope” from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story by Michael Giacchino
• “Hitting the Saucer a Little Hard” from Star Trek Beyond by Michael Giacchino
• “Mocking Jaylah” from Star Trek Beyond by Michael Giacchino
• “Thank Your Lucky Stardate” from Star Trek Beyond by Michael Giacchino
• “Night on the Yorktown” from Star Trek Beyond by Michael Giacchino
• “Reverie” from Pete’s Dragon by Daniel Hart
• “Takedown” from Pete’s Dragon by Daniel Hart
• “Abyss” from Pete’s Dragon by Daniel Hart
• “10 Cloverfield Lane” from 10 Cloverfield Lane by Bear McCreary
• “Talk to Her” from Swiss Army Man by Andy Hull and Robert McDowell
• “Gods of Egypt Prologue” from Gods of Egypt by Marco Beltrami
• “Strange Days Ahead” from Doctor Strange by Michael Giacchino
• “Battle of Times Square” from Ghostbusters by Theodore Shapiro
• “The Birds’ Farewell” from Tale of a Lake by Panu Aaltio
• “Rey’s Theme” from Star Wars: The Force Awakens by John Williams

Purchase the music excerpted in this episode:

• Jackie original score by Mica Levi
• La La Land original score by Justin Hurwitz
• Lion original score by Dustin O’Halloran and Hauschka
• Moonlight original score by Nicholas Britell
• Passengers original score by Thomas Newman
• Moana Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
• Jim: The James Foley Story: Music From Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story original score by Michael Giacchino
• Star Trek Beyond original score by Michael Giacchino
• Pete’s Dragon original score by Daniel Hart
• 10 Cloverfield Lane original score by Bear McCreary
• Swiss Army Man original score by Andy Hull and Robert McDowell
• Gods of Egypt original score by Marco Beltrami
• Doctor Strange original score by Michael Giacchino
• Ghostbusters original score by Theodore Shapiro
• Tale of a Lake original score by Panu Aaltio
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens original score by John Williams

Episode 8: First Annual Oscar Preview – Best Original Score 2015

Oscar season is here, and The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular is ON IT. Glenn & Scott cover this year’s Oscars the only way they know how: by running down the five nominees for Best Original Score! They discuss Jóhann Jóhannsson’s score for Sicario, Ennio Morricone’s The Hateful Eight, Thomas Newman’s Bridge of Spies, Carter Burwell’s Carol, and last but not least, John Williams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens. They discuss their reactions to the commercial albums for all five scores, the differences between those and what Academy voters have received, some other scores by the nominated composers, which score they think will win, the political decision-making that goes into an actual Academy vote for Best Score, and more!

For an extended discussion of The Force Awakens‘ score, check out episode three of the ol’ Podcast Hour Spectacular.

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Musical selections:

• “Desert Music” from Sicario by Jóhann Jóhannsson
• “L’Ultima Diligenza di Red Rock (#2)” from The Hateful Eight by Ennio Morricone
• “La Lettera di Lincoln (Strumentale)” from The Hateful Eight by Ennio Morricone
• “Homecoming” from Bridge of Spies by Thomas Newman
• “Opening” from Carol by Carter Burwell
• “Christmas Trees” from Carol by Carter Burwell

Purchase the scores discussed in this episode:

• Sicario, original score by Jóhann Jóhannsson
• The Hateful Eight, original score by Ennio Morricone
• Bridge of Spies, original score by Thomas Newman
• Carol, original score by Carter Burwell
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens, original score by John Williams