Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score

The Pursuit of Happiness Some say that part of the human condition is the pursuit of happiness, but what is happiness? Is it having the best house and cars on the block? Is it he who has the most friends? To some, happiness is the highest level of success. In four pieces of work that we will be comparing, the protagonists are at odds with life. They are looking for something more that will help them find happiness. Happiness is not determined by what is happening around you, but rather what is happening

kept to himself. In 1968 he wrote his first musical, Separate Ways, for NYU. (Biography Comments 1). When Menken graduated from NYU, he wrote a few musicals for The Downtown Ballet Company that were not very successful, but he considers it one of the best moments of his life because it is where he met a ballet dancer who eventually became his wife of forty-four years, Janis Roswick. Still working for the Musical Theater Workshop, Menken

continued to attack Amity’s beaches it was finally seen for its actual size, that is when Chief Brody made the statement of “you're gonna need a bigger boat”, which was not written in the original screenplay and has become known as the most memorable line in the movie. Jaws is suspense filled and the music score for the shark attack was developed perfectly to create further suspense, while the music played one watched, glued to the screen waiting to see what was going to happen next. I would not

one of the most famous composers in the world. One can hear his music in a multitude of video games, movies, and television shows. He has composed for movies like The Lion King, The Prince of Egypt, Pearl Harbor, Batman Begins, and Gladiator. He is best known for his work with electronic synthesizers and keyboards. His works are well renowned around the world, and will be remembered throughout the ages. Hans Zimmer was born in Germany, but was raised mostly in England (AllMusic). By the time he

exposed to popular culture knows the theme for Star Wars and The Simpsons, even if they have never seen the movie or show. Disney movies are no exception, and this is largely due to the genius creative mind of Alan Menken. Menken is best known for composing the scores for some of the most beloved Disney classics, including Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Hercules, Pocahontas, and Tangled. He also made his mark composing for highly acclaimed Broadway musicals, including Little Shop

discovering what actually won Oscars and Golden Globe awards, it came down to what the people thought, and the popularity of a film. It is extremely hard to predict what will win these awards before the movie is even released to the public. Before really thinking about the subject, some obvious traits of what I would consider “an excellent film” would be superior acting, beautiful scenery, etc., such as many present categories in the Academy or Golden Globe Awards. Of course I could

The first film to have obtained 14 Academy Award nominations, a record at the Academy, was “All About Eve” (1950), a movie that is about actors and Hollywood loves rewarding itself. Then, that record was only tied when the blockbuster “Titanic” (1997) came along. But with the recent annunciation of the 2016 Oscar nominations this past Tuesday, 01/24, “La La Land” (2016) has joined the selective group. “La La Land” the jazz-infused musical itself does have merits to be a grand spectacle that not

James Horner was a very talented multi award winning film composer who has shared his talent in over 75 films, many of which were box office hits. He has set the bar for so many composers in the world of scoring. James Horner was born from an Austro-Hungarian dad and a Canadian mother. James’s dad immigrated to the United States in 1935 where he builds a career as a set designer and art director. James was born August 14, 1953 in Los Angles, California. At a very young age James was exposed to the

film, and can be considered tops of pure action films. Gladiator is a perfectly well rounded movie that adds the best of all worlds to create the masterpiece seen today. Ridley Scott’s masterpiece, Gladiator, was released to the public in 2000. Received with initial success and regarded as one of the best

1984 Scarface was nominated at the Golden Globe as the best performance by and actor in a motion-picture drama, best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture and best original score. Also, it was nominated at the Golden Reel Award as the best sounding editing-sounds effect. In the same year Scarface, was nominated on the Razzie Award as the worst director, Briana De Palma. At last, it was nominated in the Golden Satellite Award as the best classic Dvd Release. On this year