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PeterK FishChip	Hey, this is a very unofficial MM reader's poll kind of thing. I want to tally what you think were the best things of 2002. This is very much a blank ballot with LOTs of empty space, meaning, there's plenty of room for you to "write-in" your own "best of" categories. Theoretically, there are an endless number of categories, but the ones qualifying for final tally are those categories that attract at least 10, maybe 20, votes. When voting, for example, don't suggest 5 scores as "best of." Just one will do, thank you. Here are a few categories to begin with: 1) Best composer 3) Best CD release of a 2002 score 4) Best CD release, archival (non-2002 score) 3) Best CD artwork for a 2002 release 2) Best CD label 2002 5) Best most unnoticed score CD of 2002 7) Touchiest fanboy of 2002 9) Hardest-assed member of the STPD, 2002 6) Best "grab yer meds" message board thread, 2002 Ok, you get the picture.... I want everyone who regularly posts to take a moment and contribute. If not, I will hound you into 2004 already.
posted 01-02-2003 12:07 PM PT (US)

Mark Olivarez Romulan	1) Best composer - John Williams 3) Best CD release of a 2002 score - The Two Towers 4) Best CD release, archival (non-2002 score)- The Fury Varese Deluxe Edition & The Sand Pebbles 3) Best CD artwork for a 2002 release - Treasure Planet 2) Best CD label 2002 - FSM 5) Best most unnoticed score CD of 2002 - Catch Me if you Can 7) Touchiest fanboy of 2002 - Jonathan Little 9) Hardest-assed member of the STPD, 2002 - Shaun Rutherford 6) Best "grab yer meds" message board thread, 2002 - Awareness Check Are you familiar with the work of composer Jeremy Soule?! by Jeron moore
posted 01-02-2003 12:33 PM PT (US)

Camillu Romulan	1) Best composer John Williams (AOTC, Minority Report, COS, Catch Me if you can) 3) Best CD release of a 2002 score The Two Towers 4) Best CD release, archival (non-2002 score) Didn't buy any, but Home Alone 2 looked interesting. 3) Best CD artwork for a 2002 release Hmmm. Maybe Spiderman or Harry Potter. I personally don't like the covers of TTT and Nemesis. Catch me if you can looks funky too. Apparently Far from Heaven is wonderful... 2) Best CD label 2002 Hard to say - as far as I remember most big labels had one major release this year... 5) Best most unnoticed score CD of 2002 Frida 7) Touchiest fanboy of 2002 hehe...they might get offended if mentioned... 9) Hardest-assed member of the STPD, 2002 STPD?
posted 01-02-2003 12:36 PM PT (US)

jonathan_little Romulan	OK Peter, your numbering scheme has confused me, but I will attempt to figure this out anyway... 1) Best composer John Williams 3) Best CD release of a 2002 score Of the two I bought, Sum of All Fears was the superior one. 4) Best CD release, archival (non-2002 score) King of Kings 3) Best CD artwork for a 2002 release Nothing outstanding that I can think of. 2) Best CD label 2002 Excelsior 5) Best most unnoticed score CD of 2002 Spider-man 7) Touchiest fanboy of 2002 Me 9) Hardest-assed member of the STPD, 2002 Anybody defending those pumped-up prices on the limited edition labels. 6) Best "grab yer meds" message board thread, 2002 "Circle Jerk Party" thread ties with the "Charmed" post... NP: Miss Saigon Highlights (London Cast, from my second favorite label, Geffen)
posted 01-02-2003 01:02 PM PT (US)

jonathan_little Romulan	Oh yes, and also... 125.2) Most painful release of 2002 Young Sherlock Holmes 125.74) Most blatant abuse of the promo system in 2002 was by Bruce Broughton
posted 01-02-2003 01:11 PM PT (US)

Camillu Romulan	quote: Originally posted by jonathan_little: 5) Best most unnoticed score CD of 2002 Spider-man Define 'unnoticed'.
posted 01-02-2003 01:25 PM PT (US)

jonathan_little Romulan	It's under the word "sarcasm."
posted 01-02-2003 01:41 PM PT (US)

Kevin Romulan	1) Best composer - John Williams 3) Best CD release of a 2002 score - Road to Perdition 4) Best CD release, archival (non-2002 score) - The Fury 3) Best CD artwork for a 2002 release - Two Towers (non SE) 2) Best CD label 2002 - FSM 5) Best most unnoticed score CD of 2002 - Catch Me If You Can 7) Touchiest fanboy of 2002 - All of them 9) Hardest-assed member of the STPD, 2002 - Hard to limit to just one. 6) Best "grab yer meds" message board thread, 2002 - Any of the stupid ones having to do with celebrating birthdays. and the new category... 11.23345) Worst case of numbering in 2003 - Peter Kelly
posted 01-02-2003 01:45 PM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Romulan	There's too much I haven't (yet) heard, so I'll limit this to a few points and don't promise that I might not change my mind when I hear some of the other stuff. 3) Best CD release of a 2002 score Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 4) Best CD release, archival (non-2002 score) The Fury 7) Touchiest fanboy of 2002 Jonathan Little, apparently 2) Best score of which a re-release was promised but didn't happen and isn't officially planned for 2003 The Great Train Robbery [Message edited by Marian Schedenig on 01-02-2003]
posted 01-02-2003 03:10 PM PT (US)

justin boggan Romulan	1) Best composer James Newton Howard 3) Best CD release of a 2002 score Signs 4) Best CD release, archival (non-2002 score) 3) Best CD artwork for a 2002 release Signs 2) Best CD label 2002 5) Best most unnoticed score CD of 2002 7) Touchiest fanboy of 2002 JJH Though i don't care for the term "fanboy" to be used on anyone. 9) Hardest-assed member of the STPD, 2002 6) Best "grab yer meds" message board thread, 2002
posted 01-02-2003 03:32 PM PT (US)

Kosh Romulan	Hmmm... I haven't heard even, like, 1/100th of everything that was released... but I'll chime in anyway 'cause I'm bored. ;) Outstanding Score Although I'm only getting the CD over the weekend, as heard in the movie, definitely Howard Shore's The Two Towers. As it's already been said, this is movie music history in the making. Most Original Score I guess I'd have to say Black Hawk Down. Zimmer and company created a soundscape that was very diverse, very emotional, and quite original. Now, I did hear of people commenting on the fact that some of the cues which were supposed to be genuine Somalian music weren't and that it was a disgrace, but I'm afraid I'm not knowledgeable enough to comment on that. Hence, in my Canadian opinion, BHD is just a great, original gem of a soundtrack. Most Controversial Score I'd have to say Elfman's Spider-Man. This is a score I hated at first... and then I was neutral to it... and then I liked it... and now I really love it. And given all the discussion that was generated over it, definitely the most controversial score of the last year. A close second: the overly-techno Die Another Day. Most Prolific Composer Although I'm not a fan of his recent scores, I think I definitely have to say... John Williams. I mean, there's Episode II and Harry Pooter, two quite massive scores (whether they lived up to their potential is up to the individual listener), and there's Minority Report and Catch Me If You Can. For an aging composer, that ain't half bad. Close second: Danny Elfman (MIB II, Spider-Man, Red Dragon, and Chicago). Biggest Surprise of 2002 John Powell's The Bourne Identity. What a stinker that was! Biggest Scam of 2002 Loran Alan Davis. "My wife is dying of cancer and you guys have no respect!!". I mean, geez, the guy logged on under different names to pat himself on the shoulder, and he pretended to be the official composer for Mission: Impossible III and War of the Worlds, among other things. Outstandingly Irritated Board Member Hey, the tribe has spoken! <jonathan_little> Kosh [Message edited by Kosh on 01-02-2003]
posted 01-02-2003 03:37 PM PT (US)

rachmaninov Romulan	1) Best composer Howard Shore 3) Best CD release of a 2002 score Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 4) Best CD release, archival (non-2002 score) Miracle on the 34th Street. 3) Best CD artwork for a 2002 release Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. 2) Best CD label 2002 Varese 5) Best most unnoticed score CD of 2002 Panic Room ** Best score (as listened during the film) The two towers. Rach
posted 01-02-2003 03:46 PM PT (US)

Timmer Romulan	1. Best composer - John Williams 2. Best CD release of a 2002 score - LOTR: The Two Towers 3. Best CD release, archival (non-2002 score) - Scott Of The Antarctic - Vaughan Williams 4. Best CD artwork for a 2002 release - Scott Of The Antarctic 5. Best CD label 2002 - FSM 6. Best most unnoticed score CD of 2002 - Walking With Beasts - Benjamin Bartlett 7. Touchiest fanboy of 2002 - Ford Thaxton 8. Hardest-assed member of the STPD, 2002 - gotta be the Shaunster 9. Best "grab yer meds" message board - take yer pickthread, 2002 10. Score nobody has that Timmer says is brilliant - Wild Africa - Christopher Gunning [Message edited by Timmer on 01-02-2003]
posted 01-02-2003 04:26 PM PT (US)

JJH Romulan	I'm not touchy. I just seek higher education levels across the internet, starting with the music boards. Is it too much to ask for good spelling? ================== 1) Best composer John Williams 3) Best CD release of a 2002 score Star Wars Episode 2.....after the hatchet job it received in the movie, this CD IS the Ultimate Edition 4) Best CD release, archival (non-2002 score) King of Kings by a long mile 3) Best CD artwork for a 2002 release I quite like Scaramouche. 2) Best CD label 2002 oh, I'll say BYU 5) Best most unnoticed score CD of 2002 7) Touchiest fanboy of 2002 Me? I'm not touchy, just brutally honest in many cases. I care not for diplomacy as regard these message boards...:-) 9) Hardest-assed member of the STPD, 2002 STPD? Sexually Transmitted PeterK Disease?
posted 01-02-2003 08:51 PM PT (US)

madono_x Romulan	Hi!!!!happy 2003!!! Let's go.. 1) Best composer:Klaus badelt(A young composer did the best score of the year...Williams??goldsmith??Horner???What is happening??) 2) Best CD release of a 2002 score:The time machine(no too short,no too longer and easy to listen without images) 3) Best CD release, archival (non-2002 score):Pearl harbor isolated score from Dvd 4) Best CD artwork for a 2002 release:Spiderman 5) Best CD label 2002:Filotopia 5) Best most unnoticed score CD of 2002:The time machine 7)Bes guilty pleasure:Spirit-Stallion of cimarron. 8)Best song:I will always returns-end credits. 9)Most boring guy:John williams. 10)Best composer,best score and best score realease but very hard to listen:Howard shore-The two towers Seeu!!! And I hope that 2003 wil be a better year for score fans!!!
posted 01-03-2003 09:28 AM PT (US)

Marselus Romulan	1) Best composer: Klaus Badelt (The Time Machine and K19....we are talking about the first solo efforts of a 33 year old guy; besides, in The Time Machine the score was perfect within the visuals: look/listen to the last five minutes). Let�s recognise a fact...Williams, Goldsmith, etc are great, but they belong to the past. 2) Best CD release of a 2002 score: The Time Machine (almost all of the music written for the film is in the cd) 3) Best CD release, archival (non-2002 score): as madono has said...the isolated score in the special edition of Pearl Harbor 4) Best CD artwork for a 2002 release: The Time Machine 5) Best CD label 2002: Varese Sarabande 6)Guilty pleasure score of 2002: Bad Company (Rabin) / XXX (Edelman) 7) Worst message board thread, 2002: all of them which start by "What�s new in your collection?" They are sooooo boring and uninteresting.
posted 01-03-2003 09:43 AM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Romulan	quote: Originally posted by Marselus: Let�s recognise a fact...Williams, Goldsmith, etc are great, but they belong to the past. In that case, I'm really worried about the future.
posted 01-03-2003 09:59 AM PT (US)

jonathan_little Romulan	BUT WILLIAMS AND GOLDSMITH ARE MY MOST FAVORITE COMPOSERS!!!!! HOW DARE YOU SPEAK ILL OF THEM. If they used CSS, but no such luck... Two votes for King of Kings vs. two votes for The Fury vs. two votes for Pearl Harbor. ! Yes, this is a very scary world we live in, my dear friends... This is a world where GoldenEye and Die Another Day supersede Tomorrow Never Dies in quality. [Message edited by jonathan_little on 01-03-2003]
posted 01-03-2003 10:22 AM PT (US)

Kevin Romulan	quote: Originally posted by Marselus: Let�s recognise a fact...Williams, Goldsmith, etc are great, but they belong to the past. Heretic!!!! Stone him!! Death to the Unbeliever!!!!!!! [Message edited by Kevin on 01-03-2003]
posted 01-03-2003 10:52 AM PT (US)

dgoldwas Romulan	quote: Originally posted by madono_x: 1) Best composer:Klaus badelt(A young composer did the best score of the year...Williams??goldsmith??Horner???What is happening??) Which one? Klaus has four scores out this year..... quote: 3) Best CD release, archival (non-2002 score):Pearl harbor isolated score from Dvd So that doesn't even fit the category you put it in.... and it's not even a full isolated score; just some segments from the attack sequence..... quote: 9)Most boring guy:John williams. Actually, he's a really friendly guy who can keep an audience enthralled for hours with his anecdotes and stories.... Oh - did you mean his music? Well, I would disagree with you there, too. quote: 10)Best composer,best score and best score realease but very hard to listen:Howard shore-The two towers So its the best composer, best score and best score release - what happened to Klaus and all your stuff you said above? And how is it hard to listen to? (So, it's great, but it's tough to swallow?) Dan [Message edited by dgoldwas on 01-03-2003]
posted 01-03-2003 11:16 AM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	This thread is spiraling out of control already. No surprise! Here's some help: 2) DVD isolated scores are not "releases" on CD, so they do not belong in a "release" category. 4) As unbelievable as it might seem, I am asking everyone to refrain from discussion in dis particular thread. It makes for very difficult tallying! Time to start hounding. Dan? Your lists, please, before neg'ing others'. Jeron? Taxes.. err.. Texas isn't that exciting. Use some of that boredom here. Kimiakane? Sebulba? Sartori? Tonks? Lou? Dinko? Gae? BobaMike? hornerfan? sean? Matthew? PeterK? This could take a while.... Come on, people. Throw down!
posted 01-03-2003 12:45 PM PT (US)

John Zimmer Romulan	1) Best composer - John Williams 2) Best CD release of a 2002 score - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 3) Best CD release, archival (non-2002 score) - Home Alone 2 DE 4) Best CD artwork for a 2002 release - Star Trek: Nemesis 5) Best CD label 2002 - Varese? 6) Best most unnoticed score CD of 2002 - Catch Me If You Can 7) Most underated score 2002 Star Trek: Nemesis Jz
posted 01-03-2003 01:03 PM PT (US)

Dinko Romulan	quote: Originally posted by PeterK: Come on, people. Throw down! Throw down? uhm hello? You're asking for Best of 2002? Can I throw up instead? Ok, fine: 1) Best composer Probably someone whose work we haven't heard. In the absence of said unknown: William Ross. 3) Best CD release of a 2002 score xXx. The original 2CD soundtrack. It had little or none of Edelman's pee-poor 'score'. 4) Best CD release, archival (non-2002 score) Love Story - The World's Greatest Orchestra Plays Love Themes from Today and Yesterday. Philadelphia Orchestra / Eugene Ormandy. 3) Best CD artwork for a 2002 release Alexander Nevsky. (Schippers/NY Phil). It looks dark, and evil, and medieval. 2) Best CD label 2002 EMI Classics. Boxed sets of 6-11 CDs, all for the price of 2 regular CDs. 5) Best most unnoticed score CD of 2002 Nino Rota's Romeo and Juliet. The one Prague CD from Silva that is actually listenable and not totally screwed by certain people. 7) Touchiest fanboy of 2002 Too many to name. 9) Hardest-assed member of the STPD, 2002 That guy from MGM who posts one-line useless messages. 6) Best "grab yer meds" message board thread, 2002 Anything at FSM. x) Best soundtrack scandal: Intrada's handling of the YSH fiasco. Second best: Attack of the Clones bonus tracks, stickers, covers, Targets & Wal-Marts, and God knows what else. y) Most hopeful happening of 2002: Horner's Windtalkers and Four Feathers, both of which came and went relatively unnoticed. Hopefully, that's the last we'll hear of him. z) Most unlikely to happen: Alfred Newman to be declared God and worshipped by all as the greatest film composer who ever lived.
posted 01-03-2003 01:15 PM PT (US)

Mark Olivarez Romulan	Most Ridiculous Response To A Poll - The answers madono_x and Marselus gave in this thread. Most Overrated and Disappointing Score of 2002 - Die Another Day Most Over-Hyped Score of 2002 - Star Trek Nemesis Most Anticipated Release of 2002 - Attack of the Clones & The Swarm Most Anticipated Rumored Release of 2002 That Didn't Happen - Predator and The Great Train Robbery from Varese CD Club Best Release Of A Score That Was Actually Composed Before 1980 - King of Kings [Message edited by Mark Olivarez on 01-03-2003]
posted 01-03-2003 01:33 PM PT (US)

Dinko Romulan	#2598) Least interesting e-publicity email: quote: Subject: HMV My-News Music Best of 2002 From: audio@hmv.co.uk Date: 16:04 (03/01/2003) To: oknidius@msn.com 2002 was a great year for music so we've put together a whole campaign around the best albums from the past twelve months. Choose two CDs and pay �22!
posted 01-03-2003 03:37 PM PT (US)

Jeff C. Romulan	1) Best composer -- Howard Shore 2) Best CD label 2002 -- DreamWorks 3) Best CD release of a 2002 score -- Road to Perdition 4) Best CD artwork for a 2002 release -- Attack of the Clones 5) Best CD release, archival (non-2002 score)-- ET 6) Touchiest fanboy of 2002 -- Ford A. Thaxton
posted 01-03-2003 03:41 PM PT (US)

jonathan_little Romulan	Best limited edition that still didn't sell out in 2002: Police Story
posted 01-03-2003 04:07 PM PT (US)

FalkirkBairn Reman	Best composer: Howard Shore Best CD release of a 2002 score: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Howard Shore) Best CD release, archival (non-2002 score): The Night Walker (Vic Mizzy) Best CD artwork for a 2002 release: The World, The Flesh and The Devil (Miklos Rozsa) Best CD label 2002: Film Score Monthly Best most unnoticed score CD of 2002: Panic Room (Howard Shore) Best "Composer first listened to in 2002": Christopher Lennertz (Saint Sinner)
posted 01-03-2003 04:23 PM PT (US)

brutus Romulan	1 Best Composer: Howard Shore 3 Best CD O2 release: The Two Towers 4 Best CD non 02 release: Ran, Takemitsu, from the Kurosawa Compl. Ed. Vol. III 3 Best Artwork: The Two Towers Ltd. Ed. 2 Best Label:... 5 Best (yet) unnoticed score: Solaris, Cliff Martinez 13 Biggest disappointment: Dark Crystal hasn't been released yet
posted 01-03-2003 05:34 PM PT (US)

Mark Olivarez Romulan	Best Score Related Announcement In 2002 - Expanded James Bond Scores Due In 2003
posted 01-03-2003 05:47 PM PT (US)

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