> The Oscar shortlists are out. The 15 scores up for Best Score are:
> - Avatar: The Way of Water, Simon Franglen
> - Babylon, Justin Hurwitz
> - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Ludwig Göransson
> - Devotion, Chanda Dancy
> - Everything Everywhere All at Once, Son Lux
> - The Fabelmans, John Williams
> - Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Nathan Johnson
> - Nope, Michael Abels
> - The Woman King, Terence Blanchard
These ones are currently on my short list of stuff to review before making my rankings, so that's neat.
> - All Quiet on the Western Front, Volker Bertelmann
Didn't listen to this one because I didn't hear good things from y'all. Honestly forgot about the film and surprised to see it here.
> - The Banshees of Inisherin, Carter Burwell
Works well enough in the (pretty good) film, but not particularly notable in Burwell's catalog.
> - Don't Worry Darling, John Powell
Huh, neat. Meant to relisten, haven't gotten around to it.
> - Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, Alexandre Desplat
> - She Said, Nicholas Britell
Both of these are...fine I guess. Wish I liked Pinocchio more.
> - Women Talking, Hildur Guđnadóttir
Still waiting on this one.
> I predicted 10 of these (12, if you include my two 'long shots'). Really
> surprised to see All Quiet on the Western Front, Don't Worry Darling, and
> Everything Everywhere make the list, but happy for Powell - that score
> worked like gangbusters in context. Very disappointed for The Batman and
> Till.
Yeah, shocked there's no Giacchino, especially since it seemed Batman was picking up steam with various critics groups.
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