Alex Gibson Archives - The Playlist https://theplaylist.net/tag/alex-gibson/ Sat, 07 Nov 2020 21:02:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.4 https://cdn.theplaylist.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/14214807/cropped-cropped-media-47-1-32x32.png Alex Gibson Archives - The Playlist https://theplaylist.net/tag/alex-gibson/ 32 32 Why So Serious? ‘Dark Knight’ Score Disqualified for Oscar Consideration https://staging2.theplaylist.net/dark-knight-score-disqualified-for-20081113/ https://staging2.theplaylist.net/dark-knight-score-disqualified-for-20081113/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:26:00 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=9510 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has decided that the “The Dark Knight” score is ineligible for Oscar consideration because its music cue sheet listed five names as composers, not exactly uncommon practice because it ensures all personal involved in a film’s music composition and design get the royalties they deserve (the same happened on “Batman Begins”)

Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard did the bulkf of the work, but the names also included, Alex Gibson (music editor), Mel Wesson (music designer) and Lorne Balfe (composer), the latter three all signed an affidavit that would ensure that Zimmer and Howard’s work formed the basis of the score.

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