And the winner is…
With Johnny Marr in Los Angeles to attend the Oscars, and this latest article from The Wall Street Journal (no less), the excitement is growing over who will win the Academy Award for Best Original Score. Hans Zimmer’s score, with Johnny Marr on guitar, has been shut out from any wins so far. Surely the Academy will award the Oscar to Hans Zimmer this Sunday evening, for his memorable score and the perfect guitar notes from Johnny.
Inception was nominated for a Golden Globe, but lost to Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for The Social Network. It was nominated for a Grammy, but it lost to Randy Newman for Toy Story 3. It was nominated for a BAFTA, but lost to Alexandre Desplat for The King’s Speech. It’s time for a win.
For “Inception,” a tale of dream manipulation, corporate espionage and the consuming power of grief and loss, Hans Zimmer heightens the sense of disorientation and melancholy in the film with a score rich with threatening brass, wavy synthesizers and an electric guitar provided by Johnny Marr. Blaring trombones take their cue from Edith Piaf’s marchlike “Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien,” which, perhaps ironically, is heard several times during the film. Addressing the film’s voluminous amount of exposition, Mr. Zimmer’s music emphasizes the characters’ emotional perceptions. Though percussion and growling synths energize some of the action sequences, and the orchestra erupts when appropriate, the overall troubling tone of the score remains constant. At one point, Ariadne, a student recruited to construct dream environments, says, “I guess I thought the dream space would be all about the visual, but it’s more about the feel of it.” Mr. Zimmer’s score is about the dark, visceral undercurrent of “Inception.”
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