Danny Elfman Awards

[Anonymous]

If I could, I’d make these categories:

Best Score of the Year
Spider-Man 2 (winner)
Fable

Best Score
Sleepy Hollow

Best Album
…

Best Theme
Penguin (winner)

Best Cue
…

Any suggestions for the categories, nominees, and winners? I’m sure I can think of more, but I’m too sleepy right now…

[Anonymous]

Best Score:

Edward Scissorhands
Sleepy Hollow
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Mars Attacks!
Batman Returns

Best Score for a Comedy:

Pee-wee’s Big Adventure
Mars Attacks!
Beetlejuice
Men in Black
Scrooged

Best Score for a Drama/Romance:

Edward Scissorhands
Sommersby
Big Fish
The Family Man
Black Beauty

Best Score for a Horror/Action film:

Spider-man 2
Sleepy Hollow
Batman Returns
To Die For
Men in Black

Best Song Composed and/or Performed by Danny Elfman:

This is Halloween (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
Twice the Love (Big Fish)
Face to Face (Batman Returns)
Floop’s Song (Spy Kids)
Jack’s Lament (The Nightmare Before Christmas)

Best not-a-Tim Burton-film-score award:

Spider-man 2
Black Beauty
Sommersby
Dolores Clairborne
Men in Black

Best TV theme that is not “The Simpsons”:

The Dilbert Zone
The Flash
Lincoln/Mercury Campaign
Pee-wee’s Playhouse score
Tales From the Crypt

ANY OTHER IDEAS? I WOULD LOVE TO VOTE FOR THESE RESULTS SOON!!

[Anonymous]

Best End Credits
Best Final Confrontation
Best use of Choirs
Best Cover Art
Best Score where the principal chair for the violins is a woman

etc.

[Anonymous]

Best theme for a game: DUH!

[Anonymous]

Best Electronic/dance track: Danny Elfman vs. Paul Oakenfold “Rule The Planet”
Really rocks!!!

[Anonymous]

I’m sorry, but I have to reply to this with the answers I would give – these nominations are too good!! *grins*

Two factors that came into this while I was deciding:

******************** = personal favorite

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= overall quality according to genre

Best Score:

Edward Scissorhands
[Sleepy Hollow]<

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The Nightmare Before Christmas
Mars Attacks!
[Batman Returns]<*************************** Best Score for a Comedy: Pee-wee’s Big Adventure
Mars Attacks!
[Beetlejuice]<

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Men in Black
[Scrooged]<*************************** Best Score for a Drama/Romance: [Edward Scissorhands]<

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Sommersby
Big Fish
The Family Man
[Black Beauty]<****************************** Best Score for a Horror/Action film: Spider-man 2
[Sleepy Hollow]<

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Batman Returns
[To Die For]<*******************************
Men in Black

Best Song Composed and/or Performed by Danny Elfman:

[This is Halloween (The Nightmare Before Christmas)]<

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Twice the Love (Big Fish)
Face to Face (Batman Returns)
Floop’s Song (Spy Kids)
[Jack’s Lament (The Nightmare Before Christmas)]<********************** Best not-a-Tim Burton-film-score award: Spider-man 2
[Black Beauty]<********************
[Sommersby]<

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Dolores Clairborne
Men in Black

Best TV theme that is not “The Simpsons”:

The Dilbert Zone
[The Flash]<

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Lincoln/Mercury Campaign
Pee-wee’s Playhouse score
Tales From the Crypt

Very hard to decide between them all!! *grins* Wonderful nominations, though – I certainly wouldn’t have been able to choose. ^^ Thanks!

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