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The same bullshit happened last time with Batman Begins, now it’s happening again for The Dark Knight. Dark Knight is being disqualified from receiving any Oscars for their score is because they list 5 total composers that have worked on the score. Shouldn’t the Academy reward someone with the best sounding score that serves its purpose. AND not have it based on who composed what or how many people help compose the score. This is just bullshit because The Dark Knight had one of the best scores this year.

From Variety:
Sources inside the committee said that the big issue was the fact that five names were listed as composers on the music cue sheet, the official studio document that specifies every piece of music (along with its duration and copyright owner) in the film.

Zimmer said, in an interview with Variety prior to this week’s Acad action, that listing multiple names on the cue sheet was a way of financially rewarding parts of the music team who helped make the overall work successful. (Performing-rights societies like ASCAP and BMI use the cue sheet to distribute royalties to composers.)

Zimmer, Howard and the other three individuals — music editor Alex Gibson, ambient music designer Mel Wesson and composer Lorne Balfe — reportedly signed an affidavit stating that the score was primarily the work of Zimmer and Howard.
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