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Scores of 2006

Knowing me, Hans Zimmer has to take the top slots in this rating. Well, here goes…

  1. Da Vinci Code: Respect it people, it’s now an Oscar nominated score. The dark, brooding, atmospheric pieces are a delight to hear. Specially, Chevaliers de Sangreal. Word of caution though, DO NOT listen to Kyrie for the Magdalene. It’s the best possible lullaby there can be.
  2. Dead Man’s Chest: Zimmer took the original swashbuckling music and added dark under currents, while still retaining Captain Jack Sparrow’s playfullness to it to make an awesome compilation. Special mention: last 2 minutes of Wheel of Fortune.
  3. Casino Royale: The new orchestrations and gradual build up to the climatic Bond theme make this David Arnold score very, very different from the previous Bond scores.
  4. Superman Returns: Technically speaking, it wasn’t an original score. Almost all of the music was a rehash of Williams’ older compositions.

And then, the worst.

  1. The Prestige: WHAT WAS JULLYAN THINKING??? Tied notes don’t always work.
  2. Mission Impossible III: Personally, I liked Elfman’s version to Giacchino’s.
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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of 2006

Sorry, GQ, another idea I’ve ripped from you.

I guess it’s sort of late for this post, but then with GQ backing the wrong pics for the Oscars, I’d like to make clear what my choices are…

  • Casino Royale: The best Bond movie with the best Bond. Can’t wait for its sequel (rumored to be based on Fleming’s Risico). Awesome (and believable) stunts and great music.

  • Da Vinci Code: Don’t get brainwashed by GQ and SA. This was a good movie. Hanks was a bit wooden faced towards the end, but does it really matter?

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest: Depp reprising his Oscar nominated role in a film scored by Hans Zimmer and shot in the Caribbean. What could be better??
    And then, the mediocre…

  • The Prestige: Are you watching closely? was the tagline. Looks like I was watching a bit too closely. Because, I had the film worked out by the interval, while Eeshan Chatterjee was still completely at sea, even after the credits had rolled. And, David Jullyan made a complete mess of the music.
  • Ice Age II- The Meltdown: Cute and decent little film, but with a predictable storyline.

And finally, take out the trash…
All Hindi movie except RDB and LRM.

Movies I missed…

  • M:I:III: Really don’t know how I managed to miss this one.
  • Superman Returns: Probably had something to do with the fact that I didn’t think Brandon Routh was a worthy successor to Christopher Reeve.
  • Borat: ARE THEY GONNA RELEASE THE DAMN MOVIE IN INDIA OR NOT????