In a development that feels depressingly appropriate for the troubled journey taken by Solo: A Star Wars Story, John Powell’s score for the latest Star Wars spinoff flick was disqualified from this year’s Oscar race because Disney missed the deadline of submission.
The music for the Han Solo prequel was composed by Powell with themes from John Williams, and while the soundtrack was presented for the Academy’s consideration, Variety reports that the entry was made only after the November 15th due date and was thus deemed ineligible. And after soldiering through the departure of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller only to bomb at the box office, this latest gaffe just feels like the sad icing on the sad cake that was Solo’s 2018.
That being said, Ron Howard’s film wasn’t the only surprise disqualification from the Academy’s Original Score category this year. Variety also...
The music for the Han Solo prequel was composed by Powell with themes from John Williams, and while the soundtrack was presented for the Academy’s consideration, Variety reports that the entry was made only after the November 15th due date and was thus deemed ineligible. And after soldiering through the departure of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller only to bomb at the box office, this latest gaffe just feels like the sad icing on the sad cake that was Solo’s 2018.
That being said, Ron Howard’s film wasn’t the only surprise disqualification from the Academy’s Original Score category this year. Variety also...
- 12/13/2018
- by David Pountain
- We Got This Covered
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