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Star Wars named best score by AFI, Empire not even in top 250!

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I just went on the AFI site and saw that Star Wars had been named greatest film score ever. However, Empire, for whatever reason, did not qualify. That's pretty lame IMO. People can argue its a sequel, so it uses recycled themes and doesnt' count. But almost all the major themes in this film were brand spaning new. I bet most of the people who voted for Star Wars think the Imperial March was in that film. No seriously!

Sorry, AFI, but your lists are jokes.
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Originally posted by: JennyS1138

Sorry, AFI, but your lists are jokes.


I think we've encountered the root of all discrepancies(sp?) right here.
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I agree that star wars, the first one is the best score of all time.

I would make star trek tmp by goldsmith a close second.

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Originally posted by: JennyS1138
I just went on the AFI site and saw that Star Wars had been named greatest film score ever. However, Empire, for whatever reason, did not qualify. That's pretty lame IMO. People can argue its a sequel, so it uses recycled themes and doesnt' count. But almost all the major themes in this film were brand spaning new. I bet most of the people who voted for Star Wars think the Imperial March was in that film. No seriously!

Sorry, AFI, but your lists are jokes.


Maybe they considered Star Wars as a whole, including all the films.
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It said Star Wars (1977). Obviously the first one was a classic and is a huge reason why the film was a success, but to not include Empire which has the most famous theme in the saga, is a bit weird. I don't think there are 250 scores superior to Empire.
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I refuse to believe that there is an absolute greatest score of all time. There is NO one score that is greater than all the rest, there are simply many, many, MANY great ones. The score for the original Star Wars is great, and so is Empire, but I agree that is strange that Empire is not on the list.
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Not saying I agree, but it is probably meaning the entire series, even if they say Star Wars specifically. Sort of like when they don't give academy awards or few academy awards to the first movie or so in the series, but all of them to the last. Like they did with LOTR.
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Originally posted by: Number20
Not saying I agree, but it is probably meaning the entire series, even if they say Star Wars specifically. Sort of like when they don't give academy awards or few academy awards to the first movie or so in the series, but all of them to the last. Like they did with LOTR.


So does that mean that Sith will win best picture for the entire series? Hehe. Actually, I think the Star Wars saga deserves an honorary Oscar. It's too good, too important, etc not to be recognized in that way.
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maybe the imperial march will be added one day *shifty eyes*