78th Annual Academy Awards

What is the song that is played in the montage about watching old/er movies on big screens... right before the host said that he was out of clips... It was a very mysterious-esque soundtrack song... I think it may be in like... harry potter or something.




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Staples

Originally posted by staples@Mar 5 2006, 07:01 PM
What is the song that is played in the montage about watching old/er movies on big screens... right before the host said that he was out of clips... It was a very mysterious-esque soundtrack song... I think it may be in like... harry potter or something.

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The Epic Film Montage (introduced by Jake Gyllenhaal) was underscored by music from the following:
- West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein)
- Ben Hur? (definitely sounded like one of Miklos Rozsa's epic scores)
- Lord of the Rings (Howard Shore)
- E.T. (John Williams)

As for the other montages...

Opening Montage:
- ? (original?)
- Possibly a snippet from John William's American Journey
- The Polar Express (Alan Silvestri)
- ?

Westerns Montage (introduced by Jon Stewar):
- ?

Biopics Montage:
- ? (Michael Nyman?)

Issue Films Montage (Samuel L. Jackson)
- Billy the Kid [ballet] (Aaron Copland)
- "Hoe Down" from Rodeo (Aaron Copland)
- "Corral Nocturne" from Rodeo (Aaron Copland)
- Billy the Kid [ballet] (Aaron Copland)

Robert Altman Montage (Lily Tomlin and Meryl Streep)
- mostly original film audio but there may have been something else at the end

In Memoriam (George Clooney)
- Now, Voyager (Max Steiner)

Can anyone help to fill in the gaps?

Oops... I forgot one:

Film Noir Montage (Lauren Bacall)
- L.A. Confidential (Jerry Goldsmith)
- Laura (David Raksin)
- ? (Max Steiner? Key Largo?)
- L.A. Confidential (Jerry Goldsmith)

The beginning of the OPENING MONTAGE was not original. It's the Main Title from 101 DALMATIONS by Michael Kamen.


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Listen to the Main Title (track 2)

Thanks for the correction, MusicGuy!

So now it's:

Opening Montage:
- 101 Dalmations (Michael Kamen)
- The Polar Express (Alan Silvestri)
- ? (the very ending)

(The American Journey bit I thought I heard was in fact part of 101 DALMATIONS.)

A friend helped me ID the last segment of the Opening Montage:

Opening Montage:
- 101 Dalmatians (Michael Kamen)
- The Polar Express (Alan Silvestri)
- Anastasia (David Newman)