Obviously, it's impossible to judge a
film's soundtrack before it's released, or even recorded which may be
the case with many of this year's upcoming prospects. Thankfully for
us obsessive prognosticators, the music branch has some old habits
that can lay the foundation for early guesswork. For starters, they
are notoriously insular, usually only choosing one or two first-time
nominees per year in the Best Original Score category.
