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Mar 13, 2023 · The academy proved it does Sunday night when the heel-tapping “Naatu Naatu,” from Indian blockbuster “RRR,” won the Oscar for original song, making history in the process.
The winner will be announced during the 95th Oscars on Sunday, March 12. MORE: Listen to the 2023 Best Original Score Nominees. In the meantime, listen to this year's Best Original Song nominees below.
Mar 13, 2023 · The song, from the Indian Telugu-language epic RRR, won the Academy Award for Best Original Song on Sunday, becoming the first song from an Indian film to win in the category.
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The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is presented to the songwriters who have composed the best original song written specifically for a film.
- “Naatu Naatu” RRR (Pen Studios) Music by M.M. Keeravani; Lyric by Chandrabose
- All Quiet on The Western Front Volker Bertelmann
- Babylon Justin Hurwitz
- The Banshees of Inisherin Carter Burwell
- Everything Everywhere All at Once Son Lux
- The Fabelmans John Williams
Composer Keeravani and artist-lyricist Chandrabose have been making music for 33 and 28 years, respectively. This is the first Oscar nomination for both. The global hit “Naatu Naatu” soundtracks the most vibrant and upbeat scene in the otherwise battle-filled film. Why is it important this song is Oscar-nominated? Chandrabose:I [have written] 3,600...
This is the German composer’s second Oscar nod, but his first on his own and his first under his own name. He went by Hauschka when he was nominated alongside Dustin O’Halloran six years ago for scoring Lion. Like that film, All Quiet on the Western Frontis a best picture nominee. What led you to change from crediting yourself as Hauschka to using ...
Hurwitz is a two-time Oscar winner, for best original score and song for La La Land. Babylon is his fifth film with director Damien Chazelle. The movie takes place in the 1920s and the score uses traditional jazz instruments, but how did you come up with something that doesn’t sound like jazz from that era? We’re using the lineup that would be at a...
Burwell’s fourth film with director Martin McDonagh earns him his third Oscar nomination. The movie received nine total nods. The movie, in many ways, seems like a Brothers Grimm fairy tale. Did you see it that way? Yes. I was about halfway through writing the music and was reading the Grimm version of Cinderellato my daughter. We got to the part w...
Son Lux — the experimental trio of Ryan Lott, Ian Chang and Rafiq Bhatia — was tasked with creating a grounding score to soundtrack this aptly titled, multidimensional film. With this nomination, Chang becomes the first Hong Kong-born composer to be recognized. What universe was the most fun to score for? Ian Chang:The opera universe was really fun...
Williams’ 53 total Oscar nods (including five for best original song) are second only to Walt Disney. “It’s nearly impossible to imagine such a number of nominations,” the five-time winner says. Here, he was charged with scoring the semi-autobiographical story of director Steven Spielberg’s life. What pressure did you have scoring this picture give...
Mar 13, 2023 · Here are the musical performances from the 95th Academy Awards, all nominees for the Oscar for Best Original Song. Performers included Rihanna, Lady Gaga, and more.
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