I heard Wall-E's Down to Earth by Peter Gabriel. I think that is the song nominated for Oscar in the category of SDM songs.
The song seems good, but English music has had enumerable equally good or even better songs compared to that, whereas our man's SDM songs have a novelty value as international level music from India. And something in this song reminds me of some of Bryan Adams' songs and even his voice, not able to pinpoint which one. Anyone. -- Rawat On 2/10/2009 10:02 AM India Time, _Gopal Srinivasan_ wrote: > 'Slumdog' vs. 'Wall-E' for best song > No clear frontrunner among Oscar nominees > By JON BURLINGAME > > For the third time in the past 20 years, music-branch voters chose only three > tunes as best > song nominees. Two are from the same movie, and two of the singers are > world-class world-music > recording artists. > > There is no clear-cut favorite this year, unlike, say, eight years ago when > Bob Dylan's win for > "Things Have Changed" was a foregone conclusion, or the year of "Titanic" and > its ubiquitous > Celine Dion song. What happens Feb. 22 depends several factors. > > First, the "Slumdog" phenomenon: Both of the key songs in "Slumdog > Millionaire" are nominated, > both co-written by leading Indian composer A.R. Rahman (who is also nominated > for his original > score). The soundtrack album is rising fast on the charts, so a "Slumdog" win > would not > surprise. > > But which song? Will voters remember that it was "Jai Ho" that was performed > as an elaborately > choreographed, Bollywood-style dance number in the Mumbai train station at > the end of the > movie? > > "Jai Ho," with Indian lyrics by poet Gulzar, may be the most talked-about > musical moment from > year-end films. And Oscar voters, excited about the prospect of seeing the > number re-created on > the telecast, may be thinking about that when filling out their ballots. If > it wins, it will be > only the second foreign-language song to do so (after 2004's "Al otro lado > del rio" from "The > Motorcycle Diaries"). > > But Rahman's collaboration with London-born, Sri Lankan-raised Maya > Arulpragasam -- better > known to the pop world as M.I.A. -- on "O... Saya" may resonate with younger > voters for its > pounding rhythms, electronica sound and rap-style vocals. That song's used > earlier in the film, > as police chase poor youngsters from an airport tarmac through the streets. > > "Slumdog's" competition is the song from the end of the Disney-Pixar movie > "Wall-E," co-written > by Thomas Newman (also nominated for his score) and Peter Gabriel. The nom is > Gabriel's first > despite having composed scores for such films as "The Last Temptation of > Christ" and > "Rabbit-Proof Fence." > > Eight of the past 20 song statuettes have gone to tunes from animated movies > (all Disney pics > but one). And nine of the past 20 have gone to popular artists (including > Gabriel's ex-Genesis > bandmate Phil Collins, for "Tarzan," another Disney toon). Also, Gabriel's > human-rights and > environmental activism would seem to coincide with the politics of many Acad > voters. > > And, in recent years, voters have spread the Oscar wealth among multiple > pics. A "Slumdog" > score win could translate into a "Wall-E" song win. > > http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117999867.html?categoryId=3275&cs=1
