Just to clarify, ARR cannot win three awards. He has three nominations in a total of two categories. He can only win a maximum of two. Thanks.
--- In [email protected], Madhavan Rajan <rsamadhu2...@...> wrote: > > I liked all three songs that were nominated. I hope AR does a hattrick at > Oscars (Bagging all three awards!). However, I will be happy even if Peter > Gabriel wins his first Oscar. > > One more thing I would like to quote - Martin Scorcese has created better > films than his own Departed, but academy honoured him for his work in > Departed. So, let's not worry about the academy's choice and instead just > say, if one wins Oscar it's for what he has given to the society till date. > > On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 1:52 PM, V S Rawat <vsra...@...> wrote: > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > -- > Cheers, > Madhavan.R > Be a Music Fan; not a Music Pirate! >
