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Rahman in Oscar race for 127 Hours
After bagging a Golden Globe nomination, music maestro A R Rahman is once again in Oscar race with his song If I Rise from 127 Hours making it to the Academy shortlist for the Original Song category.
A total of 41 tunes, including the number that Rahman wrote for Danny
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* Golden Globe nomination for AR Rahman
Boyle's film, will be judged for Oscar considerations by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.
Clips featuring the songs will be viewed by the members of the music branch, who will vote to determine the final nominees on January 6, Academy's official website said unveiling the list today.
RahmanIt is a happy coincident for Rahman, who had a similar golden run in the award circuits in 2009. The 44-year-old singer-composer won his first Golden Globe in 2009 in the Best Original Score category for Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, which also went on to fetch him two Oscar statuettes later.
The musician's song for Couples Retreat had also made it to the shortlist last year but failed to fetch a nomination for him.
Rahman has already received rave reviews for his music in 127 Hours, starring James Franco as real-life mountain climber Aron Ralston, who cut off his arm to escape from beneath a boulder after being trapped for more than five days.
If I Rise is a collaboration between Rahman and American popstar Dido.
Musical Burlesque with its three songs is leading the shortlist while two tunes each from Black Tulip, Country Strong and Despicable Me are in the race.
To be selected for the nominations, a song must score an 8.25 rating or higher and Academy members are known to be choosy when it comes to rounding up the nomination list, which could feature as few as two songs or none.
If only one song receives a 8.25 score, that song and the song with next highest score will be selected as nominees. A maximum of five nominees will be chosen.
This year's shortlist includes Randy Newman for his contribution to the Disney-Pixar toon Toy Story 3 song We Belong Together, You Haven't Seen the Last of Me and Bound to You from Burlesque; I See the Light, Coming Home from Country Strong and There's a Place for Us from Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
The nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards will be unveiled January 25 while the award ceremony will take place on February 27 at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood.
Source:hindustantimes
A total of 41 tunes, including the number that Rahman wrote for Danny
related stories
* Golden Globe nomination for AR Rahman
Boyle's film, will be judged for Oscar considerations by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.
Clips featuring the songs will be viewed by the members of the music branch, who will vote to determine the final nominees on January 6, Academy's official website said unveiling the list today.
RahmanIt is a happy coincident for Rahman, who had a similar golden run in the award circuits in 2009. The 44-year-old singer-composer won his first Golden Globe in 2009 in the Best Original Score category for Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, which also went on to fetch him two Oscar statuettes later.
The musician's song for Couples Retreat had also made it to the shortlist last year but failed to fetch a nomination for him.
Rahman has already received rave reviews for his music in 127 Hours, starring James Franco as real-life mountain climber Aron Ralston, who cut off his arm to escape from beneath a boulder after being trapped for more than five days.
If I Rise is a collaboration between Rahman and American popstar Dido.
Musical Burlesque with its three songs is leading the shortlist while two tunes each from Black Tulip, Country Strong and Despicable Me are in the race.
To be selected for the nominations, a song must score an 8.25 rating or higher and Academy members are known to be choosy when it comes to rounding up the nomination list, which could feature as few as two songs or none.
If only one song receives a 8.25 score, that song and the song with next highest score will be selected as nominees. A maximum of five nominees will be chosen.
This year's shortlist includes Randy Newman for his contribution to the Disney-Pixar toon Toy Story 3 song We Belong Together, You Haven't Seen the Last of Me and Bound to You from Burlesque; I See the Light, Coming Home from Country Strong and There's a Place for Us from Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
The nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards will be unveiled January 25 while the award ceremony will take place on February 27 at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood.
Source:hindustantimes
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Rahman gets Golden Globe nomination again
It doesn't get bigger than this for A.R. Rahman. The double Oscar winning Indian composer has bagged a Golden Globe nomination for Danny Boyle's "127 Hours", having already won the trophy once for the director's mega sweep " Slumdog Millionaire" in 2009.
This is the 44-year-old's second flick at Hollywood's second most prestigious annual movie prize after Boyle's Mumbai-based multiple-Oscar award wining underdog drama "Slumdog Millionaire". Rahman won two Oscars and a Golden Globe for his number "Jai ho" in the movie.
The Chennai-based composer is competing in the same section as before - Original Score for a motion picture category - with the likes of Alexandre Desplat ("The King's Speech"), Danny Elfman ("Alice in Wonderland"), Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross ("The Social Network"), and Hans Zimmer ("Inception").
Bollywood was on cloud nine with its leading musician's feat.
"AR Rahman nominated for Golden Globe for '127 Hours' score. Marching to another Oscar?" tweeted filmmaker Shekhar Kapur.
The soundtrack of "127 Hours" includes the popular song "If I Rise", a collaboration between Rahman and pop star Dido.
Starring "Spider-Man" star James Franco, the movie is a biopic about mountaineer Aron Ralston, who was trapped in a canyon in Utah for five days by a boulder that fell on his right arm and he freed himself by amputating the limb.
Ralston recently even complimented the composer on his music in the film by sending him a hand-written note.
It read: "For A.R, Thank you for bringing your amazing music to my story - if only I had your soundtrack in the canyon, I could've lasted another 127 hours. Best Wishes, A.R. (Aron Ralston)."
Fondly called the Mozart of Madras, Rahman was honoured with a Padma Bhushan this year.
The shy musician also has two gramophones on his shelf that he won at the 52nd Grammy Awards for his music in "Slumdog Millionaire".
The only defeat he had had was at this year's Oscars ceremony when his number " Na Na" from his Hollywood debut venture "Couple's Retreat" failed to win a nomination in the Best Original Song category at the gala.
Source: The Times of India
This is the 44-year-old's second flick at Hollywood's second most prestigious annual movie prize after Boyle's Mumbai-based multiple-Oscar award wining underdog drama "Slumdog Millionaire". Rahman won two Oscars and a Golden Globe for his number "Jai ho" in the movie.
The Chennai-based composer is competing in the same section as before - Original Score for a motion picture category - with the likes of Alexandre Desplat ("The King's Speech"), Danny Elfman ("Alice in Wonderland"), Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross ("The Social Network"), and Hans Zimmer ("Inception").
Bollywood was on cloud nine with its leading musician's feat.
"AR Rahman nominated for Golden Globe for '127 Hours' score. Marching to another Oscar?" tweeted filmmaker Shekhar Kapur.
The soundtrack of "127 Hours" includes the popular song "If I Rise", a collaboration between Rahman and pop star Dido.
Starring "Spider-Man" star James Franco, the movie is a biopic about mountaineer Aron Ralston, who was trapped in a canyon in Utah for five days by a boulder that fell on his right arm and he freed himself by amputating the limb.
Ralston recently even complimented the composer on his music in the film by sending him a hand-written note.
It read: "For A.R, Thank you for bringing your amazing music to my story - if only I had your soundtrack in the canyon, I could've lasted another 127 hours. Best Wishes, A.R. (Aron Ralston)."
Fondly called the Mozart of Madras, Rahman was honoured with a Padma Bhushan this year.
The shy musician also has two gramophones on his shelf that he won at the 52nd Grammy Awards for his music in "Slumdog Millionaire".
The only defeat he had had was at this year's Oscars ceremony when his number " Na Na" from his Hollywood debut venture "Couple's Retreat" failed to win a nomination in the Best Original Song category at the gala.
Source: The Times of India
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
The top five Malayalam songs are:
5. Elam Neela
Singer(s): Sreevalsan J. Menon
Music: Sreevalsan J. Menon
Album: Laptop
4. Elam Neela
Singer(s): Sreevalsan J. Menon
Music: Sreevalsan J. Menon
Album: Laptop
3. Santhiyude Theerangal 1
Singer(s): Yesudas
Music: Vijay Krishna
Album: Brahmastram
2. Ennunni Poovinoru
Singer(s): Janaki
Music: Edvin Abraham
Album: Kanalkannadi
1. Assal Assalayi (Mizhiyil)
Singer(s): Sreenivas, Rahul Raj, Sujatha
Music: Rahul Raj
Album: Mayabazar
Singer(s): Sreevalsan J. Menon
Music: Sreevalsan J. Menon
Album: Laptop
4. Elam Neela
Singer(s): Sreevalsan J. Menon
Music: Sreevalsan J. Menon
Album: Laptop
3. Santhiyude Theerangal 1
Singer(s): Yesudas
Music: Vijay Krishna
Album: Brahmastram
2. Ennunni Poovinoru
Singer(s): Janaki
Music: Edvin Abraham
Album: Kanalkannadi
1. Assal Assalayi (Mizhiyil)
Singer(s): Sreenivas, Rahul Raj, Sujatha
Music: Rahul Raj
Album: Mayabazar
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