Rahman once again in race for Oscar
PTI
LOS ANGELES, DEC 16
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 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.
It is a happy coincidence 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.
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.
