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At the 89th Academy Awards that ended yesterday, the song "City of Stars" in "City of Philharmonic" beat hits such as Justin Timberlake's "Can't Stop the Feeling!" and Sting's "The Empty Chair" to win the Award for Best Original Song. Composer Justin Hurwitz and lyrics team Benj Pasek and Justin Paul took the trophy, and justin hurwitz also won best original score.
But sting and timberlake don't need to be too discouraged, after all, there are many excellent works in history that have failed this award. If you're a musician who wants to win an Oscar, you need not only a good enough piece, but also a good movie and a director who understands you.
There are many examples of musicians and directors agreeing, such as the successful collaboration between folk rock duo Simon and Garfunkel and Mike Nichols in The Graduate, and aimee mann's classic ending song "Save Me" for Paul Thomas anderson's film Magnolia.
We listed 8 musicians who have the strength to win the Oscar and thought of the best director partner for them.
alicia keys 和 damien chazelle
Damien Chazelle made "Burst Drummer" in 2014, received five Oscar nominations, and composer Justin Hurwitz, who is in charge of the music section, also received three major award nominations, including a Grammy. Then, damien chazelle's "Philharmonic City" received 14 nominations at the just-concluded Oscars, two songs nominated for Best Original Song, and won Best Score. So obviously, Chazelle has a set of music in the film, and maybe he can work with any good creator, but I think Alicia Keys is the best match for him. Keys' voice is particularly well suited to singing that kind of "self-awakening" into moving songs.
tom petty 和 cameron crowe
Thanks to his background as a former music journalist, Cameron Crowe ("Near Fame", "Mr. Sweetheart") belongs to the most musically savvy type of people in Hollywood. Tom Petty also proved his ability to compose music for the film in the movie "Love is Only".
The two of them should have been a natural couple. Imagine how petty's "free fallin", lyrics to "all the vampires walkin' through the valley, match Crowe's "Open American Academy."
tom waits 和 darren aronofsky
Some say led zeppelin is the only rock band that can compete with beatles; others say tom waits are the only singer-songwriters who can compete with bob dylan. One of the characteristics of Tom Waits is the diversity of his works, he can write any kind of beautiful ballad, but also can play rock and roll. It must be interesting to pair him with aronofsky, the film's representative of the independent spirit (Requiem for Dreams, Black Swan), and you can imagine how enjoyable the collaboration between the two artists would be.
the national 和 paul thomas anderson
As we said at the beginning, Anderson and Mann have collaborated on one of the best soundtracks of the last two decades in Magnolia. The National, in 2011's "Win-Win," was nominated for best song by the Houston Film Critics Association for the song "Think You Can Wait." While they may not fit as well as Mann and Anderson, there is also a sense of imagery and literature in their music. If Anderson wants to find a new partner like Mann, the national can definitely help him hit the Oscars again.
michael stipe 和 jason reitman
Michael Stipe is the lead singer of alternative rock band R.E. .m., who transformed into an Instagram fan and visual artist after the band disbanded. But as you can tell from his performance of honoring David Bowie on the tonight show, he still maintains a good vocal state. And he did say last year that he wanted to return to music. Director Reitman ("In the Clouds", "Juno") is very passionate about alternative music and has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director twice. So if Skip can get back to the music world with an Oscar, it would be great.
Aerosmith and Martin scorese
Scorese's understanding of music is often overlooked. His "layla" with the blues band Derek and the dominos in the movie "Good Guys" is the best musical and film-based model you'll ever see. He also made the rolling stones documentary Shine. Scorese clearly loves classic rock 'n' roll, and imagine how classic it would be for his film to end with the soundtrack of Aerosmith.
jay-z 和 quentin tarantino
If you ask those musicians which director they most want to work with, two names are often mentioned: tarantino and tim burton. But few musicians have the creativity to match the cinematic world of Tarantino ("Falling Dogs", "Pulp Fiction"). But I think Jay Z may be able to, whether it's "empire state of mind" or "99 problems", there is also a bluff gesture in his music. And Jay Z also loves the entertainment industry, and maybe an Oscar will add color to his already successful enough career.
alanis morissette 和 sofia coppola
The experiences of the two artists are very similar: both have long enough careers in their respective fields and are respected, and they both have one work that far overshadows their others. For Morissette it was the album Jagged Little Pill, for Coppola it was Lost in Tokyo. Moreover, both are very concerned about women's themes.
Coppola's 2013 film "Pearls" and the upcoming new film "Under the Peony Blossom" have an all-female cast. Last year morissette published an article in Time magazine about the women's revolution. Moreover, Morissette has starred in music videos directed by Coppola. It was a match made in heaven!
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