A. R. Rahman in Oscar race once again

Indian composer A.R. Rahman is in the Oscar race once again for the original score at the 85^thAcademy Awards. His composition for the film “”People Like Us” has found place in the long list of 104 composers vying for the nominations.

Rahman composed for the Alex Kurtzman directed “People Like Us” starring  Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, Jon Favreau and Michelle Pfeiffer.

Rahman won two Academy Awards for Best Original Music Score and Best Original Song at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009 for “Slumdog Millionaire”.

104 scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2012 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category.

The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 10, 2013.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on  February 24, 2013.   The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below in alphabetical order by film title:

1. “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,” Henry Jackman, composer
2. “After the Wizard,” Stephen Main, composer
3. “Alex Cross,” John Debney and Sebastian Morton, composers
4. “The Amazing Spider-Man,” James Horner, composer
5. “Anna Karenina,” Dario Marianelli, composer
6. “Argo,” Alexandre Desplat, composer
7. “Battleship,” Steve Jablonsky, composer
8. “The Bay,” Marcelo Zarvos, composer
9. “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” Dan Romer and Benh Zeitlin, composers
10. “Being Flynn,” Damon Gough, composer
11. “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” Thomas Newman, composer
12. “Big Miracle,” Cliff Eidelman, composer
13. “Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story,” David Cieri, composer
14. “Brave,” Patrick Doyle, composer
15. “Brooklyn Castle,” B. Satz, composer
16. “Chasing Ice,” J. Ralph, composer
17. “Chasing Mavericks,” Chad Fischer, composer
18. “Chicken with Plums,” Olivier Bernet, composer
19. “Chimpanzee,” Nicholas Hooper, composer
20. “Cloud Atlas,” Reinhold Heil and Johnny Klimek, composers
21. “Compliance,” Heather McIntosh, composer
22. “Contraband,” Clinton Shorter, composer
23. “The Dark Knight Rises,” Hans Zimmer, composer
24. “Dark Shadows,” Danny Elfman, composer
25. “Darling Companion,” James Newton Howard, composer
26. “Deadfall,” Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders, composers
27. “The Dictator,” Erran Baron Cohen, composer
28. “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax,” John Powell, composer
29. “End of Watch,” David Sardy, composer
30. “Ethel,” Miriam Cutler, composer
31. “Flight,” Alan Silvestri, composer
32. “For a Good Time, Call…” John Swihart, composer
33. “For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada,” James Horner, composer
34. “Frankenweenie,” Danny Elfman, composer
35. “Fun Size,” Deborah Lurie, composer
36. “Girl in Progress,” Christopher Lennertz, composer
37. “The Grey,” Marc Streitenfeld, composer
38. “The Guilt Trip,” Christophe Beck, composer
39. “Hidden Moon,” Luis Bacalov, composer
40. “Hitchcock,” Danny Elfman, composer
41. “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” Howard Shore, composer
42. “Hotel Transylvania,” Mark Mothersbaugh, composer
43. “House at the End of the Street,” Theo Green, composer
44. “The Hunger Games,” James Newton Howard, composer
45. “Hyde Park on Hudson,” Jeremy Sams, composer
46. “Ice Age Continental Drift,” John Powell, composer
47. “The Impossible,” Fernando Velázquez, composer
48. “Jack Reacher,” Joe Kraemer, composer
49. “John Carter,” Michael Giacchino, composer
50. “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,” Andrew Lockington, composer
51. “Lawless,” Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, composers
52. “Life of Pi,” Mychael Danna, composer
53. “Lincoln,” John Williams, composer
54. “Lola Versus,” Will Bates and Philip Mossman, composers
55. “Looper,” Nathan Johnson, composer
56. “The Lucky One,” Mark Isham, composer
57. “LUV,” Nuno Malo, composer
58. “The Man with the Iron Fists,” RZA and Howard Drossin, composers
59. “Marvel’s The Avengers,” Alan Silvestri, composer
60. “The Master,” Jonny Greenwood, composer
61. “Men in Black 3,” Danny Elfman, composer
62. “Middle of Nowhere,” Kathryn Bostic, composer
63. “Mirror Mirror,” Alan Menken, composer
64. “The Odd Life of Timothy Green,” Geoff Zanelli, composer
65. “On the Road,” Gustavo Santaolalla, composer
66. “The Pardon,” Ashley Irwin, composer
67. “Parental Guidance,” Marc Shaiman, composer
68. “People Like Us,” A.R. Rahman, composer
69. “The Possession,” Anton Sanko, composer
70. “Prometheus,” Marc Streitenfeld, composer
71. “Promised Land,” Danny Elfman, composer
72. “The Raid: Redemption,” Mike Shinoda and Joseph Trapanese, composers
73. “Red Tails,” Terence Blanchard, composer
74. “Rise of the Guardians,” Alexandre Desplat, composer
75. “Ruby Sparks,” Nick Urata, composer
76. “Safe House,” Ramin Djawadi, composer
77. “Safety Not Guaranteed,” Ryan Miller, composer
78. “Saint Dracula,” Sreevalsan J. Menon, composer
79. “Savages,” Adam Peters, composer
80. “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World,” Rob Simonsen and Jonathan Sadoff, composers
81. “The Sessions,” Marco Beltrami, composer
82. “Sinister,” Christopher Young, composer
83. “Skyfall,” Thomas Newman, composer
84. “Smashed,” Eric D. Johnson and Andy Cabic, composers
85. “Snow White and the Huntsman,” James Newton Howard, composer
86. “Taken 2,” Nathaniel Mechaly, composer
87. “Ted,” Walter Murphy, composer
88. “Think Like a Man,” Christopher Lennertz, composer
89. “This Means War,” Christophe Beck, composer
90. “A Thousand Words,” John Debney, composer
91. “The Three Stooges,” John Debney, composer
92. “Trashed,” Vangelis, composer
93. “Trouble with the Curve,” Marco Beltrami, composer
94. “21 Jump Street,” Mark Mothersbaugh, composer
95. “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2,” Carter Burwell, composer
96. “Until They Are Home,” Jamie Dunlap, composer
97. “War of the Worlds The True Story,” Jamie Hall, composer
98. “The Watch,” Christophe Beck, composer
99. “West of Memphis,” Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, composers
100. “Where Do We Go Now?” Khaled Mouzanar, composer
101. “Won’t Back Down,” Marcelo Zarvos, composer
102. “The Words,” Marcelo Zarvos, composer
103. “Wreck-It Ralph,” Henry Jackman, composer
104. “Zero Dark Thirty,” Alexandre Desplat, composer

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