Bollywood Music maestro A.R.Rehman now a regular performer at Oscars!

Hans Zimmer and Pharell Williams with A.R.Rehman, Sheila E and Ann Marie Calhoun

 A.R. Rehman in the pic with Ann Marie Calhoun

Music maestro AR Rahman, who had performed at the Academy awards last year, returned to the prestigious ceremony as a part of the Oscars house band this year! At the 84th Academy Awards, 2012 , composer Hans Zimmer was the show's musical consultant with Pharell Williams, and the team of A.R.Rehman, Esperenza Spalding, Sheila E, Giorgio Moroder, and Junkie XL.

This years ceremony  had great  cinematic music  with a little spice in the sound and vocals. Performing from the Kodak Theatres balconies , the interesting mix of star musicians played in between each award and during  the commercial breaks along with the orchestra below the stage.

With lack of music performances at the Oscars this year, the house band with some recognizable talent was a crucial move by the academy .  The only performance was  Grammy-winner Esperanza Spaulding‘s rendition  of Louis Armstrong's 'What A Wonderful World' for the  “In Memoriam” segment with The Southern California Children’s Chorus, as a tribute to the dozens of entertainment industry professionals who died in the last 12 months. 

A.R.REHMAN, the bollywood composer and music director, who won two Oscars in 2009 for Slumdog Millionaire besides performing  on the Oscar stage in 2009, also had performed last year 2011 at the Oscars, playing  his tracks from the film 127 Hours.

He tweeted  “Oscar sangamam - If you are watching the Oscars live, catch our Oscar superband headed by Hans Zimmer perform tonight”. He also posted the  picture with the oscar house band  on his Facebook.





The compilation is called Celebrate The Music
 http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/celebrate-music-84th-academy/id505624696
The 84th Academy Awards – Celebrate The Music (2012)
01 – Hans Zimmer – Celebrate The Oscars
02 – Pharrell Williams – It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got Pharrell
03 – Esperanza Spalding – Sunrise On Bleecker Street
04 – Giorgio Moroder – Giorgio’s New Dancing Shoes
05 – Junkie XL – D Generation
06 – Sheila E. – Bump The E.
07 – A.R. Rahman – Oscar Sangamam
08 – Esperanza Spalding & The Southern California Children’s Chorus – What A Wonderful World