Jon Burlingame The trio of composers behind Disney-Pixar’s “Soul” won the Oscar for best original score Sunday night. It was the first Academy Award for jazz artist Jon Batiste and the second for Nine Inch Nail rock writers-turned-film composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Finch.Batiste becomes only the second Black composer to clinch the original score award in the 86-year history of the category. (Herbie Hancock was the first, for 1986’s “Round Midnight,” another film sporting a jazz backdrop.)“God gave us 12 notes,” Batiste said at the podium. “It’s the same 12 notes Duke Ellington had, Bach had, Nina Simone….
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