The decision of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences is not the decision to announce the performance of a song nominated for the 97th Annual Academy Awards on March 2, but to focus on the songwriter, so the SOWER OFT THE SOCIETY. I put a sour notes on Ashley IRWIN. Composer and lyricist.
The Billboard asked Irwin to ask an Oscar TV broadcasting to reconsider the decision to the Awin’s Governor’s Committee.
“… This decision, which excludes the performance of the song, is presented as a mere example of the creator and the creator,” says Irwin. “What is the opportunity to enhance our craft by the academy to express the importance of music in the storytelling of the movie? Performance shares the creation of original songs of songwriter. Candidate. Eliminating the performance of a person is to silence the songwriter.
Irwin also said, “In an era where Los Angeles, a movie production house, lost the entire community and was influenced by many people, music has been inspired and healed.
The Academy probably announced one day before the name of the candidate, one day before the nomination was announced, announced the decision to present the best original song category on Wednesday (January 22). The roster does not include a large hit song, like Barbie’s “I made” last year’s winner. She wrote the song by Billy Irish in collaboration with her brother Finnie and reached 14th in the Billboard Hot 100 months before the TV broadcast.
This year’s candidates were Emilia Perez’s “El Maru”, Six Triple 8 “The Journey”, “Bird -like birds” in Sing Sing, “Mi Kamino” by Emilia Perez, Elton.・ John’s “never too late” is slow.
In a letter to the Academy members on January 22, Academy CEO Bill Crammer and Academy Chairman Janet Yang stated: We celebrate their artability through personal reflections from teams that make these songs live. All of these clarify the story and inspiration behind this year’s candidate. “
In their letters, Crammer and Yang also talked about music playing a role in other ways. “There are many more things in the store, including the strong music moment that connects the rich history of movies to a bold and exciting future.”
This is an Irwin letter.
Dear Anpas governor and producer of the 97th Academy Awards,
I am the President of the Composer Association (SCL), the best organization for a professional songwriter and composer working in movies and other visual media. All songwriters nominated for this year’s Oscar are members of SCL, as in most years. More than 4,000 members in more than 80 countries around the world, including most of the movie Academy’s music sector, are disappointed with the decision to eliminate the performance of songs nominated for the Oscar at the 97th Academy Awards. Song writers and composers have many current climate, from the decrease in royalty payment by streaming the service to the theft of intellectual property, and to enrich the “big technology” by pretending to be AI training. I am facing. Awards such as the Movie Arts and Science Academy and Oscar are always useful for amplifying and honoring the works of talented craftsmen, but this decision to eliminate songs is another example of a downturn in music. It will be presented as. Creator. What is the opportunity to enhance our craft by the academy that is assigned to express the importance of music in the storytelling of a movie? Performance shares the creation of songwriter’s original works. Eliminating the performance of the candidate is to silence the songwriter.
I understand that there is a reason behind this decision, but it is my understanding that there was no discussion with the music department. This year’s song and performance include the winners of the past Oscar, Elton John, Brandy Charille, Clement Docol & Camille, Adrian Kesada & Abraham Alexander, 16 Oscar Nominet Diane Warren. It represents a variety of artists. The performance of these songs will definitely attract more viewers. The most important thing, however, is inspired and healed by Los Angeles, a movie -produced house, lost the entire community and was affected by many people. (Here, Irwin quoted healing lyrics from four of the five nominated songs.)
Due to the quality of the talent gathered to produce Oscar, there must be a way to support songs nominated during the show. I will reconsider your decisions and respect them to provide the audience to sing and inspire them in each movie.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely
Ashley Irwin
Chairman of the Composer Association
