Following the announcement of the nominations for this year’s Academy Awards, reactions from all nominated composers have appeared online.
John Powell on How to Train Your Dragon:
Visit Movieline for a short interview with Powell on his very first Oscar nomination and also check out Variety and The Hollywood Reporter for a short reaction from the composer.
Alexandre Desplat on The King’s Speech:
Check out a short quote in Variety and The Wrap on his fourth (and third consecutive) nomination for Tom Hooper’s movie which received the most nominations for any film today.
Hans Zimmer on Inception:
Check out this interview on Movieline for Zimmer’s reaction on his ninth nomination and the lack of nomination for Inception’s director Christopher Nolan.
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross on The Social Network:
A short interview with Reznor on his first nomination can be found at Movieline. Also check out statements from the Golden Globe winner in Entertainment Weekly, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter.
A.R. Rahman on 127 Hours:
Reaction quotes from Rahman on his fourth and fifth Oscar nomination can be found at Variety, The Wrap and The Hollywood Reporter.
Alan Menken on Tangled:
Broadway World, Broadway.Com, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter posted a couple of quotes from the composer on his 19th Academy Award nomination in the Best Original Song category.
Randy Newman on Toy Story 3:
Two short statements from the composer on his song nomination (and 20th nomination in total) can be found at Variety and The Hollywood Reporter.
