At Sunday's (March 10) 2024 Oscars, Scott George led a powerful performance with the Osage Tribal Singers of “Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People),” his nominated song from Killers of the Flower Moon.
A scene from the Martin Scorsese-directed film introduced the performance, leading to a wide shot of a large drum that had nine tribal musicians beating on it, while 19 other singers and dancers surrounded the drum in a circle. The stage was lit with a red backdrop and a giant glowing sun in the center, with all the musicians gathered in front.
Scorsese and the rest of the crowd gave the short but impressive performance a hearty round of applause, matching the celebratory nature of the nominated song.
George, the first Native American to earn a Best Original Song Oscar nomination, said Advertising sign in an interview published last month that his biggest challenge Flower moon process was the submission of the song for Oscar.
“None of our music is written,” he shared. “Memory keeps everything. But one of the [Oscar] submission requirements were that it be in written form. And I happen to know a person who took it several years ago as part of their education… And so he used this notebook that you had to take home in elementary school to find all the notes and write them all down. Within three to four days, he completed it and we submitted it on time.”
George is a rival of Diane Warren (“The Fire Inside” from Flamin' Hot) Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt (“I'm Just Ken” from Barbie) Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson (“It Never Went Away” from American Accord) and Billie Eilish and Finneas (“What Was I Made For?” from Barbie) for the achievement in the category of music written for motion pictures (original song).
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