An absurdist satire, a horror story, science-fiction, a historical drama, a black comedy: this year’s Oscar-nominated composers were called to score a variety of engaging scenarios. But they had one thing in common: a special scene in which they could take pride, moments where music made a difference in each film.
For Ludwig Göransson, up for Oscars in both song and score categories, it was the juke joint scene in “Sinners” where Preacherboy (Miles Caton) sings “I Lied to You” and, thanks to director Ryan Coogler’s restless camera, we see images of music-making from throughout Black history, from African drummers to a Jimi Hendrix-style guitarist to modern-day hip-hop artists
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