Oscar 2025: the tribute to Quincy Jones and the other performances
After being honored in the traditional “Memoriam” moment of the Grammy last February, too During the Oscar night It was remembered Quincy Jones.
In memory of the legendary American musician, author and producer who passed away on November 3, 2024 at 91 years old, a candidate for Oscar Queen Latifah He climbed on stage for an anything ‘performance of “Ease on down the road“From the soundtrack of the musical movie”I’m Magic (The Wiz)“.
The song taken from the soundtrack produced by Quincy Joneswhich was made to accompany the homonymous feature film, the first film transposition of the Broadway musical “The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical Wonderful Wizard of Oz” inspired by the novel “The wonderful magician of Oz”, It was originally played by Diana Ross and Michael Jackson.
The tribute a Quincy Jones The decision of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences follows, which this year has chosen to undertake a different direction for performance of the premium ceremony. As pointed out by the “CBS”, traditionally, the Academy invites the candidates to the best song to perform during the Oscar night. In an unusual decision, however, this year it was announced that None of the five songs named would have been performed livedespite the possible performers, Elton John, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, Her and Diane Warren were among the possible performers.
The manufacturers of the show, in fact, have chosen “celebrate“through musical performances”the film community and some of its legends“. After a tribute to the city of Los Angeles, the ceremony then kicked off with the interpretation of Ariana Grande of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” by “The Wizard of Oz”, followed by the performance of the other co-protagonist of “Wicked” Cynthia erivo who chose to propose “Home” from “I’m Magic (The Wiz)”.
Subsequently, the two, supported by the Los Angeles Master Choral, performed “Defying Gravity”, the culminating song of the first act of “Wicked” – who obtained 10 Oscar nominations including Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress for Erivo and Grande, but both have returned home empty -handed. .The Los Angeles Master Chorale He was subsequently joined to the Academy Orchestra for an execution of Mozart’s Requiem during the segment “In Memoriam“.
Duringtribute to the iconic music of the “James Bond” saga In honor of the historical producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, the performance of the actress were then given Margaret Qualley on the notes of the famous theme and the performance of Lisa delle Blackpink with “Live and Let Live” by Wings from the 1973 film of the same name, in addition to Doja Cat who intended “Diamonds Are Forever” and Raye who offered a cover of Adele’s “Skyfall”.
