The nominees for the 96th Academy Awards were announced last week so it's that time of year: our annual Oscars profiles on the nominated original songs & scores! First up: Jerskin Fendrix's beguilingly quirky music from Yorgos Lanthimos' adaptation of Poor Things.

01. David Holmes & Raven Violet: Blind on a Galloping Horse (Blind on a Galloping Horse, 2023) Heavenly 02. Brian Ring: Aperol Spritz (Late Summer Compilation: Volume 10 - Pt I, 2020) Lagasta 03. Chai: We the Female! (Chai, 2023) Sub Pop/Otemayon 04. The Shangri-Las: Leader of the Pack (Leader of the Pack, 1964) Red Bird 05. Henry Mancini: The Windmills of Your Mind (The Piano, Orchestra & Chorus of Henry Mancini, 1969) RCA Victor 06. Jean Knight: What One Man Won't Do, Another Man Will (1976) Open 07. Basement Jaxx: A Possibility [w.Amp Fiddler] (Scars, 2009) XL 08. Joseph LoDuca, Jeff Grace & Orchestra: Angelo Badalamenti's A Late Quartet/Bidding Farewell (A Late Quartet OST, 2012) Decca 09. Isola: Aquarius (LP1, 2023) Smartdumb 10. Pelada: Cáliate la Jeta (Ahora Más Que Nunca, 2023) New Label 11. Penguin Café: Temporary Shelter from the Storm (Rain Before Seven..., 2023) Erased Tapes 12. Fucked Up: Year of the Dragon (Year of the Dragon 12", 2014) Tankcrimes 13. The Cyrillic Typewriter: Light Upon Feet (Best Suit, 2015) JAZ 14. Boymoder: Legos (648QUEENSWAILING, 2023) self-released 15. John Barry: Oscar (Body Heat OST, 2012) Film Score Monthly 16. Avi C Engel: The Snake in the Mirror (Sanguinaria, 2023) Elephant Shrew Editions 17. Julie Arsenault: Womanhood (Nothing Sweeter, 2023) Son Canciones 18. Pérez Prado & His Orchestra: Perfidia (Latin Satin, 1957) RCA Victor 19. Babe Corner: Takedown (Crybaby, 2023) self-released 20. Maybel: Long Road Ahead (Gloam, 2023) Idée Fixe 21. Kronos Quartet: Purple Haze (Kronos Quartet, 1986) Nonesuch 22. SoyJoy: He Never Said No Crows (Door Frame EP, 2023) self-released 23. Jerskin Fendrix: Black Hair (Winterreise, 2020) Untitled Recs 24. Skee Mask: One for Vertigo (C, 2024) self-released 25. Jerskin Fendrix: Bella (Poor Things OST, 2023) Milan 26. Jerskin Fendrix: Mother of God (Poor Things OST, 2023) Milan 27. Jerskin Fendrix: Portuguese Dance I (Poor Things OST, 2023) Milan 28. Jerskin Fendrix: Duncan & Martha (Poor Things OST, 2023) Milan 29. Jerskin Fendrix: Alexandria (Poor Things OST, 2023) Milan 30. Tim Hecker: I'm Transmitting Tonight (Radio Amor, 2003) Mille Plateaux 31. Maya Youssef: In My Mother's Sweet Embrace (Finding Home, 2022) Seven Gates

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