Why was Antonio Sanchez' Birdman score disqualified for an Oscar?


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2015-01-03 23:28

Music, is music, and should be respected as such. Drums are central to all orchestras and 99.9.9 percent of all music compositions, arrangements, and the like. Most film scores are impacted by drums and percussions, so why is it, when someone does something innovative in music scoring, would the Academy seek to discourage and punish said musician? Shouldn't we be encouraging innovation, as I assumed that this is what the Academy is all about? Is a piano not a percussive instrument? But if this score was a piano score, it would be deemed acceptable for cosideration?