Nevada
(US)
(ANI):
Oscar-winning
musician
A.R.
Rahman
has
been
nominated
for
yet
another
award
excellence
in
musical
scoring
for
2009
by
International
Film
Music
Critics
Association
(IFMCA).
He
has
been
nominated
in
“best
original
score
for
a
comedy
film" category
for
“Couples
Retreat",
his
first
venture
into
mainstream
Hollywood,
along
with
James
Newton
Howard
(Duplicity),
Marvin
Hamlisch
(The
Informant!),
Alexandre
Desplat
(Julie
&
Julia),
and
Debbie
Wiseman
(Lesbian
Vampire
Killers).
IMFCA,
which
has
members
from
around
the
world,
will
announce
the
winners
of
its
Sixth
Annual
Awards
on
February
26.
Founded
by
Mikael
Carlsson,
it
is
an
association
of
online,
print
and
radio
journalists
who
specialize
in
writing
about
original
film
and
television
music.
Rahman"s
“Na
Na"
song
from
“Couples
Retreat"
has
also
been
shortlisted
for
nomination
in
Original
Song
category
for
the
82nd
Academy
Awards,
where
it
will
be
competing
with
62
other
such
songs
from
eligible
feature-length
motion
pictures
for
nomination.
Congratulating
Rahman
for
this
nomination,
Indo-American
statesman
Rajan
Zed
commended
him
for
creating
a
bridge
between
the
music
of
East
and
West
and
for
strengthening
the
worldwide
market
and
stature
of
Indian
film
music.