“El Mal”, the show-stopping number sang by Zoe Saldaña in Netflixs “Emilia Perez“Won the best song Oscar Sunday evening for French songwriter Chamomile And Clément Ducol and their co -author, the film’s director Jacques Audiard.
The song in Audiard’s Operatic Drama is a three-minute Tour de Force for Saldaña as a lawyer Rita Castro, a fantasy where she dances around a room filled with the rich and powerful and decorated hypocrisy of those responsible for the murder of thousands of Mexicans during the drug.
Mick Jagger introduced the category and took the stage to the trunks of “Sympathy for the devil.”
After thanking the audience and saying how satisfied he was to present the award, he said: “Much that I love to do, I was not the first choice to give this price. The producer really wanted Bob Dylan. But Bob said, “The best songs this year were obviously in the movie” A Complete Unknown, “said Jagger and imitated 83-year-old Dylan Deadpan.” Bob said: “You should find someone younger.”
“I said,” I’m younger I’ll do it ” – this is how I am!” Said Jagger, 81.
Continued the theme, winning co -authors Camille began his acceptance number with the “Whoo -Woo” chant from “Sympathy for the devil.”
When she got more serious, she said: “We wrote ‘El Mal’ as a song to condemn corruption, and we hope it speaks to the role of music and art can continue to play as a force of good and progress in the world.”
“Emilia Perez” was not injured by competing against herself in this category. “El Mal” was one of two songs from the movie that received nominations; The other was “Mi Camino”, a romantic ballad made as a karaok number of co -star Selena Gomez, also written by Camille and Ducol.
“When the lights go out and Jacques give you the impression that we are in her thoughts, that’s when she release,” Saldaña told Amount About “El Mal” earlier in the award season. The song contains both rock and rape elements and won the Golden Globe earlier this year.
The French songwriting duo was also on the best score for “Emilia Perez.” Camille, whose last name is Dalmais, is a well -known singer in France, with hitalbum “Le Fil”, “Music Hole”, “Ilo Veyou” and “Oui” over the past 20 years. Her voice can be heard on the audio tracks from the animated films “Ratatouille” and “The Little Prince.”
Ducol was music director of Rock Opera “Annette” and got the French animated movie “Chicken for Linda.”
