A version of this story about Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and “Mank” first appeared in the Race Begins issue of TheWrap’s Oscar magazine.
Director David Fincher has said that “Mank” was meant to look and feel as if it were found on the shelf of a studio vault where it had sat unnoticed since the 1940s — so when a song comes on the radio in the film about “Citizen Kane” screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, it figures that the tune might be a number straight from that era.
But that’s not the case with “(If Only You Could) Save Me,” a big-band ballad with a sultry vocal by Adryon de León, which was written not by a mid-20th-century tunesmith but by Nine Inch Nails mastermind Trent Reznor and his regular soundtrack collaborator Atticus Ross.
The decision to let Reznor and Ross write the music that would be heard...
Director David Fincher has said that “Mank” was meant to look and feel as if it were found on the shelf of a studio vault where it had sat unnoticed since the 1940s — so when a song comes on the radio in the film about “Citizen Kane” screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, it figures that the tune might be a number straight from that era.
But that’s not the case with “(If Only You Could) Save Me,” a big-band ballad with a sultry vocal by Adryon de León, which was written not by a mid-20th-century tunesmith but by Nine Inch Nails mastermind Trent Reznor and his regular soundtrack collaborator Atticus Ross.
The decision to let Reznor and Ross write the music that would be heard...
- 1/15/2021
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross are joining the original song Oscar race with a stealth entry. David Fincher’s “Mank” hits Netflix on Friday, featuring “(If Only You Could) Save Me,” a song written by the film’s composers and performed by Adryon de León that will be submitted for the upcoming Academy Awards, and other guild and award shows.
With this new entry, Reznor and Ross could land up to three Oscar nominations this year. Along with composing the film’s exquisite music, the Oscar-winning duo also worked on Pixar’s “Soul,” which is also generating buzz. The composers won an Academy Award in 2010 for “The Social Network” (also from Fincher). Since then, they haven’t found much luck, despite strong efforts with “Gone Girl” and “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.”
“Mank” has garnered critical acclaim and is one of the leading contenders for the upcoming awards season.
With this new entry, Reznor and Ross could land up to three Oscar nominations this year. Along with composing the film’s exquisite music, the Oscar-winning duo also worked on Pixar’s “Soul,” which is also generating buzz. The composers won an Academy Award in 2010 for “The Social Network” (also from Fincher). Since then, they haven’t found much luck, despite strong efforts with “Gone Girl” and “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.”
“Mank” has garnered critical acclaim and is one of the leading contenders for the upcoming awards season.
- 12/4/2020
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
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