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Tár, Elvis, and Music at the Oscars

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The Last Emperor Score

Jillian Mates' last emperor score was inspired by the film's surreal images. She says she and her bandmate Rafiq were told to ignore any comedy in the movie. The music is more like a Neapolitan kind of music you'd hear at a little band show, they say.

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