Two years in a row the Oscars orchestra has used sheet music I prepared, and this year it was for the big surprise act Eminem. As the song says, I’m grateful for the opportunity! This performance was a top-secret surprise even to Oscars organizers, who only had (name redacted) on their call sheets. We prerecorded a full orchestra at Capitol Records several days prior because it’s not possible to get 80 people on and off stage quickly, and then used a smaller ensemble on stage for the performance. The arrangement and orchestration was done by Dontae Winslow, the trumpet player on stage during the show. Many thanks to Dontae for bringing me onto the gig.