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For which 2010 film did Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross earn their first Oscar for Best Original Score, using no orchestral instrumentation at all?
Answer
The Social Network
Reznor and Ross's stark, synth-driven score for 'The Social Network' won them the Academy Award, marking a rare case of a fully electronic score taking the category.
💡 Did you know?
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross won an Oscar for The Social Network (2010) without writing a single orchestral piece—just electronic soundscapes.
Other options people guess
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- Gone Girl
- Soul
Topics
- oscars
- film-score
- 2010s
- electronic-music
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