Oscars 2016: 112 Original Scores in the race, including ‘Star Wars’

Original Scores from 112 eligible feature-length films, two less than last year and in 2013, have made the cut to contend for the 88th Academy Awards, the Academy announced Wednesday.

Original Scores from 112 eligible feature-length films, two less than last year and in 2013, have made the cut to contend for the 88th Academy Awards, the Academy announced Wednesday.

All members of the Music Branch will vote in the order of their preference for no more than five achievements. The five receiving the highest number of votes will become the nominations — to vie for the Oscar — on Jan. 14.

To be eligible, "the original score must be a substantial body of music that serves as original dramatic underscoring, and must be written specifically for the motion picture by the submitting composer. Scores diluted by the use of tracked themes or other preexisting music, diminished in impact by the predominant use of songs, or assembled from the music of more than one composer shall not be eligible," according to the Academy.

Among the contenders, 19 composers are featured more than once.

Carter Burwell has four eligible scores vying for Oscar nominations, "Anomalisa," "Carol," "Legend" and "Mr. Holmes." He has been receiving some buzz and may become a first-time nominee for "Carol," for which he received a Golden Globe nomination. Christophe Beck also has four eligible scores in the running this year (same number as last year). Even with the good numeric odds (3.6 percent), he most likely will not receive a nomination.

Last year's Original Score winner, Alexandre Desplat for "The Grand Budapest Hotel," has two eligible scores: "The Danish Girl" and "Suffragette." Desalt received a Golden Globe nomination for "The Danish Girl."

Thomas Newman, 12-time Oscar nominee, has four contenders: "Bridge of Spies," "He Called Me Malala," "The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" and "Spectre."

Perennial favorite John Williams has one film composition in contention for 2015: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." The Academy could show love to him this year, giving him a 50th nomination. He is the second-most nominated person, behind Walt Disney's record 59 nominations. Williams has five Oscars, his first dating back to 1971's "Fiddler on the Roof" and most recent being for 1993 Best Picture winner "Schindler's List."

The Academy could give posthumous kudos to the late James Horner, who has three eligible scores ("Southpaw," "The 33" and "Wolf Totem"). The 10-time Oscar nominee died in June in a plane crash. Horner received his two Academy Awards for his "Titanic" score and song, "My Heart Will Go On."

Here are the 112 eligible scores, along with composer, listed below in alphabetical order by film title:

• "Adult Beginners," Marcelo Zarvos, composer
• "The Age of Adaline," Rob Simonsen, composer
• "Altered Minds," Edmund Choi, composer
• "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip," Mark Mothersbaugh, composer
• "Anomalisa," Carter Burwell, composer
• "Ant-Man," Christophe Beck, composer
• "Beasts of No Nation," Dan Romer, composer
• "The Big Short," Nicholas Britell, composer
• "Black Mass," Tom Holkenborg, composer
• "Bridge of Spies," Thomas Newman, composer
• "Brooklyn," Michael Brook, composer
• "Burnt," Rob Simonsen, composer
• "By the Sea," Gabriel Yared, composer
• "Carol," Carter Burwell, composer
• "Cartel Land," H. Scott Salinas and Jackson Greenberg, composers
• "Chi-Raq," Terence Blanchard, composer
• "Cinderella," Patrick Doyle, composer
• "Coming Home," Qigang Chen, composer
• "Concussion," James Newton Howard, composer
• "Creed," Ludwig Goransson, composer
• "The Danish Girl," Alexandre Desplat, composer
• "The Divergent Series: Insurgent," Joseph Trapanese, composer
• "Dukhtar," Peter Nashel, composer
• "The End of the Tour," Danny Elfman, composer
• "Everest," Dario Marianelli, composer
• "Ex Machina," Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow, composers
• "Far from the Madding Crowd," Craig Armstrong, composer
• "Fifty Shades of Grey," Danny Elfman, composer
• "5 Flights Up," David Newman, composer
• "Frame by Frame," Patrick Jonsson, composer
• "Freedom," James Lavino, composer
• "Furious Seven," Brian Tyler, composer
• "The Good Dinosaur," Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna, composers
• "Goosebumps," Danny Elfman, composer
• "Grandma," Joel P. West, composer
• "The Hateful Eight," Ennio Morricone, composer
• "He Named Me Malala," Thomas Newman, composer
• "Hot Pursuit," Christophe Beck, composer
• "Hot Tub Time Machine 2," Christophe Beck, composer
• "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2," James Newton Howard, composer
• "The Hunting Ground," Miriam Cutler, composer
• "I Smile Back," Zack Ryan, composer
• "I'll See You in My Dreams," Keegan DeWitt, composer
• "In the Heart of the Sea," Roque Baños, composer
• "Inside Out," Michael Giacchino, composer
• "The Intern," Theodore Shapiro, composer
• "It Follows," Disasterpeace, composer
• "Jalam," Ouesppachan, composer
• "Jurassic World," Michael Giacchino, composer
• "Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet," Gabriel Yared, composer
• "Kingsman: The Secret Service," Henry Jackman and Matthew Margeson, composers
• "Krampus," Douglas Pipes, composer
• "La Jaula de Oro," Jacobo Lieberman and Leonardo Heiblum, composers
• "The Lady in the Van," George Fenton, composer
• "The Last Witch Hunter," Steve Jablonsky, composer
• "Learning to Drive," Dhani Harrison and Paul Hicks, composers
• "Legend," Carter Burwell, composer
• "Little Accidents," Marcelo Zarvos, composer
• "The Longest Ride," Mark Isham, composer
• "Mad Max: Fury Road," Tom Holkenborg, composer
• "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," Daniel Pemberton, composer
• "The Martian," Harry Gregson-Williams, composer
• "Max," Trevor Rabin, composer
• "Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials," John Paesano, composer
• "Meru," J. Ralph, composer
• "Minions," Heitor Pereira, composer
• "Mr. Holmes," Carter Burwell, composer
• "Mistress America," Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips, composers
• "My All American," John Paesano, composer
• "Nachom-ia Kumpasar," Ronnie Monsorate, composer
• "99 Homes," Antony Partos and Matteo Zingales, composers
• "Our Brand Is Crisis," David Wingo, composer
• "Pan," John Powell, composer
• "Paper Towns," Son Lux, composer
• "Paranoid Girls," Javier del Santo, composer
• "Pawn Sacrifice," James Newton Howard, composer
• "The Peanuts Movie," Christophe Beck, composer
• "Pixels," Henry Jackman, composer
• "Poached," Mark Orton, composer
• "Pod," Giona Ostinelli, composer
• "Poltergeist," Marc Streitenfeld, composer
• "Racing Extinction," J. Ralph, composer
• "Room," Stephen Rennicks, composer
• "Salt Bridge," Marciano Telese, composer
• "San Andreas," Andrew Lockington, composer
• "The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," Thomas Newman, composer
• "Set Fire to the Stars," Gruff Rhys, composer
• "Shaun the Sheep Movie," Ilan Eshkeri, composer
• "Sicario," Jóhann Jóhannsson, composer
• "Southpaw," James Horner, composer
• "Spectre," Thomas Newman, composer
• "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water," John Debney, composer
• "Spotlight," Howard Shore, composer
• "Spy," Theodore Shapiro, composer
• "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," John Williams, composer
• "Steve Jobs," Daniel Pemberton, composer
• "Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans," Jim Copperthwaite, composer
• "Stonewall," Rob Simonsen, composer
• "Suffragette," Alexandre Desplat, composer
• "Taken 3," Nathaniel Mechaly, composer
• "Ted 2," Walter Murphy, composer
• "Testament of Youth," Max Richter, composer
• "The 33," James Horner, composer
• "Tomorrowland," Michael Giacchino, composer
• "True Story," Marco Beltrami, composer
• "Trumbo," Theodore Shapiro, composer
• "Truth," Brian Tyler, composer
• "Victor Frankenstein," Craig Armstrong, composer
• "The Walk," Alan Silvestri, composer
• "The Water Diviner," David Hirschfelder, composer
• "Wolf Totem," James Horner, composer
• "Z for Zachariah," Heather McIntosh, composer

We are less than 30 days away from the 88th Academy Awards nominations announcement on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016.

The 88th Academy Awards, for outstanding film achievements of 2015, will be presented on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 225 countries worldwide.