John Williams and Jill Scott were among the artists who brought this year's Oscar-nominated music to life at an inaugural concert organized by the motion picture academy.

The show featured each of this year's nominated composers leading an orchestra of professional studio musicians, as well as performances of each original song vying for the Academy Award.

The concert, hosted by rapper-actor Common and featuring an appearance by Oscar-winning songwriter Richard Sherman, kicked off with six-time nominee Alexandre Desplat leading a suite from "Philomena".

Menzel, as well as each of the other nominated song performers, including Karen O and U2, will be on hand during Sunday's ceremony to showcase their original song selections on the live broadcast.

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