By Hindustan Times
Music maestro AR Rahman, who had performed on the Academy awards last year, returned to the distinguished ceremony as part of the Oscars band.
"Oscar sangamam - If you're watching the Oscars live, catch our Oscar superband headed by Hans Zimmer perform tonight," Rahman posted on Facebook, alongwith a photograph of his co-performers.
The 46-year-old composer, who won two Oscars in 2009 for Slumdog Millionaire, pleased the audience throughout Sunday night's ceremony together with his instrumentals and vocals. He had performed his tracks from the film 127 Hours on the Oscars last year.
At the 84th Academy Awards, The Dark Knight Rises composer Hans Zimmer was the show's musical consultant with Pharell Williams.
The performances on the ceremony included Esperanza Spalding's rendition of Louis Armstrong's What AN EXQUISITE World as a tribute to the handfuls of entertainment industry professionals who died within the last 12 months, including Jane Russell, Whitney Houston, Elizabeth Taylor and Etta James.
AR Rahman posted the image together with his co-performers on Facebook.
There was also an interlude from Cirque du Soleil. The circus gymnasts took on an old-school cinema theme, performing backflips in bell-boy outfits, cocktail dresses and tuxedos.
