‘Da 5 Bloods’ Composer Calls Scoring War Movies a ‘Sonic Battle’ Between Guns and Music

A version of this story about Terence Blanchard and “Da 5 Bloods” first appeared in the Down to the Wire issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.Quincy Jones may be the Black composer with the most Oscar music nominations — six in total, three for songs and three for the scores to “In Cold Blood” in 1967, “The Wiz” in 1979 (Best Original Adaptation Score) and “The Color Purple” in 1985 (which he shared with 11 other composers). But with his nomination this year for “Da 5 Bloods” to go with his nom two years ago for “BlacKkKlansman,” Terence Blanchard becomes the first Black composer with two solo Best Original Score nominations, and only the 10th ever nominated in the category, in a lineage that goes back to Duke Ellington.“It’s extremely significant, because we’re trying to move the country forward,” he said. “What makes it significant has nothing to do with me ...