Composer William Ross makes his first appearance as the conductor of the Academy Awards orchestra at this year’s Oscars next week. The appointment of Ross as the music director for the 79th Academy Awards was announced by telecast producer Laura Ziskin last week. William Ross has been in the film music business since the mid 80s, both as a composer in his own right and as an orchestrator and conductor for other prolific composers.

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