We are all familiar with the concept of old silent movies, with a pianist physically present in the theatre to play. Slightly less commonplace is the screening of an Oscar-winning film with a physically present percussionist and the soundtrack composer. On 15 October, just such a screening will take place in Prague’s movie theater Bio Oko. In 2015, the movie Birdman picked up several golden Oscars at the American Academy Awards ceremony. Of the nine nominations, it turned in four, however, two people noticeably missed the tenth nomination: for the Best Score. The movie’s director, Mexican Alejandro González Iñárritu, and his compatriot, percussionist and jazz performer Antonio Sanchez, whose unique soundtrack consisting of solo percussion improvisations was disqualified by the jury, were upset about this. They were bothered by the fact that, in addition to his performances, several recordings of classical music by composers such as Mahler and Tchaikovsky were used in the film. There was no appeal, so the musician had to settle for the Grammy award “only”. Sanchez, who is a well-known member of the Pat Metheny Trio jazz formation, created the acclaimed soundtrack in close collaboration with the meticulous director. They would gather in the studio before the actual shooting with the actors and actresses started, so the director could only give the drummer hints through words and gesticulations as to what would happen in the key scenes. In the final product, we watch an aging Hollywood actor (Michael Keaton) struggle to convince the audience and himself that his career was not over thirty years ago, while his frustration, fear, and confusion are underscored by Sánchez’s engaging, slightly neurotic interjections. More