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Travis Scott May Score His First Oscar Nomination With ‘The Odyssey
Hollywood & Entertainment Travis Scott May Score His First Oscar Nomination With ‘The Odyssey’ By Hugh McIntyre ,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Follow Author Aug 01, 2026, 09:30am EDT --:-- / --:-- This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more . This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more . Summary Travis Scott could become part of *The Odyssey*’s Oscar campaign thanks to “When I’m Home,” the original song that plays over the film’s closing credits. Scott appears briefly in Christopher Nolan’s epic as an unnamed bard, but his larger contribution may be the atmospheric track he performs with James Blake, with Ludwig Göransson and Nolan also credited as writers. The song may be eligible for Best Original Song, though Universal would still need to submit it and voters would have to embrace it. A nomination would mark Scott’s and Blake’s first Oscar nods, while Göransson could potentially compete for both Best Original Song and Best Original Score.
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey was one of the most highly anticipated movies of 2026, and it has not disappointed. The epic – which follows the director's massive Oppenheimer , which went head-to-head with Barbie , earned nearly $1 billion worldwide and finally brought Nolan long-overdue Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director – has already become one of the highest-grossing and most critically-acclaimed released of the year. In less than a month, the adaptation of Homer’s poem has pushed past $350 million in box office receipts. S
The movie will almost certainly compete in several technical fields at the upcoming Oscars, while Nolan, Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway and various supporting performers may also factor into the race. One of the more surprising possibilities when it comes to The Odyssey’s future awards campaign involves a musician whose contribution is easy to overlook amid the film’s spectacle.
Travis Scott plays a bard in The Odyssey , one who does not even have a name. He appears near the beginning of the film, reciting the story of Odysseus before a crowd, and briefly reprises the role later.
Scott’s involvement is not limited to his short appearances onscreen. He also contributed “When I’m Home,” the original song that plays over the closing credits. The atmospheric track is performed by Scott and electronic musician James Blake, with Ludwig Göransson — the composer behind the film’s score — also involved. Even Nolan himself shares a writing credit with the three musicians.
The song has not become the kind of immediate commercial blockbuster Scott is accustomed to producing, and it is almost surely not what most moviegoers discuss after leaving the theater. It does not play a central role in the story, but its sound fits the world Nolan created, even if hip-hop – a term that only loosely applies to the track – initially seems like an unexpected choice for an adaptation of an ancient Greek epic.
“When I’m Home” may only play over the credits, but it is likely eligible for the Best Original Song Oscar. It may not be included in the main story – though snippets or perhaps cues from the music itself could be present in the body of the film – but since it’s the first thing audiences hear when the names roll at the end, it’s a possible nominee.
Eligibility does not guarantee that Universal will submit the song, nor does it mean Academy voters will nominate it for the prestigious prize. “When I’m Home” is not an obvious choice for the honor for several reasons, but anything connected to a major awards contender such as The Odyssey has a better chance of attracting attention than a song attached to a film that doesn’t make much noise during the awards conversation.
A Best Original Song nomination would be a first for both Scott and Blake. The latter is already a two-time Grammy winner – both in rap fields, oddly – while Scott has collected 10 nominations at music’s biggest night without ever taking home a trophy. An Oscar nod would give the rapper a major form of recognition that only a few hip-hop musicians have secured.
The four credited writers would not necessarily all become Oscar nominees automatically. Academy rules state that no more than two statuettes are normally awarded for Best Original Song. A third may be approved when three writers contributed essentially an equal amount to the composition. In the end, Nolan, Scott, Göransson and Blake could end up as nominees, and even winners, but they won’t all take home golden trophies.
Göransson may be headed for another Best Original Score nomination in addition to potential recognition for “When I’m Home.” He has earned six Academy Award nominations throughout his career – in less than a decade – and won Best Original Score three times: for Black Panther , Oppenheimer and, most recently, Sinners .
The composer has also competed twice for Best Original Song, but he’s never won. “Lift Me Up,” his collaboration with Rihanna, Tems and Ryan Coogler from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever , lost in 2023. Earlier this year, “I Lied to You” from Sinners was defeated by “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters – which named seven credited songwriters.
The Odyssey will likely end up as the most-nominated film at the 2027 Academy Awards, and it may rack up more wins than any other movie, but whether that love will spill over into the Best Original Song vertical for a tune that few noticed is difficult to predict.
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