Peter Gabriel's song "Down to Earth" from the animated film Wall-E were nominated for Best Song at the 2009 Academy Awards. Gabriel was scheduled to perform the song at the ceremony, but canceled his appearance in protest after learning his performance would be cut down to just 65 seconds. In a statement, Gabriel said "I don't feel that is sufficient time to do the song justice, and I have decided to withdraw from performing".BBC: Peter Gabriel pulls out of Oscars (February 17, 2009) John Legend instead performed the song together with Soweto Gospel Choir.

Peter Gabriel has contributed music to over 25 film soundtracks in his career, including The Bone Collector, Natural Born Killers, Gangs of New York and Philadelphia. He has created original scores for the films Birdy, The Last Temptation of Christ and Rabbit-Proof Fence.

• "Down to Earth", Wall-E
• "Jai Ho", Slumdog Millionaire
• "O Saya", Slumdog Millionaire

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• YouTube: "Down to Earth" (Time 7:17)