Pharrell Williams Hired As Music Consultant For The 2012 Oscars

      Grammy-winning songwriter/producer Pharrell Williams and Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer will join the the 84th Academy Awards as music consultants for the upcoming ceremony in February.

   “I am honored to work with my mentor and teacher, Hans Zimmer, and I have wanted to collaborate with Brian Grazer on something for years,” Williams said in a statement. “I cannot believe I will be joining them and their teams on the most prestigious show of the year, the Academy Awards.”
      This marks the first time both will be working the Academy Awards.The 84th Academy Awards, hosted by Billy Crystal, will air Feb. 26 on ABC.