" As a kid I loved animation , so I 'm a huge Pixar fan , " Gabriel explained to Mark Blake . " I have seen '' WALL-E '' many times as I have young children . It was also great to work with the scorer Thomas Newman … He wrote the best TV theme tune ever : for '' Six Feet Under '' . " Nominated for the Best Original Song award at the Golden Globes , and the Best Original Song award at the 81st Academy Awards , " Down to Earth " lost to Bruce Springsteen 's " The Wrestler " from '' The Wrestler '' and A. R. Rahman 's " Jai Ho " from '' Slumdog Millionaire '' , respectively . However , it won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture , Television or Other Visual Media in 2009
Golden Globes
66th Golden Globe Awards
Down to Earth (Peter Gabriel song)