Best Original Song

[Jali]

I went till August but couldn't find a thread for best song. I guess nobody is interested?

Whatever, this morning I've listened in youtube the songs in contention (the ones I found) as these are my thoughts:

TOP 15 CONTENDERS
"Ancora Qui" from "Django Unchained"
"Before My Time" from "Chasing Ice"
"Cosmonaut" from "Lawless"
"Everybody Needs a Best Friend" from "Ted"
"Freedom" from "Django Unchained"
"He's Everything" from "Joyful Noise"
"Love Always Comes as a Surprise" from "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted"
"Luna Nascosta" from "Hidden Moon"
"Master of the Seas" from "Ice Age Continental Drift"
"Skyfall" from "Skyfall"
"Still Dream" from "Rise of the Guardians"
"Suddenly" from "Les Misérables"
"This Gift" from "The Odd Life of Timothy Green"
"Touch the Sky" from "Brave"
"Who Did That to You?" from "Django Unchained"

LONGSHOTS
"Big Machine" from "Safety Not Guaranteed"
"Casa De Mi Padre" from "Casa De Mi Padre"
"From Here to the Moon and Back" from "Joyful Noise"
"Gone" from "Snow White and the Huntsman"
"Jose's Martyrdom" from "For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada"
"Learn Me Right" from "Brave"
"Let It Rain" from "Being Flynn"
"Pi's Lullaby" from "Life of Pi"

NOT A CHANCE
"100 Black Coffins" from "Django Unchained"
"Abraham's Daughter" from "The Hunger Games"
"Ain't No Train" from "Downtown Express"
"Breath of Life" from "Snow White and the Huntsman"
"Come on Girl" from "Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best"
"Death by China" from "Death by China"
"Del Cielo" from "Casa De Mi Padre"
"Delhi Safari" from "Delhi Safari"
"Dotted Line" from "People Like Us"
"Dull Tool" from "This Is 40"
"Feel Love" from "Struck by Lightning"
"For You" from "Act of Valor"
"Hashishet Albi" from "Where Do We Go Now?"
"How Bad Can I Be?" from "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax"
"I'm Not Leaving" from "Re:Generation"
"I'm Yours" from "Joyful Noise"
"Ladies of Tampa" from "Magic Mike"
"Let It Grow" from "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax"
"Looking for a Sign" from "Jeff, Who Lives at Home"
"Metaphorical Blanket" from "Any Day Now"
"Never Had" from "10 Years"
"No Other Plans" from "Celeste and Jesse Forever"
"Not Running Anymore" from "Stand Up Guys"
"One Wing" from "Sparkle"
"Razors.Out" from "The Raid: Redemption"
"Snake Eyes" from "Promised Land"
"Song of the Lonely Mountain" from "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"
"Still Alive" from "Paul Williams Still Alive"
"Strange Love" from "Frankenweenie"
"The Baddest Man Alive" from "The Man with the Iron Fists"
"The Sambola! International Dance Craze" from "Damsels in Distress"
"Thneedville" from "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax"
"Undercover Love" from "Rock of Ages"
"Voodoo" from "Halloween Party"
"We Are" from "Ice Age Continental Drift"
"When Can I See You Again?" from "Wreck-It Ralph"
"Wide Awake" from "Katy Perry: Part of Me"
"Yo No Se" from "Casa De Mi Padre"

[David Giancarlo]

Why do you have Brave as a longshot?

[FredArtik]

Skyfall, Skyfall
Suddenly, Les Miserables
Everybody Needs a Best Friend, Ted
Learn Me Right, Brave
Ancora Qui, Django Unchained I just wanna live in a world where Elisa is an Oscar nominee

Why do you have Touch the Sky as a TOP 15 contender and not Learn Me Right? That's the one getting nominated.

[klariso]

I think For You is in the Top 15 after grabbing surprise BCA/GG nods.

[crazyfists3600]

I still fear a Skyfall snub.

Suddenly will win in a walk. It's beautiful and will be from a Best Picture nominee.

Learn Me Right is in.

[Jonathan]

I think Skyfall might just need the nomination to get a win. Alas, with the way the branch is, the nom is gonna be stupid-hard.

Otherwise, no clue how this category will work out. "Suddenly" will make it in, but I don't see it winning. One of the Brave songs will make it in too, I think - Pixar original songs are always a good bet.

[Aldo]

So, two Mexican films are shortlisted and competing with an Opera Pop song by an italian group and a sacred-style piece by James Horner (Cristiada and Hidden Moon). And then there's Casa de mi Padre. I love this randomness.

[filmy]

Skyfall probably will be snubbed. There won't be any credits songs that aren't also played in the context of their film nominated, as I think there haven't been any since the new rules were implemented.

[dyedred19]

Skyfall getting snubbed would be so asinine and ridiculous, but it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest.

I want to think that Fiona Apple has a shot.

[Rage Colored Glasses]

I wouldn't be so confident in Suddenly. Being in a BP nominee is not a guarantee of winning. In The Deep from Crash lost and it was from the Best Picture winner. In 2002 Lose Yourself beat the original songs from Chicago and Gangs of New York. Also, a song from a live action movie musical hasn't won since 1996 I don't think.

[walkabout]

1. “Ancora Qui,” DJANGO UNCHAINED
2. “Suddenly”, LES MISERABLES
3. “Still Alive”, PAUL WILLIAMS STILL ALIVE
4. “Learn Me Right”, BRAVE
5. “Who Did That to You”, DJANGO UNCHAINED

6. "Cosmonaut", LAWLESS
7. "Pi's Lullaby", LIFE OF PI
8. "This Gift", THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN
9. "Skyfall", SKYFALL
10. "Touch the Sky", BRAVE + "Song of the Lonely Mountain", THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY

[Rage Colored Glasses]

I really don't think Skyfall has anything to worry about:

1. Skyfall
2. Suddenly
3. Ancora Qui
4. Still Alive
5. Who Did That to You?

[OscarsFan 2.3]

I agree that "Skyfall" doesn't really have much to worry about. Oscar nominee ADELE AND performing the song (if they do that this year). Ratings bonanza for them.

[filmy]

I agree that "Skyfall" doesn't really have much to worry about. Oscar nominee ADELE AND performing the song (if they do that this year). Ratings bonanza for them.

The music branch does not care.

They snubbed Bruce Springsteen for The Wrestler. Songs played during credits are never nominated now.

[guany]

Eh, I'd say there's a difference between the opening credits of a Bond film, and just the regular, credits scrolling on a black screen at the end of a movie.

[Jonathan]

Eh, I'd say there's a difference between the opening credits of a Bond film, and just the regular, credits scrolling on a black screen at the end of a movie.

Yeah, consider that the end credit songs for An Inconvenient Truth, WALL-E, Slumdog and Toy Story 3 all made it in. What helped all of those was that stuff was going on over the credits instead of just blank stuff (Like in The Wrestler). The question for Skyfall will be whether or not the credits are compelling enough on their own, which is tough.

[filmy]

Yeah, consider that the end credit songs for An Inconvenient Truth, WALL-E, Slumdog and Toy Story 3 all made it in. What helped all of those was that stuff was going on over the credits instead of just blank stuff (Like in The Wrestler). The question for Skyfall will be whether or not the credits are compelling enough on their own, which is tough.

Yeah, but I'm trying to remember when the credits/context rule was instituted (I think post-Inconvenient Truth at least). Like, in Slumdog, in 127 Hours finale, shit's happening, etc. Skyfall is just titles, right?

[kissfromarose]

Keith Urban MUST happen.

I just want Nicole Kidman on the red carpet no matter what!!!

[HoneyDarling]

If Adele does get nominated they won't resist to reward her. I agree with all of the posters who said the nomination is the hard part.

[guany]

This is the best I can find on YouTube:



I mean, everyone knows what a Bond opening is. I don't think that's going to hurt it? While it's true that the last Bond film to get a Song nod was For Your Eyes Only in 1981, Skyfall is huge. The acclaim, the box office, the 50th anniversary, etc. It just makes sense imo.