AND THE OSCAR FOR BEST ORIGINAL SONG GOES TO…
Here are the nominees for best original song from a motion picture.
“Happy” from DESPICABLE ME 2
Music and Lyric by Pharrell Williams
performed by: Pharrell
“Let It Go” from FROZEN
Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
performed by: Idina Menzel
“The Moon Song” from HER
Music by Karen O
Lyric by Karen O and Spike Jonze
Performed by: Karen O
“Ordinary Love” from MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM
Music by Paul Hewson, Dave Evans, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen
Lyric by Paul Hewson
performed by: U2
You may notice that this category is one nominee short of its usual five nominees. When the nominations were announced, heads turned in disbelief when “Alone Yet Not Alone” from the film of same name was nominated. Most people had never heard of this song or movie due to an extremely limited release, so how did it stand out and get nominated? The Academy decided to disqualify the song and pull the nomination after finding that composer Bruce Broughton, who is a current member of the music branch, emailed and promoted the song to voters outside of the rules and regulations regarding campaigning for a nomination.
Which one of these four great songs will win? My vote is going toward “Let It Go” from Frozen. The movie was a massive hit for Disney and the song has had just as big of an impact as the movie did. There are countless YouTube videos and Buzzfeed pages devoted to it with many young fans singing their versions of it. I am so happy to hear that powerhouse Idina Menzel will sing it live during the ceremony. I think the only song that could come in its way is “Ordinary Love” by U2. They are gaining a little momentum after their Golden Globe win and acoustic performance on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon”.
Who would you like to win? Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments section below!
