The AMPAS have announced the 49 song eligible to be nominated in the Best Original Song category at the Oscars.
Highlights include Bruce Springsteen eponymous cut from “The Wrestler,” Peter Gabriel’s “Down To The Earth for “Wall-E,” Zooey Deschanel and her Von Iva comrades (under the name Munchausen By Proxy) surprisingly having two songs eligible, Norah Jones’ “The Story,” from the otherwise unremarkable, “My Blueberry Nights,” Jon Brion’s “Little Person” for “Synecdoche, New York” and eligibility nods to Regina Spektor, Jenny Lewis, actor Jason Segel and M.I.A. and A.R. Rahman’s original song for “Slumdog Millionaire.”
The scary part of all this is that “High School Musical 3: School’s Our For Summer And Abstinence Is Over” has eleven fuckin’ songs eligible for nomination. God, does this mean those Jonas Bros. brats are taking over the Oscar song category? Lord, let’s hope not.
Other original notable songs written for films made eligible by the AMAPAs committee include three songs from “Repo: The Genetic Opera,” Clint Eastwood’s growly-singy, “Gran Torino,” written by his son Kevin Eastwood (and others), the Beyonce-sung original track from “Cadillac Records” (which will probably score a nomination), Robyn Hitchcock’s excellent song from “Rachel Getting Married,” Jack White and Alicia Keys’ track from “Quantum of Solace,” Will.I.Am’s song from “Madagascar 2,” and the Miley Cyrus and John Travolta sung number from Disney’s “Bolt.”
A someone odd inclusion is the Mariah Carey and Willie Nelson penned, “Right To Dream” song from the film “Tennessee.” Heard of it? We only did a few short weeks ago. It’s apparently out in theaters now in very-limited release, but we’ve heard jack about it.
BTW, is the Angela Lewis “Australia” song the one that sounds like the slowed-down ukulele version of the Postal Service’s “Such Great Heights“? (it totally jacks the same melody) We’re not sure, we can’t find an audio sample.
This list provided by the AMPAS site does not list the songwriters, so whenever possible, we’ve done the legwork of noting the writer and performers and links to the music where applicable (keep that in mind if you’re using the info and trying to get away with not linking you rat bastards).
The 49 Songs Eligible for Oscar’s Best Original Song
“By the Boab Tree” from “Australia” (Angela Lewis)
“Barking at the Moon” from “Bolt” (Jenny Lewis)
“I Thought I Lost You” from “Bolt” (Miley Cyrus and John Travolta)
“Once in a Lifetime” from “Cadillac Records” (Beyonce
“The Call” from “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” (Regina Spektor)
“It Ain’t Right” from “Dark Streets”
“Too Much Juice” from “Dark Streets”
“Dracula’s Lament” from “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” (Jason Segel)
“Drive” from “Fuel”
“Gran Torino” from “Gran Torino” (Clint Eastwood)
“Rock Me Sexy Jesus” from “Hamlet 2” (The Ralph Sall Experience)
“The Boys Are Back” from “High School Musical 3: Senior Year”
“Can I Have This Dance” from “High School Musical 3: Senior Year”
“High School Musical” from “High School Musical 3: Senior Year”
“I Want It All” from “High School Musical 3: Senior Year”
“Just Getting Started” from “High School Musical 3: Senior Year”
“Just Wanna Be with You” from “High School Musical 3: Senior Year”
“A Night to Remember” from “High School Musical 3: Senior Year”
“Now or Never” from “High School Musical 3: Senior Year”
“Right Here Right Now” from “High School Musical 3: Senior Year”
“Scream” from “High School Musical 3: Senior Year”
“Walk Away” from “High School Musical 3: Senior Year”
“Di Notte” from “The Lodger”
“The Traveling Song” from “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa” (Will.I.Am)
“The Story” from “My Blueberry Nights” (Norah Jones)
“The Code of Life” from “My Dream”
“In Rodanthe” from “Nights in Rodanthe” (Emmylou Harris)
“Nothing but the Truth” from “Nothing but the Truth” (Colby Jones)
“Djoyigbe” from “Pray the Devil Back to Hell”
“Waterline” from “Pride and Glory” (Sage Francis)
“Another Way to Die” from “Quantum of Solace” (Jack White and Alicia Keys)
“Up to Our Nex” from “Rachel Getting Married” (Robyn Hitchock)
“Chase the Morning” from “Repo! The Genetic Opera”
“Chromaggia” from “Repo! The Genetic Opera”
“Zydrate Anatomy” from “Repo! The Genetic Opera”
“Broken and Bent” from “Role Models” (Peter Salett)
“Code of Silence” from “Save Me”
“Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire” (A.R. Rahman)
“O Saya” from “Slumdog Millionaire” (M.I.A. and A.R Rahman)
“Little Person” from “Synecdoche, New York” (Jon Brion)
“Right to Dream” from “Tennessee” (Mariah Carey and Willie Nelson)
“Forever” from “They Killed Sister Dorothy”
“Trouble the Water” from “Trouble the Water”
“Down to Earth” from “WALL-E” (Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman)
“The Little Things” from “Wanted” (Danny Elfman)
“Count on Me” from “The Women” (Lucy Schwartz)
“The Wrestler” from “The Wrestler” (Bruce Springsteen)
“Sweet Ballad” from “Yes Man” (Munchausen By Proxy: Zooey Deschanel and Von Iva)
“Yes Man” from “Yes Man” (Munchausen By Proxy: Zooey Deschanel and Von Iva)
