Saturday 30 December 2017

The Eligible Songs for the coming Oscars - part 4

Hello, everybody! This is the penultimate episode of our Oscar-eligible songs presentation. Here we go!


As we did yesterday and the day before, we begin with a favorite. The film itself, a badly-reviewed musical inspired by the imagination of P.T. Barnum, is definitely not a favorite for any major Oscar. This song, however, will probably sneak into the top 5. This is Keala Settle performing This Is Me from The Greatest Showman:


The remake of Murder on the Orient Express is certainly inferior to the 1974 original. Michelle Pfeiffer, however, does a good job with the song Never Forget, which means that it might amount to an Oscar nomination for the movie:


King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is considered a flop. The song The Devil & The Huntsman, performed by Sam Lee & Daniel Pemberton, is eligible, but it's highly unlikely to make the top 5:


Following the success of the original Lego Movie, two new ones arrived this year: The Lego Batman Movie and The Lego Ninjago Movie. Both are possible Best Animated Feature nominations - and both have Oscar-eligible songs. From the former, this is Friends Are Family, performed by Will Arnett:


From the latter, this is Found My Place, performed by Oh, Hush! feat. Jeff Lewis:


Another good animated feature, this time coming from Japan (a major force in the field) is Mary and the Witch’s Flower. However, a Best Animated Feature nomination is more likely than a Best Song nomination for Rain, performed by Mafumafu:


Another song, originating in an animated film, is Longing For Summer, from Moomins and the Winter Wonderland:


Another unlikely nomination is Myron/Byron, performed by Adam Sandler, Dustin Hoffman, Ben Stiller and Elizabeth Marvel from The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected). It's nowhere to be found, so, moving on...

Patti Cake$ is a movie that impressed the audience and critics at the Sundance Film Festival. It didn't do great at the box-office though. There are two eligible songs from this film. First, comes PBNJ:


Then, there's Tuff Love (Finale). It's only found on Deezer: Tuff Love (Finale)

Pulimurugan is an Indian action film. It also has two eligible songs. First, there's Kaadanayum Kaalchilambe:


... There's also Maanathe Maarikurumbe:


Hold The Light from Only the Brave, a movie about firefighters is eligible. It is sung by Dierks Bentley:



Finally, for today, the Lost Souls from the movie The Pirates of Somalia, is nowhere to be found. Join us tomorrow for the final day of this 5-parter. I will also make my own predictions then. See you!

2 comments:

  1. A great selection of songs that could go on a CD for me to buy.

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    1. A CD would actually be a great idea, Bob. Hey, record companies, are you reading this? There are many people who would actually buy such a CD. Thanks a lot, Bob!

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