Comments on: 49 Songs Compete for Oscar Original Song Category

By: starfield66

starfield66 — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:35:06 +0000

@Ripley: Thank God ABBA is out !!!!

By: starfield66

starfield66 — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:33:52 +0000

I hope Regina Spektor singing The Call from The Chronicles of Narnia : Prince Caspian gets the recognition she deserves.

By: Ripley

Ripley — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:05:55 +0000

Mamma Mia! isn't elegible. Those songs were written by ABBA and the rest were used in the broadway show.

By: Dt Shindler

Dt Shindler — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:04:57 +0000

DAVID: Thanks for saving other viewers/posters on this site the trouble of pointing out the obvious to Oscar. Sometimes I wonder if there really are that many marching morons haunting the byways and highways of cyberspace…then I read comments like the one you addressed and I'm no longer in doubt.

I DO have to admit: after watching the Sarah Marshall movie a couple of times and enjoying the hell out of the goofy Dracula play, I'm hoping "Dracula's Lament" at least gets nominated for an Oscar…cause I'd LOVE to see it performed (just as in the movie) on the stage come Oscar Awards night.
Cheers.

By: David

David — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:07:33 +0000

@Oscar

I don't believe it lost out as they had no pretensions of using ORIGINAL songs, they stuck to Abba lol

By: Oscar

Oscar — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 02:45:06 +0000

The Boys Are Back, Down To Earth and Dracula's Lament
High School Musical 3, WALL-E, Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Are To be The Front Runners

By: Oscar

Oscar — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 02:38:24 +0000

haha Mamma Mia! lost out!! HAHA

By: Garrett

Garrett — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:31:43 +0000

@Josh: I would also be extremely happy if Little Person got a nomination.

By: JM

JM — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:38:20 +0000

One really good one on that list is "Zydrate Anatomy." I have yet to see "Repo! The Genetic Opera", though I will come January 2nd when it plays in a theater just 30 minutes away from my house, but I have the soundtrack, and "Zydrate Anatomy" is a really good song. I'm glad to see that it's at least being considered, even if its chances of a nomination are next to none.

By: Ashleigh

Ashleigh — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:50:15 +0000

I really love the song 'Sweet Ballad' from Yes Man.

It's humourous as well as being really well constructed.

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:03:56 +0000

I also really like "Little Person" and "The Wrestler".

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:02:50 +0000

I would love if "Lament" was nominated. I think the more good things Jason Segel gets, the better (I'm assuming he wrote the song). I loved that movie, and that scene was amazing because it was hilarious, but also a little bit heartbreaking.

By: Dt Shindler

Dt Shindler — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:14:31 +0000

Hey Brad: I'd personally dig it if Springsteen won again — especially since the mental midgets voting for Grammy Awards gave him a pass for Album of the Year and Song of the Year when "The Rising" (both album and song) were up for those kudos (Norah Jones's album and song were good, but not great, as were Springsteen's entries that year); and to add insult to injury, they overlooked "Magic" for an album award (even though the first song didn't fit well with the rest, with politically subversive — and well-written — songs like the title track and "Your Own Worst Enemy," "You'll be Comin' Down" and "Devil's Arcade," it was a no-brainer for Album of the year — unfortunately, the voting members of the Grammy's are, well, lacking both brains and heart).

As for "The Wrestler," after listening to it a few times, although I like the simplicity of the lyrics and music, I think that it wont win because it lacks an obvious hook (maybe Springsteen is going for easily written songs after all the former hard work was ignored). Since _everyone_ who belongs to the Academy can vote — technicians as well as composers — I'm betting the lack of a melodic hook will result in his not winning this time (even though his other Oscar nomination and win, "Streets of Philadelphia," was low key, it had the chorus for a hook).

That's my long-winded story and explanation and I'm sticking to it.

By: aerinpegadrak

aerinpegadrak — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:57:27 +0000

I HATED "Another Way to Die." Truly wretched. I might die of happiness if "Dracula's Lament" got a nomination, since that would probably be the only love for one of my favorite movies Oscar would be willing to show.

I think "Down to Earth" is the frontrunner, and I liked "I Thought I'd Lost You" a lot more than I thought I would since I hate Miley Cyrus.

By: Garrett

Garrett — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:40:39 +0000

"Down to Earth" is my favorite this year.

By: RIPsquishy

RIPsquishy — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:10:10 +0000

i'm holding out for Down to Earth as the winner.

By: JerzeyJon

JerzeyJon — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:06:20 +0000

My favorite is "Gran Torino", "Down to Earth", and "The Wrestler".

All 3 are played during the credits.

By: Bram

Bram — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:37:24 +0000

It would be great if Dracula's Lament won. Not likely!

By: Life

Life — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:35:50 +0000

I hope and pray Beyonce is selected for the nomination and hence win. This will mark her 2nd Oscar nomination in original song. She so deserves to be recognized for something she is great in and that is music. Heck…she has performed 3 Oscar nominated songs at the Oscars some years ago. So I believe the Acamedy see her potential.

By: Pufferbuzz

Pufferbuzz — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:11:32 +0000

I think "Down To Earth" is definitely an Oscar nominee.

By: MovieJay

MovieJay — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:24:39 +0000

The idea that Clint Eastwood could very well do a little singing at the Oscars is tantalizing. He co-wrote "Gran Torino", and it sounds like a winner. I'm sure the producers will try to get Clint up there somehow. It would be one of the biggest Oscar highlights of all time.

By: David

David — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:36:31 +0000

I'd love to see Dracula's Lament performed at the Oscars. Other than that Another Way To Die is fantastic.