On December 11, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released its list of
75 original songs that are eligible for the Oscars' Best Original Song category. Only 32 percent of these potential nominees are on Spotify.
Adele's "Skyfall," a song I've been streaming on AFOS and a Bond theme I've grown to better appreciate after realizing how well its lyrics tie into two of the film's key scenes involving Judi Dench's M, and the original songs from
Django Unchained and Will Ferrell's all-Español
Casa de Mi Padre are among the 68 percent that are inexplicably absent from Spotify.
Of the 32 percent, the following 10 tracks are the only potential nominees on Spotify that I like, which means neither of them will turn up in tomorrow morning's Oscar nod announcements because
"Lose Yourself" from
8 Mile aside, the Academy never nominates any original tunes I like. I must be the only film geek who doesn't care for the Oscars and is more interested in IFC's
Spirit Awards, a far less up-its-own-ass and tedious movie award show. I really hope the NBA All-Star Game takes place during Oscar Weekend again this year. The All-Star Game festivities made for great Oscar counter-programming.
1. The Black Keys and RZA, "The Baddest Man Alive,"
The Man with the Iron Fists
2. Julie Fowlis, "Touch the Sky,"
Brave
3. Sunny Levine featuring Young Dad, "No Other Plans,"
Celeste & Jesse Forever
4. The Arcade Fire, "Abraham's Daughter,"
The Hunger Games
5. Beck, "Looking for a Sign,"
Jeff, Who Lives at Home
6. The Bootleggers featuring Emmylou Harris, "Cosmonaut,"
Lawless
7. Mychael Danna featuring Bombay Jayashri, "Pi's Lullaby,"
Life of Pi
8. The Crystal Method featuring Martha Reeves and The Funk Brothers, “I’m Not Leaving,”
Re:Generation
9. Florence + the Machine, "Breath of Life,"
Snow White & the Huntsman
10. Jordin Sparks, "One Wing,"
Sparkle
Except for
Life of Pi, I've seen neither of the films these songs hail from. That biopic starring Jessica Chastain as Lucy Lawless looks interesting.
