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The 2017 Oscars are finally here and La La Land won Best Original Score. Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone’s song “City Of Stars,” from the movie’s soundtrack, nabbed Best Original Song, as well
Jan 26, 2017 · 1967: "Alfie" (music, Burt Bacharach; lyrics, Hal David) Lost to: "Born Free," from the film "Born Free". Believe it or not, Bacharach and David only won one Academy Award together, for 1969's ...
- ‘Audition (The Fools Who Dream)’ by Emma Stone For ‘La La Land’
- ‘City of Stars’ Duet by Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone For ‘La La Land’
- ‘Can’T Stop The Feeling’ by Justin Timberlake For ‘Trolls’
- ‘How Far I’ll Go,’ Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda For ‘Moana’
- ‘The Empty Chair’ by Sting & J. Ralph For ‘Jim: The James Foley Story’
La La Land composer Justin Hurwitz helped director and writer Damien Chazelle create a modern-day musical. With the recent announcements of the 2017 Academy Awards nominations, we’ve learned that Hurwitz’s song “Audition (The Fools Who Dream),” performed by Emma Stone, has been nominated in the Best Original Song category. Another one of his songs ...
It’s probably no surprise that La La Land, the breakout hit musical that garnered the most nominations for the 2017 Academy Awards, has two original songs nominated for the Best Original Song category. The duet, “City of Stars,” is the second song from the movie to make it into this category. We can’t help but compare this song to La La Land‘s othe...
“Can’t Stop the Feeling” is more than a song created for an animated feature. It became one of the songs of the summer. Timberlake and his writing partners, Max Martin and Karl Johan Schuster, created this year’s “Happy,” essentially by capturing the simplicity of felling good into a song. Maybe that’s what we can expect from original songs for ani...
Speaking of this year’s other animated feature original song nomination: “How Far I’ll Go,” written by the talented Lin-Manuel Miranda is also nominated. The Disney Pixar nominees have a bit of an advantage in past Academy Awards, and this song performed by Alessia Cara for the film Moanadefinitely has a chance to repeat some history. Cara’s versio...
Jim: The James Foley Story is a documentary about a photojournalist whose work eventually led to his death at the hands of ISIS. Clearly a powerful documentary, the movie needed an equally moving song. So veteran documentary film composer J. Ralph and singer-songwriter Sting came together. The result is a simple, elegant piano ballad with the airy ...
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Damien Chazelle’s swoon-worthy musical can add the Academy Award for best original song to its accolades, winning for “City of Stars.” Composer Justin Hurwitz and lyricists Benj Pasek and ...
Feb 20, 2017 · February 20, 2017 9:00am. Lionsgate. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominated songs from a romantic musical, two animated films, and a moving documentary in its best original ...
Jan 24, 2017 · Oscars 2017: Sting, Timberlake, ‘La La Land,’ ‘Moana’ Vie for Best Song. 'La La Land' songs "City of Stars" and "Audition (The Fools Who Dream)" both up for award. 'La La Land' scored two ...
Jan 2, 2017 · The five nominees will be announced on January 24. 91 songs were recently named as being eligible for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, including three from Damien Chazelle’s musical ...
