Ok, the AMPAs released their list of eligible songs in the Oscar Best Original Song category late yesterday. 49 songs written specifically for a film in total were deemed good to go including obvious picks by Bruce Springsteen (“The Wrestler”), Peter Gabriel (“Wall-E”) and Beyonce (“Cadillac Records”).
But there were som snubs, yes? No major drastic omission comes to mind at the moment, but we’re surprised some of the Elton John-penned songs from “Australia” didn’t make the cut considering how much the Academy has loved him in the past (yes, this is the first time we mentioned that there are four Elton John songs in the film, we forgot; we believe there’s also a Imogen Heap in there as well, but we never really watched that closely). of it. Maybe the Infant Sorrow/Russell Brand songs from “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” are considered a minor snub? Or perhaps Huey Lewis’ terrible titular track from “Pineapple Express” which some people actually liked (no accounting for taste).
Pop & Hiss notes that other snubs include LCD Soundsystem’s “Big Mistake” from “21” and Vampire Weekend, who had a song, “Ottoman,” from “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist.”
Can you think of others? This has been a weak year for songs written specifically for films.