The 10 Best Original Movie Songs of the 21st Century
From “The Greatest Showman” to “Call Me by Your Name,” these original movie tunes are going to be stuck in our heads forever.
Best Original Song
Oscars 2018: Why ‘Remember Me’ from ‘Coco’ Will Win Best Original Song
Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez have written a transcendent song about family and grieving that is the core of Pixar’s frontrunning “Coco.”
Oscars 2018: Best Song Nominee ‘Stand Up For Something’ Seizes the Zeitgeist
Diane Warren and Common’s nominated song from “Marshall” has been embraced by #metoo and others as a hopeful call to action.
When Elvis Costello Wrote a Song For ‘Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool,’ He Understood ‘Avoiding Your Own Reflection’
Elvis Costello has a long relationship with movie songs and one Oscar nomination behind him — this could be his second.
2018 Oscar Predictions: Best Original Song
Movie and pop stars add luster to the movie songs in the Oscar running this year. Updated 2/23/18.
Oscars 2018: Academy Reveals Best Original Song Shortlist, Including Sufjan Stevens’ ‘Mystery of Love’
One of these original songs will follow “City of Stars” from “La La Land” by winning the Oscar.
‘Coco’: Michael Giacchino’s Score Unifies Pixar’s Día de los Muertos Saga
For Pixar’s animated Oscar frontrunner, composer Michael Giacchino tapped childhood memories of Mexican music for his score, assisted by original and traditional songs.
Why Carly Rae Jepsen’s ‘Cut to the Feeling’ Proves the Oscars Need to Rewrite their Rules
The fact that “Cut to the Feeling” isn’t eligible for Best Original Song is an unforgivable injustice.
‘Moana’: How Disney Crafted Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Oscar-Contending ‘How Far I’ll Go’
Directors John Musker and Ron Clements discuss the evolution of Moana’s “I Want” song.
Tori Amos and ‘Flicker’: How She Hunted Down That Song For ‘Audrie & Daisy’
Tori Amos had reason to relate to the teen sexual assault documentary “Audrie & Daisy,” and explains how she set about writing the song “Flicker.”
Oscar Song Contenders: How Justin Timberlake, Sting and More Tackle Social Activism and Other Compelling Themes
The best song contenders address love and social consciousness and other compelling issues in “La La Land,” “Trolls,” “Jim: the James Foley Story,” and “Audrie & Daisy.”
F*ck Cancer: How Sharon Jones’ Song ‘I’m Still Here’ Captures the Late Singer’s Amazing Story
The legendary singer’s band The Dap Kings and documentarian Barbara Kopple discuss how the autobiographical song about Jones’ defying the odds has taken on new meaning.
