79 Original Songs Vie For 2014 Oscar

The 87th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 15, 2015, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

LOS ANGELES, CA -- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 79 songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2014 are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 87th Oscars.

Animated tunes include “Immortals” from Big Hero 6; “The Apology Song” and “I Love You Too Much” from The Book of Life; “The Boxtrolls Song” and “Quattro Sabatino” from The Boxtrolls; “Color The World” from The Hero of Color City; “For The Dancing And The Dreaming” from How to Train Your Dragon 2; “Everything Is Awesome” from The LEGO Movie; “Way Back When” from Mr. Peabody & Sherman; “Still I Fly” from Planes: Fire & Rescue; and “Batucada Familia,” “Beautiful Creatures,” “Poisonous Love” and “What Is Love” from Rio 2.

See below for the full list of original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, in alphabetical order by film title and song title:

“It's On Again” from The Amazing Spider-Man 2
“Opportunity” from Annie
“Lost Stars” from Begin Again
“Grateful” from Beyond the Lights
“Big Eyes” from Big Eyes
“Immortals” from Big Hero 6
“The Apology Song” from The Book of Life
“I Love You Too Much” from The Book of Life
“The Boxtrolls Song” from The Boxtrolls
“Quattro Sabatino” from The Boxtrolls
“Ryan's Song” from Boyhood
“Split The Difference” from Boyhood
“No Fate Awaits Me” from The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
“Brave Souls” from Dolphin Tale 2
“You Got Me” from Dolphin Tale 2
“All Our Endless Love” from Endless Love
“Let Me In” from The Fault in Our Stars
“Not About Angels” from The Fault in Our Stars
“Until The End” from Garnet's Gold
“It Just Takes A Moment” from Girl on a Bicycle
“Last Stop Paris” from Girl on a Bicycle
“Ordinary Human” from The Giver
“I'm Not Gonna Miss You” from Glen Campbell...I'll Be Me
“Find A Way” from The Good Lie
“Color The World” from The Hero of Color City
“The Last Goodbye” from The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
“Chariots” from The Hornet's Nest
“Follow Me” from The Hornet's Nest
“Something To Shoot For” from Hot Guys with Guns
“For The Dancing And The Dreaming” from How to Train Your Dragon 2
“Afreen” from The Hundred-Foot Journey
“Yellow Flicker Beat” from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
“Heart Like Yours” from If I Stay
“I Never Wanted To Go” from If I Stay
“Mind” from If I Stay
“Everything Is Awesome” from The Lego Movie
“Call Me When You Find Yourself” from Life Inside Out
“Coming Back To You” from Life of an Actress The Musical
“The Life Of An Actress” from Life of an Actress The Musical
“Sister Rust” from Lucy
“You Fooled Me” from Merchants of Doubt
“Million Dollar Dream” from Million Dollar Arm
“Spreading The Word/Makhna” from Million Dollar Arm
“We Could Be Kings” from Million Dollar Arm
“A Million Ways To Die” from A Million Ways to Die in the West
“Way Back When” from Mr. Peabody & Sherman
“America For Me” from A Most Violent Year
“I'll Get You What You Want (Cockatoo In Malibu)” from Muppets Most Wanted
“Something So Right” from Muppets Most Wanted
“We're Doing A Sequel” from Muppets Most Wanted
“Mercy Is” from Noah
“Seeds” from Occupy the Farm
“Grant My Freedom” from The One I Wrote for You
“The One I Wrote For You” from The One I Wrote for You
“Hal” from Only Lovers Left Alive
“Shine” from Paddington
“Still I Fly” from Planes: Fire & Rescue
“Batucada Familia” from Rio 2
“Beautiful Creatures” from Rio 2
“Poisonous Love” from Rio 2
“What Is Love” from Rio 2
“Over Your Shoulder” from Rudderless
“Sing Along” from Rudderless
“Stay With You” from Rudderless
“Everyone Hides” from St. Vincent
“Why Why Why” from St. Vincent
“Glory” from Selma
“The Morning” from A Small Section of the World
“Special” from Special
“Gimme Some” from #Stuck
“The Only Thing” from Third Person
“Battle Cry” from Transformers: Age of Extinction
“Miracles” from Unbroken
“Summer Nights” from Under the Electric Sky
“We Will Not Go” from Virunga
“Heavenly Father” from Wish I Was Here
“So Now What” from Wish I Was Here
“Long Braid” from Work Weather Wife
“Moon” from Work Weather Wife

During the nominations process, all voting members of the Music Branch will receive a Reminder List of works submitted in the category and a DVD copy of the song clips. Members will be asked to watch the clips and then vote in the order of their preference for not more than five achievements in the category. The five achievements receiving the highest number of votes will become the nominations for final voting for the award. A maximum of two songs may be nominated from any one film.

To be eligible, a song must consist of words and music, both of which are original and written specifically for the film. A clearly audible, intelligible, substantive rendition of both lyric and melody must be used in the body of the film or as the first music cue in the end credits.

The 87th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 15, 2015, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

The Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

Source: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

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