***This is a Spoiler Free Episode***

2013 Best Original Song:

Winner from Frozen

“Let It Go” by Idina Menzel (& Demi Lovato) - :59

Despicable Me 2

“Happy” by Pharrell Williams - 6:57

Her

“The Moon Song” by Karen O (The Yeah Yeah Yeahs) - 12:12

Mandela: A Long Walk to Freedom

“Ordinary Love” by U2 - 15:16

Alone Yet Not Alone

“Alone Yet Not Alone” by Joni Eareckson Tada - 18:50

Perfecting Musical Perfection (Top 5 Re-Rank) - 22:58

It’s another fun flex of our critical muscles as we grapple with our second Best Original Song category in this miniature podcast. Go back and check out our first of this series, the 1997 Original Song review, where we discussed Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On,” and how much we miss the music video watching lifestyle of the 1990’s. This episode features the 2013 Best Original Song including the films Frozen, Despicable Me 2, Her, & Mandela.

There’s a lot to digest in this one as we chronicle some Oscar drama where a technicality / rule violation revokes one of these nominations. We also have two (Metalsmiths, what’s better than Triple Platinum???... wait, you said Unobtainium???...OK, you, the voice in my head is James Cameron. That’s sane. Anyway-)... We also have two Triple Unobtainium level hit singles in Frozen’s “Let it Go” and Despicable Me 2’s “Happy.” Then there’s the ultimate minimalist love song from the quirk-fest that was “Her,” and by the way, the biggest rock band on the planet, U2 is also nominated.

We chat about the song use in each movie, the music videos, and the oscar performances. As usual, we gush over what we like, heckle what we don’t, and somehow self-depricate ourselves in the process. Music criticism may not be our forte, but damn, do we have some fun podcasting about it. Don’t miss this episode.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe re-watch continues next as we continue to build up to Avengers: Infinity War, and do stay tuned for a comprehensive review of that film after it’s much anticipated release. We’ll get to a late review of Isle of Dogs, there’s a May Movie Preview coming soon, and we’ll have several big movie events coming next month.

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