The Best Song Podcast

Jeff Commings

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Host Jeff Commings highlights the 470-plus songs nominated for the Academy Award, and brings you stories of the singers and songwriters who made the tunes famous ... or not so famous.

23/09/2024

Episode 91: No One Can Kill Your Vibe (2023)

The final episode of The Best Song Podcast sort of comes full circle to the first Original Song Oscar nominees of 1934, with a big song-and-dance number among the 2023 nominees and of course, a sentimental love song. Mixed in with that is yet another nomination from Diane Warren, and the first song to be nominated using lyrics from a Native American language. Find out more about these nominees on episode 91! A big thank you to everyone who tuned in to the show and learned something about movie music that will enhance your movie-watching experience.

1 h 5 min
16/09/2024

Episode 90: I Won’t Let Go ‘Til the End (2022)

The crop of Oscar-nominated songs from 2022 come from two sequels, one little-seen film about female empowerment, one big-budget musical from India, and the eventual Best Picture Oscar winner. All of them beat out a song from Taylor Swift for the Oscar nomination, and before the nominations, all five had an equal shot at winning. Which one eventually took home the prize? Find out on this episode!

1 h
09/09/2024

Episode 89: The Path Was Never Paved with Gold (2021)

The five Oscar-nominated songs of 2021 feature Beyonce earning her first nomination for writing the anthemic song giving tribute to the famous tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams, as well as the chart-topping theme song to Danie Craig's final movie as James Bond. Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas O'Connell wrote that song and released it in February 2020, giving "No Time to Die" 20 months to earn the public's praise as the Bond film suffered two COVID release delays. Did the extended runway for the song help it take off and earn an Oscar for the O'Connell siblings? Find out on this episode of The Best Song Podcast!

1 h 12 min
02/09/2024

Episode 88: There’s No One Like You (2020)

The COVID pandemic forced film studios to adjust release dates of their big movies, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences followed suit by adjusting the eligibility dates for their 2021 ceremony. The result meant some songs nominated for the Oscar came from films released in January and February 2021. Diane Warren was the only nominated songwriter who had previous Oscar experience, earning nomination 12 for a song that was translated into Italian for Sophia Loren's latest film. Would Warren win over three songs about political and social upheaval, or one about an Icelandic town performed in the finale of a comedy film?

1 h 1 min
26/08/2024

Episode 87: Far Across the River (2019)

For the third year in a row, a woman was Oscar nominated for acting and songwriting in the same year. In 2019, that was Cynthia Erivo, the Tony Award-winning actress from The Color Purple who played abolitionist Harriet Tubman in the movie Harriet and wrote the song "Stand Up" with Joshuah Brian Campell. Their Oscar competition included previous Oscar winners Randy Newman, Elton John, Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez. Did Erivo win her first Oscar, or did an Oscar veteran pick up another statuette? Find out on this episode of The Best Song Podcast!

1 h 3 min
19/08/2024

Episode 86: Let’s Talk About Love (2018)

The much-anticipated arrival of Bradley Cooper's directorial debut, the remake of A Star Is Born, gave us an Oscar-nominated song from Lady Gaga that kept the streak alive of all the remakes at least getting a nominated song. In this episode, you'll hear the nominated song from the 2018 version, "Shallow," and learn about the four songs that battled with it for the year's Academy Award. That includes Kendrick Lamar's entry into the movie song game, and one from Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman for the Mary Poppins sequel.

1 h 8 min
12/08/2024

Episode 85: You Can’t Just Talk the Talk (2017)

Diane Warren earned Oscar nomination number nine for her song "Stand Up for Something," a song that highlights the motto of future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and the subject of the 2017 film Marshall. On this episode of The Best Song Podcast, you'll hear her nominated song that she co-wrote with Oscar winner Common, and the four songs competing for the big prize. That includes a song of empowerment written by the reigning Oscar champs and a multi-use by the husband-and-wife team that brought us "Let It Go."

1 h 9 min
05/08/2024

Episode 84: It’s Something Magical (2016)

The live-action musical La La Land was primed to take over the 89th Academy Awards as the frontrunner for Best Picture, and its chances of winning multiple awards included Best Original Song, where two tunes from the movie were nominated. On this episode, learn more about the men who created those songs -- Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul -- and the writers of the other three nominated songs. Lin-Manuel Miranda earned his first Oscar nomination that year, as did Justin Timberlake for the most popular song of 2016.

1 h 4 min

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Host Jeff Commings highlights the 470-plus songs nominated for the Academy Award, and brings you stories of the singers and songwriters who made the tunes famous ... or not so famous.

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Jeff Commings
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2023 - 2024
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91
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The Best Song Podcast

The Best Song Podcast

Episode 91: No One Can Kill Your Vibe (2023)

Episode 90: I Won’t Let Go ‘Til the End (2022)

Episode 89: The Path Was Never Paved with Gold (2021)

Episode 88: There’s No One Like You (2020)

Episode 87: Far Across the River (2019)

Episode 86: Let’s Talk About Love (2018)

Episode 85: You Can’t Just Talk the Talk (2017)

Episode 84: It’s Something Magical (2016)

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The Best Song Podcast

Épisodes

Episode 91: No One Can Kill Your Vibe (2023)

Episode 90: I Won’t Let Go ‘Til the End (2022)

Episode 89: The Path Was Never Paved with Gold (2021)

Episode 88: There’s No One Like You (2020)

Episode 87: Far Across the River (2019)

Episode 86: Let’s Talk About Love (2018)

Episode 85: You Can’t Just Talk the Talk (2017)

Episode 84: It’s Something Magical (2016)

Notes et avis

À propos

Informations