The Oscars are just a little over a week away and here is a spotlight on the musical compositions that received nominations in the Best Original Song category. "Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)", from Martin Scorsese's drama, "Killers of the Flower Moon", was written by Osage Nation member, Scott George and created to celebrate their rich heritage and traditions. Two songs from the summer blockbuster, "Barbie" received nominations: previous Oscar-winners, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, who won for their work in the 2018 "A Star is Born" remake, are recognized for their contribution to the soundtrack, "I'm Just Ken" while pop-star, Billie Eilish and her brother, Finneas, who both won Oscars for their James Bond theme song, "No Time To Die", are here again for the ballad, "What Was I Made For?". Musician Jon Batiste was honored along with co-writer, Dan Wilson for the song, "It Never Went Away" from the documentary, "American Symphony" that examines a busy year in Batiste's life which he has to balance while his wife, the writer Suleika Jaouad, struggles with leukemia. And Diane Warren has received her fifteenth career nomination (and seventh consecutive) in this category for her song, "The Fire Inside" for actress, Eva Longoria's directorial debut, "Flamin' Hot" which is about the invention of Flamin' Hot Cheetos.
I don't think this is a particularly great year in this category, but the strongest songs are from "Barbie". The best out of the two for me is Eilish's gentle lullaby about the feelings of self-doubt and a search for purpose which the song also recently won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year.
"The Fire Inside" from "Flamin' Hot" (Music and Lyric by Diane Warren)
"I'm Just Ken" from "Barbie" (Music and Lyric by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt)
"It Never Went Away" from "American Symphony" (Music and Lyric by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson)
"Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)" from "Killers of the Flower Moon" (Music and Lyric by Scott George)
"What Was I Made For?" from "Barbie" (Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell)
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