The Fault in Our Stars is a touching romance about a couple of cancer-ridden teenagers. I haven't read the book, but it seems as if the transition to the big screen went quite smoothly. Apart from the strong performances by Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort, the film has a great soundtrack.
Actually, the film has no less than eight original songs (technically nine). Charli XCX's earworm "Boom Clap" - frankly, the CinSpec frontrunner right now (along with Birdy's "Not About Angels") - won't likely be eligible for Oscar consideration, since it was revealed the song was written before she was approached about doing a track for the film. Still, there are great new tracks from Birdy, Grouplove, Ed Sheeran, Ray LaMontagne, Indians, and Lykke Li, all of which should be eligible. Of course, the studio will probably only submit a few songs, but that doesn't mean I can't mention them here.
Actually, the film has no less than eight original songs (technically nine). Charli XCX's earworm "Boom Clap" - frankly, the CinSpec frontrunner right now (along with Birdy's "Not About Angels") - won't likely be eligible for Oscar consideration, since it was revealed the song was written before she was approached about doing a track for the film. Still, there are great new tracks from Birdy, Grouplove, Ed Sheeran, Ray LaMontagne, Indians, and Lykke Li, all of which should be eligible. Of course, the studio will probably only submit a few songs, but that doesn't mean I can't mention them here.
Check out the tracks below.
"Boom Clap" - Charli XCX
"Not About Angels" - Birdy
"All of the Stars" - Ed Sheeran
"Let Me In" - Grouplove
"Tee Shirt" - Birdy
"Oblivion" - Indians
"Best Shot" - Birdy and Jaymes Young
"No One Ever Loved" - Lykke Li
"Without Words" - Ray LaMontagne
These are some great songs. Best Original Song is a hard category for me to predict sometimes. I think Ed Sheeran's song sounds like something they'd go for, but it's hard to say.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I don't think the Academy will go for any of these songs, but I'd love it if they did.
DeleteWhat a coincidence, I was just putting together a summer playlist, and "Boom Clap" by Charli XCX is going on that, because I heard it in the movie. I should give the rest of these another listen, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHi Chris. Glad to hear you like "Boom Clap" as well. I can't get it out of my head! :) Hope you get a chance to check out the rest of these tracks.
DeleteThese are all beautiful!
ReplyDeleteEd Sheeran made me cry...god...I'm gonna be a mess at this movie.
YAY! I love these! Right now I give "Boom Clap" the win (with "Not About Angels" being the runner-up), but Sheeran's track is growing on me. Ugh. I could make an Original Song lineup from this film alone. But I can't leave out songs like "Everything is Awesome"!
DeletePrepare yourself for this movie. I had to stifle a whimper at one point.
Wow, all of these are original? Impressive.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'm not sure any of them are Oscar bound, but I can't wait to see which ones show up on the official eligibility list in December.
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