Songs Written For The Oscar

As it is Oscar weekend

I would like to find out, what song have been written for the Oscar? For a show that come from the stage, to be nominated for an Oscar an additional song needs to be composed, so wondering what additional songs have been composed?

Since the 90s:
-You Must Love Me from Evita (The only winner in this list)
-I Move On from Chicago (An end credits song)
-Learn To Be Lonely from Phantom of the Opera (Also an end credits song)
-Listen, Love You I Do and Patience from Dreamgirls 
-Take It All from Nine (My personal favorite from this list)
-Suddenly from Les Miserables 

And some other songs that were written for film adaptations but not nominated:
-There’s Nothing Like A Show On Broadway from The Producers
-Come So Far, Got So Far To Go from Hairspray
-The Anonymous Ones from Dear Evan Hansen

I may have missed some but that’s all I can think of now. 

Updated On: 3/11/23 at 10:25 PM

I know SUDDENLY did qualify for the Oscars as a new song, but wasn't that actually a Les Mis trunk song that was cut prior to the English-language production? Or am I misremembering?

“Mean Green Mother From Outerspace” from LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS was nominated but lost to “Take My Breath Away” from TOP GUN. “Mean Green” was the first song with profanity nominated for Best Original Song.

I always think about Harvey wanting Janet Jackson to do an end credits song for Chicago. I would've loved that just for the Chicago themed music video she might've done for it.

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "I know SUDDENLY did qualify for the Oscars as a new song, but wasn't that actually a Les Mis trunk song that was cut prior to the English-language production? Or am I misremembering?"

It wasn't on the original concept album ( in French) which related to the Paris staging 5 years ahead of the Mackintosh English production.

There was nothing in the book by Edward Behr on the development of the stage musical English version  that has any mention of such a song.

I think it was written for the film adaptation to fill in the gap of the missing second Valjean epiphany not highlighted in the stage musical version. Valjean's first epiphany was the grace of redemption ( articulated in Valjean's Soliloquy). The second one was the discovery of love through little Cosette through the song SUDDENLY.  Both epiphanies were highlighted strongly in the Victor Hugo novel.

Interestingly, the song could also be interpreted as a romantic song when one meets "the one" or even as a wedding processional song (sung by the groom as he sees his prospective bride walking down the aisle). I think the Michael Ball version highlighted the romantic tone.  Hugh Jackman's interpretation sounded more like a lullaby.

 

Updated On: 3/13/23 at 09:49 AM

Cabaret’s film had three great bonus songs with “Mein Herr”, “Money, Money”, and “Maybe This Time”, which have since gone on to become staples of future stage productions. Shockingly enough, while the first two were nominated at the Globes, none of them were nominated at the Oscars.