Movie Synopsis: A young Russian mouse is separated from his family after immigrating to America.
Does it appear in the movie (i.e. other than the end credits)? Yes.
Is it important to the plot? It shows Tanya's refusal to give up on Fievel and his longing to return home.
Is it pleasing to the ear? The movie version? Hell no. But as a melody, A.
Movie Synopsis: Daniel accompanies his mentor to Okinawa who is off to see his dying father and confront his old rival, while Daniel inadvertently makes an enemy of his own.
Does it appear in the movie (i.e. other than the opening/end credits)? I don't know.
Is it important to the plot? Beats me.
Is it pleasing to the ear? B.
Movie Synopsis: A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.
Does it appear in the movie (i.e. other than the opening/end credits)? Yes.
Is it important to the plot? It reveals Audrey II's plot for world domination.
Is it pleasing to the ear? Awful. F.
Movie Synopsis: An aging couple face a difficult weekend.
Does it appear in the movie (i.e. other than the end credits)? I think just the end credits.
Is it important to the plot? Um, it applies to the plot kind of.
Is it pleasing to the ear? C.
Movie Synopsis: The macho students of an elite US Flying school for advanced fighter pilots compete to be best in the class, and one romances the teacher.
Does it appear in the movie (i.e. other than the opening/end credits)? As score, but never with lyrics until the end credits.
Is it important to the plot? Not remotely.
Is it pleasing to the ear? A.
So what won?
"Take My Breath Away" from Top Gun
What would I have voted for?
What would I have voted for?
"Take My Breath Away" from Top Gun. All right, it's the best song in the bunch. Perhaps, on principal, "Somewhere Out There" should win, but those damn little kid singing voices ruin it for me. No dice. Plus, it's not every year we get a good sex song as a winner or nominee.
Analysis
An uneven year was 1986. We had two super 80's synthed out songs, followed by a Disney-esque kiddie song courtesy of Don Bluth, then a call back to the Mancini days of yore, and finally, one the worst songs I've ever heard. I can't believe Alan Menken and Howard Ashman wrote that terrible song! I have a feeling 80's will be uneven in its nominees and I'm looking forward to it.
1 comment:
I don't know, I feel "Somewhere Out There" should have won solely because of its connection to the plot.
Sure, the film version can be cute, endearing, yet slightly annoying. It's the commercial version (by Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram) that you should listen to. It even hit #2 on the Billboard 100. (Seeing that "Take My Breath Away" hit #1, there can be indications of the Academy giving the award to the bigger hit)
Looking at the music industries' awards that year, it made little sense that "Somewhere Out There" would win the majority of Best Song awards (seriously, it won Song of the Year AND Best Song from any Media at the Grammys) and NOT win the Oscar.
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