Best Original Song - 1957

"An Affair to Remember (Our Love Affair)" from An Affair to Remember sung by Vic Damone and reprised by Marni Nixon 


Movie Synopsis: A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building. 


Does it appear in the movie (i.e. other than the end credits)? Opening credits, and then later reprised.
Is it important to the plot? Maybe

Is it pleasing to the ear? C+.

"April Love" from April Love sung by Pat Boone


Movie Synopsis: A young man visiting his relatives' farm in Kentucky falls in love with their neighbor.


Does it appear in the movie (i.e. other than the end credits)? Yes. 
Is it important to the plot? Performed at a party.
Is it pleasing to the ear? B. 

"All the Way" from The Joker is Wild sung by Frank Sinatra


Movie Synopsis: The story of Joe E. Lewis, the popular singer and comedian who was a major attraction in nightclubs during 1920s to early 1950s.


Does it appear in the movie (i.e. other than the end credits)? Yes. 
Is it important to the plot? Seems to be
Is it pleasing to the ear? B.

"Tammy" from Tammy and the Bachelor sung by Debbie Reynolds


Movie Synopsis: An unsophisticated young woman from the Mississippi swamps falls in love with an unconventional southern gentleman.


Does it appear in the movie (i.e. other than the end credits)? Yes
Is it important to the plot? It shows that Tammy, Tammy, Tammy's in love...
Is it pleasing to the ear? A.









"Wild is the Wind" from Wild is the Wind sung by Johnny Mathis


Movie Synopsis: A rancher marries his Italian sister-in-law after the passing of his wife, but she falls in love with his young ranch-hand.


Does it appear in the movie (i.e. other than the end credits)? N/A.
Is it important to the plot? N/A.
Is it pleasing to the ear? C+.


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So what won?
"All the Way" from The Joker is Wild

What would I have voted for? 

"Tammy" from Tammy and the Bachelor

I like it cause it's whimsical and romantic.


Analysis

1957 = lot's o' schmaltz. Every single song from this year is a ballad of sorts. The winner, "All the Way" has stood the test of time and has become something of an American standard, so I guess that says something.