Only two songs nominated for Oscar

Randy Lewis and Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times
January 25, 2012Film and music industry watchers on Tuesday that it has only two songs, songs of Oscar nominations, "Muppets" to "Rio Real," "Rio," both films aimed at family audiences to "The Man in the Muppet" was to find a battering ram.

 

"I was surprised that it was only two," said Bruce Broughton, Music category, three governors, and the music branch, which oversees one of the chair. "I had some songs that it can create."
Veteran Latin pop singer and bandleader Sergio Mendes, who has two of his songs for an animated hit "Rio."
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"Movie, Rio de Janeiro, said that about my hometown," Mendes, who now lives in Woodland Hills. "Not exactly the color, happiness, joy, sun, beach in Rio de Janeiro, and genii, which is why it is symbolized 'the real Rio."
"Man of the Muppet" Bret McKenzie, who is one of New Zealand pop-comedy duo Flight of the Conchords half (with Jemaine clement) was written by. He writes: "Life is a Happy Song" for "Muppets." All three songs are from that movie with the songs, the list was "all in my head."
If Elton John, Lady Gaga, Mary J. Blige, Elvis Costello, Willie Nelson, Brad paisley, Chris Cornell, Zooey Deschanel and other superstar, pop, rock and country musicians who are not able to find any solace in their music nominations No, it is commendable that they are leading the company.
Also-rans list of heavyweight performers and songwriters who still can not score enough points to Academy voters did not make the final list of nominations includes a bounty.