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The Warner Bros. screener pack arrived yesterday afternoon and I immediately noticed an original song contender on the sleeve for Zack Snyder’s “Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole.” I hadn’t yet seen the film so I popped it into the player last night to see where and how the track was utilized.
Owl City’s “To the Sky” is a poppy ditty used mid-way through the film as part of a montage and is then reprised as the first cue on the closing credits. Even in a slim pickings race like the one we’re seeing unfold this year, I’d say it doesn’t have much of a shot at a nomination, but it’s an eligible contender nevertheless so it deserves a mention here.
I quite liked the film, by the way. Snyder’s vision and cinematic sense really stands out, even if his penchant for slow motion begins to grate after a while. When he saves it for unique dramatic instances, it has a real impact. But regardless, the animation is gorgeous and I’d have loved to catch it in the theater.
Have a listen to “To the Sky” below, and as always, keep up with the Best Original Song race as it unfolds via its dedicated page here.
[Photo: Access Atlanta]
7 responses so far
1 11-24-2010 at 10:42 am
Graysmith said...
Sounds like they’re trying to out-Disney Disney to the point of gagging.
I can’t imagine this being a more than 3 nominees year, there’s hardly anything worthwhile. Not even the best songs I’ve heard so far are really all that worthy of being Oscar-nominated.
2 11-24-2010 at 3:26 pm
MovieMan said...
I hated this film with a passion, and Owl City’s song is incorporated terribly, but the song itself is pretty good. I can’t imagine this film getting any nominations, though. And it doesn’t deserve any. Seamless visuals only go so far.
3 11-24-2010 at 5:45 pm
Luis said...
I thought that movie was a real hoot!!
Sorry.
4 11-24-2010 at 6:33 pm
Chris said...
I kinda liked the movie. The writing was a real letdown, but I couldnt deny the strong visuals.
5 11-24-2010 at 8:42 pm
Maxim said...
“I hated this film with a passion, ”
Honestly… why?
6 11-25-2010 at 1:05 am
Alex said...
Bad song, annoying accent.
I was upset two years ago when Jenny Lewis’s Barking at the Moon from Bolt wasn’t nominated. That song was a great song (not in the usual Menken vein) and greatly enhanced the film.
7 3-13-2011 at 4:29 am
imcool said...
this song is so great~!