Woot, some of our favorites were nominated for Grammy’s. Check out the list below:
Category 81
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media (Award to the Artist(s) and/or Producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album, or to the individual(s) actively responsible for the concept and musical direction and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable.)
Cadillac Records
(Various Artists)
[Music World Music/Columbia]
Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds
(Various Artists)
[A Band Apart/Warner Bros.]
Slumdog Millionaire
(Various Artists)
[N.E.E.T./Interscope Records]
True Blood
(Various Artists)
[Elektra]
Twilight
(Various Artists)
[Summit Ent./Chop Shop/Atlantic]
Category 82
Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media (Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series or other visual media.)
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (Disc 1)
Alexandre Desplat, composer
[Concord Records]
Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
Nicholas Hooper, composer
[New Line Records]
Milk
Danny Elfman, composer
[Decca]
Star Trek
Michael Giacchino, composer
[Varèse Sarabande]
Up
Michael Giacchino, composer
[Walt Disney Records]
Category 83
Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
The Climb (From Hannah Montana: The Movie)
Jessi Alexander & Jon Mabe, songwriters (Miley Cyrus)
[Walt Disney Records; Publishers: Vistaville Music, Hopeless Rose Music, Music Of Stage Three, Mabe It Big Music.]
Decode (From Twilight)
Josh Farro, Hayley Williams & Taylor York, songwriters (Paramore)
[Summit Ent./Chop Shop/Atlantic; Publishers: WB Music Corp/But Father, I Just Want To Sing Music/Josh’s Music/FBR Music, Meaux Hits/Hunterboro Music, Rimutaka Music.]
Jai Ho (From Slumdog Millionaire)
Gulzar, A.R. Rahman & Tanvi Shah, songwriters (A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash)
[N.E.E.T./Interscope Records; Publisher: KM Musiq.]
Once In A Lifetime (From Cadillac Records)
Ian Dench, James Dring, Amanda Ghost, Beyoncé Knowles, Scott McFarnon & Jody Street, songwriters (Beyoncé)
[Music World Music/Columbia; Publishers: B-Day Publishing/EMI April Music, Amanda Ghost Bucks Music Group Ltd./EMI Blackwood, Red Ink Music Ltd., Ian Dench Music/Songs of Kobalt Music, Chrysalis Music.]
The Wrestler (From The Wrestler)
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
[Columbia; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen.]
True Blood has an excellent soundtrack. And I would love to see Decode win a Grammy – that song was great.
What do you think? Which soundtrack do you like better, True Blood or Twilight?
Do you think Decode deserves a Grammy?
