75 Original Songs eligible for 2012 Oscar

Seventy-five songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2012 are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 85th Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today.

The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical order by film and song title:

       "For You" from Act of Valor
       "Metaphorical Blanket" from Any Day Now
       "Let It Rain" from Being Flynn
       "Learn Me Right" from Brave
       "Touch the Sky" from Brave
       "Airport" from Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best
       "Come on Girl" from Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best
       "Someday" from Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best
       "Protect the King" from Brooklyn Castle
       "California Solo" from California Solo
       "Casa De Mi Padre" from Casa De Mi Padre
       "Del Cielo" from Casa De Mi Padre
       "Yo No Se" from Casa De Mi Padre
       "No Other Plans" from Celeste and Jesse Forever
       "Before My Time" from Chasing Ice
       "By the Light of the Moon" from Crossroad
       "The Sambola! International Dance Craze" from Damsels in Distress
       "When You Comin' Home" from Darling Companion
       "Death by China" from Death by China
       "Delhi Safari" from Delhi Safari
       "Ancora Qui" from Django Unchained
       "Freedom" from Django Unchained
       "100 Black Coffins" from Django Unchained
       "Who Did That to You?" from Django Unchained
       "How Bad Can I Be?" from Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
       "Let It Grow" from Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
       "Thneedville" from Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
       "Ain't No Train" from Downtown Express
       "You Don't Have to Be a Star" from Fame High
       "Jose's Martyrdom" from For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada
       "Strange Love" from Frankenweenie
       "Voodoo" from Halloween Party
       "Luna Nascosta" from Hidden Moon
       "Song of the Lonely Mountain" from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
       "Abraham's Daughter" from The Hunger Games
       "Master of the Seas" from Ice Age Continental Drift
       "We Are" from Ice Age Continental Drift
       "Looking for a Sign" from Jeff, Who Lives at Home
       "From Here to the Moon and Back" from Joyful Noise
       "He's Everything" from Joyful Noise
       "I'm Yours" from Joyful Noise
       "Wide Awake" from Katy Perry: Part of Me
       "Cosmonaut" from Lawless
       "Beaten Up and Broken Down" from Least among Saints
       "Suddenly" from Les Misérables
       "Pi's Lullaby" from Life of Pi
       "When I Grow Up" from Losing Control
       "Love Always Comes as a Surprise" from Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
       "Ladies of Tampa" from Magic Mike
       "The Baddest Man Alive" from The Man with the Iron Fists
       "This Gift" from The Odd Life of Timothy Green
       "Still Alive" from Paul Williams Still Alive
       "Dotted Line" from People Like Us
       "Snake Eyes" from Promised Land
       "Razors.Out" from The Raid: Redemption
       "I'm Not Leaving" from Re:Generation
       "Still Dream" from Rise of the Guardians
       "Undercover Love" from Rock of Ages
       "Big Machine" from Safety Not Guaranteed
       "I Be Here" from Saint Dracula
       "I Have Secrets" from Saint Dracula
       "Skyfall" from Skyfall
       "Breath of Life" from Snow White and the Huntsman
       "Gone" from Snow White and the Huntsman
       "One Wing" from Sparkle
       "Not Running Anymore" from Stand Up Guys
       "Feel Love" from Struck by Lightning
       "Everybody Needs a Best Friend" from Ted
       "Never Had" from 10 Years
       "Dull Tool" from This Is 40
       "She Won't Let Go" from Until They Are Home
       "Kiss Me Goodbye" from Virginia
       "Anything Made of Paper" from West of Memphis
       "Hashishet Albi" from Where Do We Go Now?
       "When Can I See You Again?" from Wreck-It Ralph

During the nominations process, all voting members of the Music Branch will receive a Reminder List of works submitted in the category and a DVD copy of the song clips. Members will be asked to watch the clips and then vote in the order of their preference for not more than five achievements in the category. The five achievements receiving the highest number of votes will become the nominations for final voting for the award.

To be eligible, a song must consist of words and music, both of which are original and written specifically for the film. A clearly audible, intelligible, substantive rendition of both lyric and melody must be used in the body of the film or as the first music cue in the end credits.
The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 10, 2013, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre™ at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries worldwide.