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November 21, 2007
New Idea
This came via e-mail with a 5mg attachment that I can't recreate on the blog. But interesting...
November 20, 2007
Dear Broadcast Film Critic member,
We are pleased to send you a downloadable MP3 of “Falling Slowly” from the film ONCE for your listening pleasure. The film features a collection of 10 original songs written and performed by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova and this song is especially unforgettable.
In addition to winning the World Cinema Audience Award at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and being one of the best reviewed movies of the year, the story of ONCE has also been a marvelous Cinderella story for director John Carney and the film’s two stars, Hansard (front man of the Irish rock group The Frames) and newcomer Irglova (who makes her screen debut in the film). ONCE reinvents the contemporary movie musical by letting the songs tell the story.
We hope you will take a few minutes to re-live the magic of this film through its music and give the song “Falling Slowly” consideration in the category of Best Original Song.
Sincerely,
Your friends at Fox Searchlight Pictures
Posted by poland at November 21, 2007 09:25 AM
Comments
What's interesting, DP? It seems like a smart way to reach savvy BFCA voters.
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at November 21, 2007 10:01 AM
I'm confused about how this song is eligible since it was on two different CDs before the film was released. Anyone want to enlighten me?
Posted by: Alan Cerny at November 21, 2007 11:17 AM
Can someone enlighten me on how "Falling Slowly" is eligible when it was on two different CDs before the film came out? I have no problems with it being nominated, but I thought the eligibility rules for songs were strict in that they had to be created specifically for the film.
Posted by: Alan Cerny at November 21, 2007 11:19 AM
I was about to say the same thing. While I love the song and the movie, it was a recorded and released on an album (THE SWELL SEASON) before the film.
Since Oscar music has some of the strictest criteria, I wouldn't think it would be eligible.
Posted by: Moviezzz at November 21, 2007 12:00 PM
What's interesting is that in this paranoid age of piracy a major studio would choose to EMAIL an mp3 file to critics (that of course, could be forwarded to anyone they so choose).
Posted by: montrealkid at November 21, 2007 12:30 PM
"Falling Slowly" was written and recorded for the film in early '96, and then the versions on THE SWELL SEASON album and the one Hansard recorded with The Frames were done. There was some talk about this during the summer as Searchlight was working with the Academy to determine which tunes were eligible, and the song passed the test since the song was written and recorded especially for the film, which just happened to be released after the other version--remember there was some doubt as to what type of release the film would receive, if any, so they hedged their bets and later included it in other works.
Posted by: aframe at November 21, 2007 01:12 PM
oops, I meant early '06.
Posted by: aframe at November 21, 2007 01:14 PM
oops, I meant early '06. In any event, there was an article I remember reading that cleared up the whole timeline.
Posted by: aframe at November 21, 2007 01:14 PM
It was written & recorded specifically for the film, along with several other tracks. I would also love to see "If you want me" or "when your mind's made up" make the final cut. For once, the song category should be pretty crowded and competitive this year.
Posted by: Kambei at November 21, 2007 01:14 PM
Actually, the only two tunes Searchlight is pushing per what's printed on the awards screener are "Falling Slowly" and "If You Want Me"--I'm assuming they didn't want to split the vote too much.
Posted by: aframe at November 21, 2007 02:25 PM
They must definitely not be worried about piracy... because Falling Slowly is available for download on the movie's website!
Which I was more than delighted to discover after coming home from seeing the film last night! What a delightful story and beautiful music! More than worthy of the oscar for this song!!!
Movie music aside, discovering The Frames is an added bonus! I just picked up their two most recent albums from the library...
Posted by: crazycris at November 21, 2007 02:43 PM
Yeah, the songs were written for the film, but because it took so long to get a release they received an album release beforehand.
Which is sort of the opposite of "Come What May", which was written for Romeo + Juliet but never recorded and then it was for Moulin Rouge! and was deemed ineligible.
Posted by: KamikazeCamelV2.0 at November 21, 2007 06:20 PM
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