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The Retrosettes perform "You Got the Love" in Youth |
Food is half the atmosphere, but music is another. Cinemablographer is doing double duty as a DJ to help highlight how 2015 was a great year for movies as overtures, themes, and ditties offer cues for conversation. Use the playlist to help make predictions in the Best Original Song category, too, and enjoy the music as “Simple Song #3” culminates to the main event.
And if you’re making predictions, check out some picks for who will win and should win for some handy tips.
*Best Original Song nominee
Oscar Party Playlist:
1. “Overture” by Ennio Morricone, from The Hateful Eight
2. “You Got the Love” by The Retrosettes from Youth
3. “Feelin’ Good” by Nina Simone from What Happened, Miss Simone?
4. “Rehab” by Amy Winehouse from Amy
5. “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor from The Martian
6. “One Mint Julep” by The
Clovers fom Carol
7. “Writings On the Wall” by Sam
Smith from Spectre*
8. “’Til it Happens to You” by
Lada Gaga from The Hunting Ground*
9. “Earned It” by The Weekend
from Fifty Shades of Grey*
10 “Fuck Tha Police” by NWA from Straight Outta Compton
11. “Lord Knows” by Meek Mill from
Creed
12. “Grew Up at Midnight” by The
Maccabees from Steve Jobs
13. “Big Rock Candy Mountain” by
Brie Larson from Room
14. “Feels Like Summer” by Tim
Wheeler from Shaun the Sheep Movie
15. “Manta Ray” by J. Ralph and
Anohni from Racing Extinction*
16. “Main Theme” by Junkie XL from Mad Max: Fury Road
17. “Frankie’s Song” by Iarla O Lionaird from Brooklyn
18. “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” by Jennifer Jason
Leigh from Anomalisa
19. “Simple Song #3” by Sumi Jo from Youth*
Enjoy the show!