Below are the songs nominated for Best Original Song. Among the nominees are David Lang’s “Simple Song #3” from Youth, Sam Smith’s “Writing’s On The Wall” from Spectre, bringing the James Bond franchise nominations in the Best Original Song category to five. Songwriter Diane Warren received her eigth nomination for “Til It Happens To You” from the documentary, The Hunting Ground. Warren co-wrote the song with Lady Gaga.
Take a listen to the songs below:
“Til It Happens to You” – Music and Lyrics By Diane Warren & Lady Gaga -The Hunting Ground
“Earned It” – Music and Lyrics by Abel Tesfaye, Ahmad Balshe, Jason Daheala Quenneville and Stephan Moccio – Fifty Shades of Grey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEwbhfsbBDE
“Simple Song #3” – Music and Lyrics by David Lang – Youth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk8g-jknd1E
“Writing’s On The Wall” – Music and Lyrics by Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith – Spectre
“Mantra Ray” – Music by J. Ralph; Lyric by Antony Hegarty – Racing Extinction