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COULD be nominated: Movie songs and special effects

This week's news round-up over at Film Score Monthly includes the short list of the songs from which the Best Original Song Oscar nominees will be chosen. And that list includes a slew of songs from High School Musical 3: Senior Year, three of the new songs from Repo! The Genetic Opera, and (rafaela, you'll cheer) "Rock Me Sexy Jesus" from Hamlet 2. The short list:

"Another Way to Die" from Quantum of Solace
"Barking at the Moon" from Bolt
"The Boys Are Back" from High School Musical 3: Senior Year
"Broken and Bent" from Role Models
"By the Boab Tree" from Australia
"The Call" from The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
"Can I Have This Dance" from High School Musical 3: Senior Year
"Chase the Morning" from Repo! The Genetic Opera
"Chromaggia" from Repo! The Genetic Opera
"The Code of Life" from My Dream
"Code of Silence" from Save Me
"Count on Me" from The Women
"Di Notte" from The Lodger
"Djoyigbe" from Pray the Devil Back to Hell
"Down to Earth" from WALL-E
"Dracula's Lament" from Forgetting Sarah Marshall
"Drive" from Fuel
"Forever" from They Killed Sister Doroth
"Gran Torino" from Gran Torino
"High School Musical" from High School Musical 3: Senior Year
"I Thought I Lost You" from Bolt
"I Want It All" from High School Musical 3: Senior Year
"In Rodanthe" from Nights in Rodanthe
"It Ain't Right" from Dark Streets
"Jai Ho" from Slumdog Millionaire
"Just Getting Started" from High School Musical 3: Senior Year
"Just Wanna Be with You" from High School Musical 3: Senior Year
"Little Person" from Synecdoche, New York
"The Little Things" from Wanted
"A Night to Remember" from High School Musical 3: Senior Year
"Nothing but the Truth" from Nothing but the Truth
"Now or Never" from High School Musical 3: Senior Year
"O Saya" from Slumdog Millionaire
"Once in a Lifetime" from Cadillac Records
"Right Here Right Now" from High School Musical 3: Senior Year
"Right to Dream" from Tennesee
"Rock Me Sexy Jesus" from Hamlet 2
"Scream" from High School Musical 3: Senior Year
"The Story" from My Blueberry Nights
"Sweet Ballad" from Yes Man
"Too Much Juice" from Dark Streets
"The Traveling Song" from Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
"Trouble the Water" from Trouble the Water
"Up to Our Nex" from Rachel Getting Married
"Walk Away" from High School Musical 3: Senior Year
"Waterline" from Pride and Glory
"The Wrestler" from The Wrestler
"Yes Man" from Yes Man
"Zydrate Anatomy" from Repo! The Genetic Opera

The same column also reprints the short list of films that can be nominated for Best Special Effects:

AUSTRALIA
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN
CLOVERFIELD
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL
HANCOCK
HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
THE INCREDIBLE HULK
INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL
IRON MAN
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH
THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR
QUANTUM OF SOLACE
THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES
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