For Good’ Needs to Crash That ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Soundtrack Oscar Push

KPop Demon Hunters is a large hit—each the record-breaking movie itself and its record-breaking soundtrack album. Little doubt Netflix has already began having Oscar desires, with nominations all however assured within the Finest Animated Function in addition to Finest Authentic Music classes. The biggest hit is even titled “Golden,” identical to the statuette! However one other musical on the horizon would really like you to recollect the votes aren’t tallied but.

That may be Depraved: For Good, the follow-up to final yr’s very profitable Depraved—which notched 10 Oscar nominations and picked up a pair for its lavish costumes and manufacturing design. (It additionally answered fan demand by holding “singalong” screenings, as KPop Demon Hunters additionally did just lately.)

However one class it didn’t enter into was Finest Authentic Music, since Depraved‘s numbers all got here from the long-running Broadway musical. That didn’t cease the Academy Awards from bringing stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo out to sing onstage, and now it appears Depraved: For Good is hoping for a return go to.

As Variety studies, confirming remarks Jon M. Chu made to Entertainment Weekly final week, Depraved: For Good‘s soundtrack will characteristic two new songs, one for every of its witchy leads. Stephen Schwartz, who wrote the unique Depraved songs for the 2003 musical, penned each; at this time their titles have been confirmed as “No Place Like Dwelling,” for Erivo’s Elphaba, and “The Lady within the Bubble,” for Grande’s Glinda.

As Selection notes, each songs “are anticipated to be Oscar-eligible, in contrast to any of the songs from the primary film, which had added verses however didn’t characteristic any fully new songs.”

In a press release to the commerce, Schwartz mentioned, “Along with two model new songs, there’s a lot that’s new in a number of different current songs. So not solely listeners coming to the rating for the primary time, however long-time followers of the unique Broadway solid album, could have an excellent deal to find.”

Don’t anticipate to get greater than teases of the brand new materials earlier than the film, although: Depraved: For Good and its soundtrack each launch November 21. Do you are expecting both of the brand new songs shall be a risk to KPop Demon Hunters when awards season rolls round?

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