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Carrying a Tune: David Bowie’s “‘Heroes'”

Carrying a Tune is a series that looks at songs which have been used in various movies, tv series, and video games. In this series, we try to decide which one used the song best. For others in this series, click here.

Criteria: To be considered, the movie, series, or game must be notable enough to have its own Wikipedia page, and the scene in question must be accessible to me in some way. Other than non-musical documentaries and other occasional exceptions, only fictional works will be considered. Cover versions will be omitted.

The Song

“‘Heroes'” by David Bowie, 1977

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgcc5V9Hu3g

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And Then There Were Ten: 2008, The Actors’ Showcase

And Then There Were Ten – in which our intrepid hero goes back and expands the Academy Award Best Picture nominations to ten nominations, and goes about filling those hypothetical slots. This time – it’s 2008 – the previous entry is The Dark Knight (Box Office Hero).

Chapter 2: Actors Acting for Acting Actors (Doubt)

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Streep, Amy, and Hoffman on their debut EP cover art (image: fanart.tv)

The Actors’ showcase is a great way for a film to get its foot in the Academy door. More than that, an actor-friendly film is an established pathway to not just multiple acting nominations, but typically a Best Picture nomination as well. The Academy has only about 6,000 members – nearly a fourth of the members are actors. It is not a stretch to posit that Academy members are capable and even pre-dispositioned to recognize its own department as the key to an exceptional film. Our beloved statistics bear this out as well.

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