Film Music Reporter

The nominations for the 53rd Grammy Awards have been announced. Here are the nominations for the film music related categories:

Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or other Visual Media:

• Alice in Wonderland (Danny Elfman) – Walt Disney Records
• Avatar (James Horner) – Fox Music/Atlantic Records
• Inception (Hans Zimmer) – Reprise/Water Tower Music
• Sherlock Holmes (Hans Zimmer) – Water Tower Music
• Toy Story 3 (Randy Newman) – Walt Disney Records

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or other Visual Media

• Crazy Heart – New West Records
• Glee: The Music, Volume 1 – Columbia Records
• Treme – Geffen
• True Blood – Volume 2 – Elektra
• The Twilight Saga: Eclipse – Summit Ent/Chop Shop/Atlantic

Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

• Down In New Orleans (From The Princess And The Frog) – Randy Newman, songwriter (Dr. John), Track from: The Princess And The Frog, [Walt Disney Records; Publisher: Walt Disney Music]

• I See You (From Avatar) – Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell & James Horner, songwriters (Leona Lewis), Track from: Avatar, [Fox Music/Atlantic Records; Publishers: Franglen Lupino Music, Horner Music in Motion, Suga Wuga Music, Sony/ATV Harmony & TCF Music]

• Kiss Like Your Kiss (From True Blood) – Lucinda Williams, songwriter (Lucinda Williams & Elvis Costello), Track from: True Blood: Music From The HBO Original Series – Volume 2, [Elektra; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane, Lucy Jones Music]
• This City (From Tremé) – Steve Earle, songwriter (Steve Earle), Track from: Treme Soundtrack, [Geffen; Publisher: Exile On Jones Street Music]
• The Weary Kind (From Crazy Heart) – Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett, songwriters (Ryan Bingham), Track from: Crazy Heart, [New West Records; Publishers: Lost Bound Rails Publishing/Henry Burnett Music]