Nominees for the best song

THE MUPPETS"Guy or Muppet" Music and lyrics by Bret McKenzie Overview: Emmy-nominated "Flight from the Conchords" songwriter McKenzie composed four tunes for Disney's Muppet comeback movie. His energy ballad "Guy or Muppet" puts a distinctively "Muppetational" spin on finding a person's devote existence.Oscar pedigree: First nomPlacement: Just a little over an hour or so in to the movie, Gary (Jason Segel) finds out his girlfriend Mary (Can Be) leaves him, and the Muppet brother Walter wrestles with talent issues because the Muppet Telethon approaches. "Large Bang Theory's" Jim Parsons includes a funny cameo as Walter's human counterpart.Aesthetic: "The premise itself I've found funny," states McKenzie, "to ensure that was simple to write. It's most likely Gary's most sincere moment within the movie, and Jason does a very beautiful performance on the watch's screen. That's certainly one of individuals tunes that actually goes within the character and you're able to observe how the smoothness is feeling."Greatest challenge: "We understood that Gary could be searching at his reflection, and the reflection could be searching back. There have been visual ideas that must be incorporated."RIO"Real in Rio" Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown, lyrics by Siedah Garrett Overview: Legendary Brazilian music performer Mendes (of "South america '66" fame) became a member of with Brazilian percussionist Brown and lyricist Garrett (most widely known on her Michael Jackson song "Guy within the Mirror") to create a samba salute to Rio p Janeiro for that three dimensional animated film.Oscar pedigree: First nom for Mendes and Brown second for Garrett (formerly nominated for any song from "Dreamgirls").Positioning: Opens the film having a splashy, colorful morning scene within the jungle near Rio, because the wild birds sing concerning the town's special characteristics song returns for that film's happy ending.Aesthetic: "(Director Carlos Saldanha) wanted a haunting tune that will feel the whole movie and, in the finish, explode in to the parade for Circus," states Mendes. "Immediately I returned to my childhood, you awaken, all of the wild birds are singing, the gorgeous greenery, that atmosphere. Carlinhos did many of the percussion."Greatest challenge: "Every song around the soundtrack was initially in Portuguese," Garrett states. "They made the decision to complete the soundtrack in British. My assignment ended up being to create an British lyric that seemed such as the Portuguese words which were happening underneath. The song required to convey the sensation of fun, party, festivity, music and beats, only the soulfulness of Rio. Sergio continues to be saying about Rio for 25 years I'd never been."Eye around the Academy awards: The MusicTune deafThe nominees:Score Song Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com