
Sometimes it's a perfect thematic fit with the film's narrative. The crafting of a cohesive movie soundtrack may be an increasingly lost art, but the original movie song endures, giving you something to hum as you walk to the car from the theater or close the Netflix tab. With all apologies to Berlin's "Take My Breath Away," that's what we're here do to. There's a real need for alternate canons - especially if they include Kenny Loggins. The list of winners provides an incomplete history of the fascinating intersection between the music business and film industry. On the whole, the category, which was created in 1934, rewards compositions that pull at the heartstrings with an overly aggressive, occasionally life-threatening touch.

Every year, the Academy Awards honors a musician with the Best Original Song Oscar, and almost every year, the Academy Award embarrasses itself.
