AVATAR Aiming For a Lame Best Song Oscar

Yes, it’s lame, and I apologize to you die-hard “My Heart Will Go On” fans out there.   It was released today by Atlantic Records that James Horner’s score for AVATAR would be hitting CD shelves on December 15th.   With this announcement came word that not only would the soundtrack be filled with Horner’s score, but it will also be including an original song, “I See You,” performed by Leona Lewis.

For those of you who don’t know who that is (I had to look it up myself), she is a multi-platinum and three-time Grammy nominated R&B singer songwriter.   The song, which, honestly, should have been written about seven years ago for that little-seen Stallone vehicle, EYE SEE YOU, is also being co-produced by Horner and Simon Franglen, both of whom did producing work on TITANIC’s Academy Award winning song.   A companion music video is currently being produced for “I See You.”

Personally, this sounds like a lame attempt at trying to get an Academy Award.   Like Adam Lambert doing a song for 2012 or Josh Groban doing the song at the end of TROY, “I See You” already feels out of place.   In fact, about the only time a song over the end credits of a big sci-fi/fantasy film like this has worked was when Aerosmith didn’t want to close their eyes for ARMAGEDDON.

What do you think?   Is “I See You” just an unnecessary attempt to pick up a Best Original Song Oscar?   Is there any way the song fits in well with the movie?   What are your favorite end-credit songs?   Let us know by commenting below!

AVATAR hits theaters on December 16th.