

One of its co-writers, Bruce Broughton, is an Oscar nominee for Best Original Music Score (“Silverado”) and winner of 10 Emmys. These sentences, in particular gave me what I was looking for: I wanted to know more and found another article with more insight into what exactly propelled this movie’s song from nothingness to Oscar material. Broughton is also a former governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization that runs the Oscars.

But I found one paragraph from the Christian Post article which stood out that the above commenters seemed to overlook:Īccording to Vulture, the song’s unlikely nomination wasn’t merely an act of God. People seemed to be pretty hyped up about a Christian song/movie on par with typical Hollywood notables. Reading a sampling of these comments got my dander up:

Her voice is lovely and I greatly appreciate her effort, especially considering her limited lung capacity because of her disability.
