Clint Eastwood is an Oscar darling. He's directed two Best Picture winners ("Unforgiven" and "Million Dollar Baby"), he's been nominated for several other films. He's also an acclaimed actor, writer, and producer. Like a fine wine he gets better with age. One thing he is not known for though is his musical talents. On top of writing, directing, producing, and (sometimes) acting in his films, he usually writes the music for his movies. His scores aren't always as good as scores that come from dedicated composers, but, hey, it's still one more talent he can add his name to. Though Clint's son, Kyle, has written the score for his latest movie, "Gran Torino," Clint himself wrote the title song for the album.
And what a beautiful song it is.
Right now, with all the Oscars Clint has, people are dubious on whether or not the Academy would give him another one (especially during a year of high competition). Well, I'm skeptical about him getting another Best Director award, but if he gets the multiple nominations I think he will, then the easiest way to honor that achievement (and not hurt too many peoples feelings) to give him an Oscar for this slow, moving, and haunting song. We'll first have to see if it even gets nominated, but I'm feeling pretty confident about this one.
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