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Listen to - Thomas Newman's BAFTA winning Skyfall Soundtrack & Oscar nominated soundtracks Argo, Life of Pi, Lincoln for free courtesy of Rdio

Catching up on my email yesterday I came across a missive that I should have read a while ago as it is pre-tay, pre-tay cool and it would appear that some of the links have now expired. To honour the 85th Annual Academy Awards taking place this evening the kind folks at Rdio are celebrating the talent behind the scenes who bring emotion and culture to the films we love through the power of music, they have specially curated a playlist featuring all the songs from both the BAFTAs and the Oscars for your listening pleasure.

Below I have embedded the 3 Rdio Playlists previews - if you haven't already you may need to sign up to Rdio for free to listen to the full songs, its a breeze to do and worth it for the Life of Pi and Skyfall soundtracks alone . Please note some of the dong links have now expired. The 3 playlists consist of:

Rdio Oscars 2013 Best Original Score Nominees Playlist:
-          Anna Karenina by Dario Marianelli
-          Argo - Alexandre Desplat
-          Life of Pi - Mychael Danna
-          Lincoln - John Williams
-          Skyfall - Thomas Newman

Rdio Oscars 2013 Best Original Song Nominees Playlist:
-          Before My Time from Chasing Ice – J. Ralph
-          Everybody Needs a Best Friend from TED - Walter Murphy & Seth MacFarlane
-          Pi’s Lullaby from Life of Pi - Mychael Danna & Bombay Jayshree
-          Skyfall from Skyfall - Adele & Paul Epworth
Rdio Oscar Award winning songs from 1934 to the 2011:
As well as a special playlist, in honour of the 85th Annual Academy Awards to remember the history of Hollywood – bringing together all of the Oscar Award winning songs from 1934 to the present.  From Judy Garland to Elton John to Eminem, these Oscar-winning classics that will never be forgotten are now compiled in one place for your enjoyment.

Skyfall soundtrack Thomas Newman

Rdio Oscars 2013 Best Original Score  Nominees Playlist:




Rdio Oscars 2013 Best Original Song Nominees Playlist:

Lincoln soundtrack John Williams

Rdio Oscar Award winning songs from 1934 to the 2011:

Argo soundtrack Alexandre Desplat

Rdio is the groundbreaking digital music service that is reinventing the way people discover, listen to, and share music. With on-demand access to over 18 million songs, Rdio connects people with music and makes it easy to search for and instantly play any song, album, artist or playlist without ever hearing a single ad. Discover what friends, people with similar tastes, recording artists and more are listening to in real-time and share across Twitter and Facebook. Build a digital music collection that’s available everywhere - on the web, in-home or in-car, on tablets or mobile phones, and even offline. Launched in August 2010, Rdio is headquartered in San Francisco and was founded by Janus Friis, one of the creators of Skype. Currently available in 17 countries, Rdio is funded by Janus Friis through his investment entities, Atomico and Skype. For more information and to sign up, visit www.rdio.com.

The Establishing Shot: LISTEN TO - THOMAS NEWMAN'S BAFTA WINNING SKYFALL SOUNDTRACK & OSCAR NOMINATED SOUNDTRACKS ARGO, LIFE OF PI, LINCOLN FOR FREE COURTESY OF RDIO

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