“Remember Me” is unique among the Best Original Song nominees.
Its love theme is central to Pixar’s “Coco,” helping pay tribute to Día de los Muertos as a unifying bridge for Mexican families.
Sung in two very different styles, however, the song is also very personal to its composers, the Oscar-winning husband and wife team of Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (“Frozen”).“It was really healing,” said Anderson-Lopez.
“Bobby lost his mom in August and we did an ofrenda [collection of objects] with all of our relatives that we’ve lost in October.
We sat around and told stories.
It was a different kind of grieving then the kind you do at a funeral because it was joyful.
We made it feel like she was with us and all of my relatives.”Lopez’s mother was fortunate to hear “Remember Me” after it was composed.
In fact, it was played at his
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