Oscars: 'Lego Movie' Song 'Everything Is Awesome' Created During Bitter Divorce — hollywoodreporter.com

This story first appeared in the Feb. 20 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. Every song — even the ones that get nom­inated for an Oscar — begins with a single note. Sometimes the rest of the tune floods into a musician's head in a tidal wave of creativity; other times it's more like a trickle. Below, THR talks to the nominees for best original song about how they wrote their numbers, what inspired them and the sometimes-painful process of recording the songs.

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