The Decemberists Submit Original Song From Laika’s 'Wildwood' For Oscars Consideration
Laika submits the band's track for Academy Awards consideration in the original song category.
First reported by Variety, 50 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
The story so far
4 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 9 Oct 2026. Variety published first, on 9 October at 18:00 UTC; Stereogum followed 51 min later. The most recent article, from RSS: News, appeared on 9 October at 19:22 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), Stereogum, Consequence, RSS: News.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- VarietyLaika Submits Original Song From ‘Wildwood’ for Oscars, ‘The Better Part of Bravery,’ Performed by The Decemberists (EXCLUSIVE)
- StereogumThe Decemberists Share New Song From Movie Adaptation Of Colin Meloy’s Wildwood
- ConsequenceThe Decemberists Return with New Song “The Better Part of Bravery”: Stream
- RSS: NewsThe Decemberists Premiere First Song in Two Years
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Laika Submits Original Song From ‘Wildwood’ for Oscars, ‘The Better Part of Bravery,’ Performed by The Decemberists (EXCLUSIVE) Variety ·
- The Decemberists Premiere First Song in Two Years RSS: News
- The Decemberists Return with New Song “The Better Part of Bravery”: Stream Consequence
- The Decemberists Share New Song From Movie Adaptation Of Colin Meloy’s Wildwood Stereogum
In this story
- Laika
- The Decemberists
- Colin Meloy