Lana Del Rey has written two songs for Big Eyes, the forthcoming Tim Burton movie about Margaret Keane, the American artist whose iconic 1950s and '60s paintings of big-eyed children were falsely credited to her then-husband, Walter. She co-wrote and sang the title track and "I Can Fly", as The Hollywood Reporter points out.
The Hollywood Reporter reports that it seems likely that one of the songs will be pushed for an Oscar nomination. That should make up for last year's "Young and Beautiful" from The Great Gatsby, which was literally the target of a propaganda campaign meant to keep it from the nominations. #JusticeForLana
"Lana’s song expresses what Margaret is feeling so perfectly, it’s like a soliloquy of her inner thoughts," producer and co-screenwriter Larry Karaszewski said of the title track. Del Rey co-wrote "Big Eyes" with Daniel Heath and "I Can Fly" with Rick Nowels.