Episode 22: Make It Mine (1954)

The battle for the Academy award for Best Original Song became a little more intense in 1954, as the film composer competed with the professional songwriter for control over who writes songs for the movies. Dimitri Tiomkin began the war after winning the Oscar for "The Ballad of High Noon" in 1952, with Sammy Cahn serving as his rival. Will it be Tiomkin's soaring title song from The High and the Mighty that wins in 1954, or Cahn's lush title song from Three Coins in the Fountain? Host Jeff Commings will tell you the stories behind these and the other nominees, and reveal the winner at the end of this episode of The Best Song Podcast.