A closer look at “Laika Submits The Decemberists’ ‘The Better Part of Bravery’ From ‘Wildwood’ for Oscars Or”, exactly as the source publishes it. Laika has entered “The Better Part of Bravery,” the original song from its upcoming stop-motion animated film “Wildwood,” for the Academy Awards’ original song category, Variety can exclusively reveal. Performed by indie folk-rock band The Decemberists, the track plays during the film’s end credits. “Wildwood” is adapted from Colin Meloy’s novel of the same name, with Meloy—also the band’s frontman—writing the song alongside bandmate Chris Funk.
The film follows teenager Prue McKeel, voiced by Peyton Elizabeth Lee, who ventures into an enchanted forest outside Portland, Oregon, to rescue her baby brother from a murder of crows. The voice cast also includes Jacob Tremblay, Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali, Awkwafina, Angela Bassett, and Tom Waits. For the complete material, the listing points back to the source inside the network.