In the review of the soundtrack , Thom Jurek from the website AllMusic commented that Shakira 's song on the EP which included " not only traditional instruments but folk song structures ( no pop ) " give buyers " something worth paying their hard-earned money for " . John Li from the website Moviexclusive commented that " Despedida " is " emotionally powerful " , and noted that all three of Shakira 's songs are " accompanied by her signature vocals " . Elkin Lara of Caracol Radio wrote , " In ' La Despedida ' Shakira once again proves her capacity of transforming herself and how she can be oped to every kind of project and music challenge " . Ricardo Sandoval and Eduardo Neira , a literary and a cinema critic respectively , wrote that the song sticks out for saving the movie and " preserving the spirit of Gabriel García Márquez 's novel more than the movie itself " . " Despedida " received a nomination at the 65th Golden Globe Awards in the category for Best Original Song , but lost to " Guaranteed " by Eddie Vedder for the movie '' Into the Wild '' ( 2007 ) . Additionally , the track was pre-selectioned for a nomination of an Academy Award for Best Original Song but did not manage to place itself at the 80th Academy Awards . It was also nominated for a World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film at the 2008 awards ceremony
80th Academy Awards
80th Academy Awards
Despedida (Shakira song)