When Celine Dion first heard ‘My Heart Will Go On’, the main theme of the movie ‘Titanic’ didn’t want her to sing
‘Titanic’ (1997) is one of the most iconic films in film history. At first due to its high production cost, film critics and experts expected it to be a big failure.
Otherwise, the film directed by James Cameron became a commercial and critical success. ‘Titanic’ raised $ 600 million in the United States and more than $ 1.8 billion internationally. For this reason, it became the highest grossing film in film history.
Throughout the filming, countless details emerged due to the complexity of its history. Even with the iconic song ‘My heart will go on’ performed by Canadian singer Céline Dion. At first the theme written by Will Jennings and James Horner was not to the liking of the singer or the director. Cameron had in mind that the soundtrack was totally instrumental.
“I didn’t like it at all when I heard it,” Céline Dion revealed in reference to the most iconic song of her career. “My husband told me, ‘Let’s do a rehearsal, nothing more.’ And that rehearsal is the final recording. I didn’t sing it again … except for the three million times I’ve sung it again. live afterwards, ”he added in an interview with presenter Jonathan Ross.
Thanks to René Angelil, who was the singer’s husband and manager, the rehearsal of the song was able to take place and become an unforgettable success that immortalized important scenes of the film. The singer only made one recording, the version we’ve all heard over the years; but his voice made several arrangements to get to the final.
After being secretly recorded, it was given to James Cameron to listen to and it was at this point that he decided to make it part of the film. Although one of the reasons the director rejected it at first was because he did not want to be labeled a commercial, according to the media ‘Screen Rant’.
However, Celine and James were not the only ones to reject the song, so did British actress Kate Winslet. Earlier the protagonist of ‘Titanic’ revealed that listening to ‘My heart will go on’ made her want to vomit.
Surprisingly, the much-rejected issue did justice and was perpetuated in the memory of millions of people. Its great success led it to become one of the best-selling singles of all time, with over 15 million copies. In addition, it is the greatest success of the Canadian singer, who has established as a tradition in their concerts close with the controversial song.
‘My heart will go on’ won four Grammy Awards and an Oscar in the Best Original Song category. On the other hand it is the topic that has been most broadcast on radio worldwide.
‘Titanic’ received 14 Oscar nominations of which it won 11 in the categories, Best Picture, Best Director, Best Art Direction, Best Photography, Best Costume Design, Best Visual Effects, Best Editing, Best Band sound, Best Original Song, Best Sound and Best Sound Edition.
With information from the Herald of Mexico
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