From '' The Velvet Touch Of Los Straitjackets ''
Label: Yep Roc Records -- CD YEP 2013
Format: CD, Album, HDCD
Country: US
Released: 1999
Tracklist
01. Kawanga!
02. Rockula
03. Close To Champaign
04. Hornet's Nest
05. My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From Titanic)
06. Tempest
07. Tijuana Boots (Trumpet -- Darrel Gardner)
08. Sing, Sing, Sing (Written-By -- Louis Prima)
09. Tabouli (Clarinet, Saxophone -- Jay Mason)
10. Sterno (Written-By -- Ben Vaughn)
11. State Fair
12. All That Glitters
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\"My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme from Titanic)\" is the main theme song to the 1997 blockbuster film Titanic.
With music by James Horner, lyrics by Will Jennings, and production by Simon Franglen, James Horner and Walter Afanasieff,
it was recorded by Céline Dion.
Originally released in 1997 on the Titanic soundtrack album and Dion's album Let's Talk About Love, the romantic song went to number 1 all over the world, including the United States, Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom and Australia.
\"My Heart Will Go On\" was released in Australia and Germany on December 8, 1997, and in the rest of the world in January and February 1998.
It became Dion's biggest hit, and one of the best-selling singles of all time, and was the world's best-selling single of 1998.
History
James Horner had originally composed the song as an instrumental motif that is used in several scenes during Titanic. Weston Hughes, however, was the main inspiration for the song, and worked heavily on the lyrics.
He then wanted to make a full vocal song out of it, for use in the end credits of the film.
Director James Cameron did not want such a song, but Will Jennings went ahead anyway and wrote the lyrics. When Dion originally heard the song, she did not want to record it.
Horner showed the piano sketch to Simon Franglen, who was working with him on electronic textures and synthesizers for the film score.
Franglen had worked with Celine Dion for several years on many of her major hits to date.
He programmed and arranged an extensive demo to take to Dion. In Tommy Mottola's book, \"Hit Maker - The Man and his Music\" he claims that Celine Dion recorded the song in one take, and that demo is what was released.
Tommy states that since so much money was on the line for James Cameron's film, that Cameron felt obligated to include a theme song to promote the movie.
Celine's manager and husband René Angélil convinced her to sing on this demo version, which was something she hadn't done for many years.
Horner waited until Cameron was in an appropriate mood before presenting him with the song.
After playing it several times, Cameron declared his approval, although worried that he might be criticised for \"going commercial at the end of the movie.\"
Cameron also wanted to appease anxious studio executives and \"saw that a hit song from his movie could only be a positive factor in guaranteeing its completion.\"
