It was the song that dominated the airways for well over a year, selling more than 15 million copies worldwide and taking home a slew of awards including the Oscar for Best Original Song and Grammy for record of the year.
And on Sunday, Céline Dion celebrated the 20th anniversary of her smash hit “My Heart Will Go On” — and the film from which it came, Titanic — with a performance of the tune at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards.
Decked in a white gown, the 49-year-old songstress took the stage Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena, where she sang the emotional ballad in a...
And on Sunday, Céline Dion celebrated the 20th anniversary of her smash hit “My Heart Will Go On” — and the film from which it came, Titanic — with a performance of the tune at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards.
Decked in a white gown, the 49-year-old songstress took the stage Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena, where she sang the emotional ballad in a...
- 5/22/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
Celine Dion commanded the stage at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards with a stirring performance of her mega-hit song "My Heart Will Go On."
The singer donned a bold, white gown with exaggerated shoulder embellishments that gave her the appearance of an ethereal cloud. She sang beneath a cascading chandelier of crystal beads, while scenes from Titanic played on the massive screen behind her.
The audience couldn't contain its love for the celebrated songstress and the performance was met with a standing ovation from everyone inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Watch: Celine Dion Dedicates Emotional Performance of 'My Heart Will Go On' to Late Husband Rene Angelil
The breathtaking performance honors the 20th anniversary of the massively popular composition, which served as the main theme for Titanic in 1997.
The song was released on both the film's soundtrack and Dion's album Let's Talk About Love, which both came out in November 1997. The Titanic soundtrack went on to win...
The singer donned a bold, white gown with exaggerated shoulder embellishments that gave her the appearance of an ethereal cloud. She sang beneath a cascading chandelier of crystal beads, while scenes from Titanic played on the massive screen behind her.
The audience couldn't contain its love for the celebrated songstress and the performance was met with a standing ovation from everyone inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Watch: Celine Dion Dedicates Emotional Performance of 'My Heart Will Go On' to Late Husband Rene Angelil
The breathtaking performance honors the 20th anniversary of the massively popular composition, which served as the main theme for Titanic in 1997.
The song was released on both the film's soundtrack and Dion's album Let's Talk About Love, which both came out in November 1997. The Titanic soundtrack went on to win...
- 5/22/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Celine Dion will be performing one of the biggest songs of her career at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards.
On May 22, 1997, Dion released "My Heart Will Go On" ahead of Titanic hitting theaters that December. To the delight of Titanic fans everywhere, the 49-year-old diva will celebrate the 20-year anniversary of both the ballad and the movie by performing the song at the awards show on Sunday, May 21, on ABC.
Watch: James Cameron Blasts MythBusters for Saying Jack Could Have Fit on the Door in Titanic
"This song means a lot to me, and it has played such a huge role in my career,” Dion said in a statement. “I'm so grateful to the late James Horner, and to Will Jennings, for writing it and creating the opportunity for me to be part of Titanic, an amazing film whose legacy will continue for generations to come. It's a great honor to have the opportunity to perform it on the...
On May 22, 1997, Dion released "My Heart Will Go On" ahead of Titanic hitting theaters that December. To the delight of Titanic fans everywhere, the 49-year-old diva will celebrate the 20-year anniversary of both the ballad and the movie by performing the song at the awards show on Sunday, May 21, on ABC.
Watch: James Cameron Blasts MythBusters for Saying Jack Could Have Fit on the Door in Titanic
"This song means a lot to me, and it has played such a huge role in my career,” Dion said in a statement. “I'm so grateful to the late James Horner, and to Will Jennings, for writing it and creating the opportunity for me to be part of Titanic, an amazing film whose legacy will continue for generations to come. It's a great honor to have the opportunity to perform it on the...
- 5/8/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Twenty years ago this year, Céline Dion debuted “My Heart Will Go On” as part of the Titanic soundtrack — and she’ll be celebrating that anniversary by performing the award-winning song at the Billboard Music Awards later this month.
“This song means a lot to me, and it has played such a huge role in my career,” Dion said in a statement. “I’m so grateful to the late James Horner, and to Will Jennings, for writing it and creating the opportunity for me to be part of Titanic, an amazing film whose legacy will continue for generations to come.
“This song means a lot to me, and it has played such a huge role in my career,” Dion said in a statement. “I’m so grateful to the late James Horner, and to Will Jennings, for writing it and creating the opportunity for me to be part of Titanic, an amazing film whose legacy will continue for generations to come.
- 5/8/2017
- by Ariana Bacle
- PEOPLE.com
Two-time Oscar winner James Horner, whose emotive scores for modern classics including Titanic and Braveheart cemented him as one of Hollywood’s most adored composers, died in a California plane crash Monday, his agency, Gorfaine/Schwartz, has confirmed. The Los Angeles native was 61.
A beloved figure in the entertainment industry, Horner was perhaps best known for his work on the 1997 film Titanic, which won the Oscar for Best Picture. The James Cameron-directed romance led to two Oscar wins for Horner – one for original dramatic score, and the other for original song (shared with lyricist Will Jennings and performer Celine Dion) for “My Heart Will Go On.” His score sold 27 million copies worldwide, becoming a financial phenomenon in the composing world.
Horner is believed to have been flying a single-engine S312 Tucano turboprop plane when the vehicle crashed in a remote area approximately 60 miles from Santa Barbara, killing the pilot.
A beloved figure in the entertainment industry, Horner was perhaps best known for his work on the 1997 film Titanic, which won the Oscar for Best Picture. The James Cameron-directed romance led to two Oscar wins for Horner – one for original dramatic score, and the other for original song (shared with lyricist Will Jennings and performer Celine Dion) for “My Heart Will Go On.” His score sold 27 million copies worldwide, becoming a financial phenomenon in the composing world.
Horner is believed to have been flying a single-engine S312 Tucano turboprop plane when the vehicle crashed in a remote area approximately 60 miles from Santa Barbara, killing the pilot.
- 6/24/2015
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Film composer James Horner died at the age of 61 on Monday (June 22) after the small airplane he was piloting crashed near Santa Barbara, Calif. Initial reports did not identify Horner as the plane's sole occupant, only that a plane registered to him was found crash-landed in Ventucopa, Calif., at 9:30am Pst, and that the pilot was dead. Agents Michael Gorfaine and Sam Schwartz and attorney Jay Cooper today (June 23) confirmed Horner was the pilot. Horner was a film composer long associated with some of cinema's most influential names, from James Cameron to Ron Howard to Roger Corman. His first score was for 1979's "The Lady in Red" but had his biggest break with 1982's "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan." "Aliens" (1986) yielded his first of many Academy Award nominations for Best Original Score (and also Best Original Dramatic Score, from the '90s). The two Oscars he won...
- 6/24/2015
- by Katie Hasty
- Hitfix
Oscar-winning film music composer best known for Titanic
James Horner, who has died aged 61 in a plane crash in California, was one of the most successful and admired composers of film soundtracks in Hollywood. He wrote music for more than 100 films, and his extensive list of awards included two Academy Awards and two Golden Globes, as well as 10 Oscar nominations, seven nominations for Golden Globes and three for Bafta awards.
Horner’s music was an integral part of some of the most successful films of recent decades. His score for James Cameron’s Titanic (1997) won an Oscar for best original dramatic score, and he also won best original song for My Heart Will Go On, the love theme from Titanic, which was co-written with Will Jennings and sung by Celine Dion. It became a huge hit in its own right, selling 15m copies. The recording of Horner’s Titanic score also sold 27m copies.
James Horner, who has died aged 61 in a plane crash in California, was one of the most successful and admired composers of film soundtracks in Hollywood. He wrote music for more than 100 films, and his extensive list of awards included two Academy Awards and two Golden Globes, as well as 10 Oscar nominations, seven nominations for Golden Globes and three for Bafta awards.
Horner’s music was an integral part of some of the most successful films of recent decades. His score for James Cameron’s Titanic (1997) won an Oscar for best original dramatic score, and he also won best original song for My Heart Will Go On, the love theme from Titanic, which was co-written with Will Jennings and sung by Celine Dion. It became a huge hit in its own right, selling 15m copies. The recording of Horner’s Titanic score also sold 27m copies.
- 6/23/2015
- by Adam Sweeting
- The Guardian - Film News
I sensed early on with "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" that James Horner was going to become the finest film composer of his generation. He boldly seized the Jerry Goldsmith mantle head on and made it his own. Now, after his tragic plane crash near Santa Barbara Monday morning, I can proclaim it online: His scores were epic, intimate and emotionally and spiritually transcendent. And he was prolific, scoring more than 100 movies since the late '70s, highlighted by "Titanic" (for which he received two Oscars for score and the blockbuster hit song with Celine Dion, "My Heart Will Go On," co-written by Will Jennings), "Avatar," Braveheart," "Apollo 13," "Aliens, "A Beautiful Mind," "Field of Dreams," "Glory," "Brainstorm" and "Cocoon." But there were also such gems as "Something Wicked This Way Comes," "The Dresser,"...
- 6/23/2015
- by Bill Desowitz
- Thompson on Hollywood
James Horner, the Academy Award-winning film composer responsible for the unforgettable scores from films like Titanic, Braveheart and Avatar, died Monday in a plane crash outside Santa Barbara, California. He was 61. While early reports stated that a single-engine plane owned by the composer had crashed into a remote area, it was later confirmed that Horner was piloting the plane and was the crash's lone fatality.
"We have lost an amazing person with a huge heart and unbelievable talent," Horner's assistant Sylvia Patrycja wrote on Facebook (via The Hollywood Reporter). "He died doing what he loved.
"We have lost an amazing person with a huge heart and unbelievable talent," Horner's assistant Sylvia Patrycja wrote on Facebook (via The Hollywood Reporter). "He died doing what he loved.
- 6/23/2015
- Rollingstone.com
Updated June 23: Hollywood composer also wrote the soundtracks to Avatar, Braveheart and the upcoming Southpaw.
James Horner, the Oscar-winning composer who wrote the score for Titanic, has died in a plane crash. He was 61.
He is reported to have been alone aboard a two-seater private plane, which crashed north of Santa Barbara in California around 9.30am on Monday (June 22).
The crash caused a brush fire that had to be put out by firefighters, according to local fire authorities.
His personal assistant, Sylvia Patrycja, wrote on Facebook: “We have lost an amazing person with a huge heart, and unbelievable talent. He died doing what he loved. Thank you for all your support and love and see you down the road.”
Horner was nominated for several Oscars during his career for best original scores and original songs.
These ranged from the bombastic score to James Cameron’s Aliens to the sweet original song Somewhere Out There from animation...
James Horner, the Oscar-winning composer who wrote the score for Titanic, has died in a plane crash. He was 61.
He is reported to have been alone aboard a two-seater private plane, which crashed north of Santa Barbara in California around 9.30am on Monday (June 22).
The crash caused a brush fire that had to be put out by firefighters, according to local fire authorities.
His personal assistant, Sylvia Patrycja, wrote on Facebook: “We have lost an amazing person with a huge heart, and unbelievable talent. He died doing what he loved. Thank you for all your support and love and see you down the road.”
Horner was nominated for several Oscars during his career for best original scores and original songs.
These ranged from the bombastic score to James Cameron’s Aliens to the sweet original song Somewhere Out There from animation...
- 6/23/2015
- by [email protected] (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Titanic composer James Horner has died, after a small plane registered in his name crashed near Santa Barbara.
The two-time Oscar winner's assistant Sylvia Patrycja confirmed his death on Facebook, while frequent collaborator Ron Howard paid tribute to Horner on Twitter.
"We have lost an amazing person with a huge heart and unbelievable talent," Patrycja said. "He died doing what he loved. Thank you for all your support."
Director Howard wrote: "Brilliant Composer James Horner, friend & collaborator on 7 movies has tragically died in a plane crash. My heart aches for his loved ones."
The Santa Barbara County Fire Department received an emergency call at 9.30am local time on Monday (June 22), reporting a plane crash in the Los Padres national forest.
Earlier, Horner's attorney Jay Cooper said: "It was his plane and if he wasn't in it, he would've called."
Brilliant Composer James Horner, friend & collaborator on 7 movies has tragically died in a plane crash.
The two-time Oscar winner's assistant Sylvia Patrycja confirmed his death on Facebook, while frequent collaborator Ron Howard paid tribute to Horner on Twitter.
"We have lost an amazing person with a huge heart and unbelievable talent," Patrycja said. "He died doing what he loved. Thank you for all your support."
Director Howard wrote: "Brilliant Composer James Horner, friend & collaborator on 7 movies has tragically died in a plane crash. My heart aches for his loved ones."
The Santa Barbara County Fire Department received an emergency call at 9.30am local time on Monday (June 22), reporting a plane crash in the Los Padres national forest.
Earlier, Horner's attorney Jay Cooper said: "It was his plane and if he wasn't in it, he would've called."
Brilliant Composer James Horner, friend & collaborator on 7 movies has tragically died in a plane crash.
- 6/23/2015
- Digital Spy
Actors Richard Gere and Louis Gossett, Jr. will be special guests at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. screening of “An Officer and a Gentleman,” in celebration of Paramount Pictures. 100th anniversary, on Tuesday, June 12, at 7 p.m. at the Academy Theater at Lighthouse International in New York City. Gere and Gossett will participate in an onstage post-screening discussion.
Directed by Taylor Hackford from a script by Douglas Day Stewart, “An Officer and a Gentleman” tells the story of a young man.s journey to chart a different path in his life by enlisting in the Navy Aviation Officer Candidate School. Through the obstacles Zack Mayo faces along the way, including a budding romance with local girl Paula Pokrifki and an ongoing conflict with his drill instructor, Zack learns important life lessons about becoming an officer.and a gentleman.
On the heels of his star-making role in “American Gigolo...
Directed by Taylor Hackford from a script by Douglas Day Stewart, “An Officer and a Gentleman” tells the story of a young man.s journey to chart a different path in his life by enlisting in the Navy Aviation Officer Candidate School. Through the obstacles Zack Mayo faces along the way, including a budding romance with local girl Paula Pokrifki and an ongoing conflict with his drill instructor, Zack learns important life lessons about becoming an officer.and a gentleman.
On the heels of his star-making role in “American Gigolo...
- 5/31/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
With the release of James Cameron's "Titanic 3D," "Extra" has complied 20 memorable quotes and fascinating facts about one of the highest-grossing films of all time!
20 'Titanic' Quotes and FactsJack
"I'm the king of the world!"
Matthew McConaughey as Jack?
The studios wanted Matthew McConaughey, but James Cameron insisted on Leonardo DiCaprio.
Jack & Rose
Jack: "That's what everybody says but, with all due respect, Miss, I'm not the one hanging off the back of a ship here.
20 'Titanic' Quotes and FactsJack
"I'm the king of the world!"
Matthew McConaughey as Jack?
The studios wanted Matthew McConaughey, but James Cameron insisted on Leonardo DiCaprio.
Jack & Rose
Jack: "That's what everybody says but, with all due respect, Miss, I'm not the one hanging off the back of a ship here.
- 4/5/2012
- Extra
Los Angeles -- Whitney Houston's career is getting a post-mortem boost, but it isn't likely to be as big as the one that enriched the King of Pop's estate after his death.
Like the late Michael Jackson, Houston was in the midst of an attempted career revival. She was found dead at age 48 on Saturday in her Los Angeles hotel room on the eve of the Grammys, a stage she once ruled.
It could be weeks before the coroner's office completes toxicology tests that could establish the cause of death.
In an outpouring of grief – and a desire to remember her soaring voice and upbeat personality – Houston's fans have propelled her decades-old recordings to the top of sales charts on iTunes and Amazon.com. Twitter recorded more than 2.5 million Tweets about her within two hours of her death.
Not unlike Jackson's posthumous star turn in the movie "This Is It,...
Like the late Michael Jackson, Houston was in the midst of an attempted career revival. She was found dead at age 48 on Saturday in her Los Angeles hotel room on the eve of the Grammys, a stage she once ruled.
It could be weeks before the coroner's office completes toxicology tests that could establish the cause of death.
In an outpouring of grief – and a desire to remember her soaring voice and upbeat personality – Houston's fans have propelled her decades-old recordings to the top of sales charts on iTunes and Amazon.com. Twitter recorded more than 2.5 million Tweets about her within two hours of her death.
Not unlike Jackson's posthumous star turn in the movie "This Is It,...
- 2/14/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
"Do you know why you're here?" asked Emmylou Harris after strumming out the first song from her hour-long set at the IFC Crossroads House yesterday afternoon. "We're playing pretty much all of the new record before it comes out."
How lucky can you get? Harris - songwriter, coveted vocalist, legend - took the stage with producer and guitarist Jay Joyce, and multi-instrumentalist Giles Reeves, her collaborators on a soon-to-be-released album of warm, spacious, country-tinged songs. Her first solo studio release since 2008, the album is called "Hard Bargain" after a Ron Sexsmith song and the record's title track. The show marked Harris and crew's second time attempting to recreate the album in a live setting (the first was in a showcase at Antone's the evening before), and Harris embraced the inevitable hiccups and false starts with humor and good spirit. "This is our spring training," she said.
The intimate event took...
How lucky can you get? Harris - songwriter, coveted vocalist, legend - took the stage with producer and guitarist Jay Joyce, and multi-instrumentalist Giles Reeves, her collaborators on a soon-to-be-released album of warm, spacious, country-tinged songs. Her first solo studio release since 2008, the album is called "Hard Bargain" after a Ron Sexsmith song and the record's title track. The show marked Harris and crew's second time attempting to recreate the album in a live setting (the first was in a showcase at Antone's the evening before), and Harris embraced the inevitable hiccups and false starts with humor and good spirit. "This is our spring training," she said.
The intimate event took...
- 3/20/2011
- by Stacey Brook
- ifc.com
This year's Golden Globes had some surprises and let-downs for everyone, but one of the stranger picks (in my opinion, anyway) was a nod for the Avatar theme by Leona Lewis, "I See You." Like it or not, this pop confection has become quite the ear worm and even has worn some fans of the film down to the point where they like it. (Maybe it's Stockholm syndrome?)
Coincidentally, James Cameron's Titanic also served up a seriously damaging, and perhaps more potent, ear worm in the form of Céline Dion's Oscar-winning song "My Heart Will Go On," written by James Horner and Will Jennings. Like it or not, Dion's soaring vocals stuck with you long after leaving the theater, probably because it was being played everywhere.
Others include "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston from The Bodyguard, which she also starred in with Kevin Costner, "The...
Coincidentally, James Cameron's Titanic also served up a seriously damaging, and perhaps more potent, ear worm in the form of Céline Dion's Oscar-winning song "My Heart Will Go On," written by James Horner and Will Jennings. Like it or not, Dion's soaring vocals stuck with you long after leaving the theater, probably because it was being played everywhere.
Others include "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston from The Bodyguard, which she also starred in with Kevin Costner, "The...
- 12/19/2009
- by Jenni Miller
- Cinematical
James Cameron and James Horner helped propel Celine Dion's career into the stratosphere, can they do the same for Leona Lewis? Atlantic Records announced today that Lewis, whose new album "Echo" is released this week, will sing the title track "I See You" for Cameron's long awaited new film "Avatar." Written by Academy Award winner James Horner, the single will be included on the film's score soundtrack which will be released on Dec. 15. Horner won two Oscars for his previous collaboration with James Cameron, "Titanic." One was shared with lyricist Will Jennings for the global smash "My Heart Will...
- 11/17/2009
- Hitfix
In our final part of Wamg’s look at 2012, we’ll show you the music video from Roland Emmerich’s latest film as well as more memorable ones from other related movies. Somewhere along the line it became the norm to have a song tagged onto the end credits of a film, noticeably the disaster ones, where you come out of the theater, ahem, emotionally drained. You go home, only to see on your TV or computer that the filmmakers/studios thought an accompanying music video was needed as well. Columbia Pictures has got the jump on that idea for 2012 by pre-releasing Adam Lambert’s “Time For Miracles,” full of what we’ve come to expect from our “based on the film” music videos…complete with scenes of explosions and mayhem from the movie.
Time For Miracles
Adam Lambert | MySpace Video
The rash of all these music videos seem to stem from the disaster blockbuster,...
Time For Miracles
Adam Lambert | MySpace Video
The rash of all these music videos seem to stem from the disaster blockbuster,...
- 11/12/2009
- by Michelle
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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