Recording and composition
"The theme of fire and ash, obviously for the kind of literal reasons of losing my house, rebuilding, growing from the ground up, and this Phoenix resilience and courage to keep going. But also not doing it alone, to kind of reach out and ask for help from the people around you that care." [4]
Cameron wanted the song to be titled "Dream as One," as the phrase evokes the film's finale. Cyrus worked on the song with Ronson and Wyatt at the Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles. It was co-written with the film's score composer, Simon Franglen, and in cooperation with Cameron, who were both at the time working on the film in New Zealand. To help Cyrus, Ronson and Wyatt understand the story, Franglen set them up with footage from the unfinished film. [5] The melody, described by Cyrus as "classic Disney", was written primarly by Wyatt. Cyrus was working mainly on the lyrics. She recalled wanting to bring the female perspective, contrary to the film's plot, presented mainly from the masculine point of view. She came up with words "We're diamonds in the dark," inspired by finding diamonds in the ashes of her house, which burned during the 2018 Woolsey Fire. On the bridge, she ad-libbed the "big outbursts of vocals" to honor Janis Joplin, who used to work at the same studio. She recalled being unsure if Cameron would approve it, but he accepted it. [4]
"Dream as One" is a ballad, [7] [8] described by Billboard 's Gil Kaufman as "soaring" and "emotional". [7] Emily Zemler of Rolling Stone and Eddie Fu of Consequence described it as "anthemic". [9] [10] It is built atop piano and string instruments, [10] , starting with a "pulsing" piano line. [7] According to Zemler, its lyrics describe the "hopes for the future". [9] Fu noted that it "draws an added layer of meaning from [Cyrus'] own experiences with beating addiction and losing her home in a wildfire." [10] According to Tristen Schilling from Hot Press , "the track explores themes of unity, courage and connection." [11]
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