I Am: Celine Dion (soundtrack)

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I Am: Celine Dion (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Released21 June 2024 (2024-06-21)
Genre Pop
Length76:19
Label Columbia
Producer
Celine Dion chronology
Love Again
(2023)
I Am: Celine Dion (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2024)

I Am: Celine Dion is the soundtrack album to the 2024 documentary film, I Am: Celine Dion directed by Irene Taylor, which centers around Canadian singer Celine Dion. It was released by Columbia Records on 21 June 2024. The album includes 13 of Dion's essential hits, along with seven original score tracks mainly composed by Redi Hasa and produced by Alberto Fabris. In Francophone countries, the album was titled Je suis: Céline Dion.

Contents

Development

Sony Music announced in September 2021 that a Celine Dion feature-length documentary film is already in the works. [1] The official title of the film, I Am: Celine Dion, was announced in January 2024 with Amazon MGM Studios acquiring the distribution rights. [2] The film was directed by Emmy-winning and Academy Award-nominated director Irene Taylor and centers around Dion. [3] It details her life, career accomplishments and battle with stiff-person syndrome. I Am: Celine Dion became available for streaming starting 25 June 2024, on Amazon Prime Video. [4]

Songs

The soundtrack features 20 songs: 13 of Dion's essential hits and seven original score tracks mainly composed by Albanian cellist and composer Redi Hasa and produced by Italian bassist and producer Alberto Fabris. "The Diagnosis" score was composed by pianist Ekland Hasa. The English-language hits include: "My Heart Will Go On", "Because You Loved Me", "The Power of Love", "All by Myself", "I'm Alive", "A New Day Has Come" and "River Deep, Mountain High". "Ashes" from Deadpool 2 soundtrack (2018) and "Love Again" from Love Again soundtrack (2023) are also featured. The French-language hits include: "Pour que tu m'aimes encore", "Zora sourit", "J'irai où tu iras" and "Je crois toi".

Release

I Am: Celine Dion was released by Columbia Records on 21 June 2024 for digital download and streaming, and on CD. [5] It will also be issued on vinyl on 9 August 2024. [5] In Francophone countries, the album was titled Je suis: Céline Dion. [5]

Critical reception

According to Entertainment Focus, the score tracks are pleasant enough creating emotive moods and provided thoughtful breaks. [6] When it comes to the hits, the soundtrack perfectly highlights the unmatched vocal prowess that Dion possesses and it is a timely reminder of the power of Dion as a vocalist and an artist. [6] Entertainment Focus also wrote that the most poignant moment though comes on "I'm Alive", a song that's already enjoying a resurgence thanks to a dance remix by Majestic and the Jammin Kid (retitled "Set My Heart on Fire"). [6] Entertainment Focus concluded that, knowing the struggle Dion has been going through, "I'm Alive" has a new emotional layer that it didn't have when it was first released and it now feels like an anthem for overcoming adversity and fighting for your life". [6]

Track listing

All songs performed by Celine Dion, except six scores by Redi Hasa and one by Ekland Hasa.

I Am: Celine Dion track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Main Theme – Artist Always" (score)Redi HasaAlberto Fabris4:03
2."The Power of Love" David Foster 5:44
3."Pour que tu m'aimes encore" Jean-Jacques Goldman
4:17
4."A New Day Has Come" (Christian B mix)
3:58
5."The Episode" (score)R. HasaFabris3:59
6."J'irai où tu iras"Goldman
  • Goldman
  • Benzi
3:26
7."Because You Loved Me" Diane Warren Foster4:35
8."The Diagnosis" (score)Ekland HasaFabris1:14
9."River Deep, Mountain High"4:11
10."Mama Dion" (score)R. HasaFabris3:28
11."Zora sourit"
  • Goldman
  • Benzi
3:59
12."My Heart Will Go On"
  • Afanasieff
  • Horner [b]
4:43
13."All by Myself"Foster5:10
14."The Awakening" (score)R. HasaFabris3:19
15."Ashes" Steve Mac 3:18
16."Swallows" (score)R. HasaFabris2:50
17."Love Again"
  • Wilson
  • Sara Mulford [a]
3:32
18."Je crois toi"Goldman
  • Goldman
  • Benzi
5:07
19."I'm Alive"
3:30
20."Talea" (score)R. HasaFabris1:56
Total length:76:19

Notes

Film score personnel

Charts

Chart performance for I Am: Celine Dion
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [7] 52
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [8] 24
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [9] 68
French Albums (SNEP) [10] 25
Irish Compilation Albums (OCC) [11] 5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] 83
UK Compilation Albums (OCC) [13] 2
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [14] 8
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) [15] 15

Release history

Release history for I Am: Celine Dion
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Various21 June 2024 Columbia [16]
9 August 2024 Vinyl [17]

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