Celine Dion: Behind “My Heart Will Go On”

“My Heart Will Go On”was the main song of the film’s soundtrack Titanic, and the music of the credits, which left it even more marked. The track is sung by Celine Dioncomposed by James Horner and written by Will Jennings.

James Camerondirector of the film, did not want a song with lyrics, only instrumental, but they needed a soundtrack for the credits of the film, so Horner (composer) talked to Jennings (writer) to make a letter, without Cameron knew.

The two invited Celine to sing the song and then presented it to the director of the film, “I know you don’t want a song in the movie, but I think that would be an appropriate thing to do because it distills everything about the movie.” Said Horner The CNN Later, Cameron agreed for the track to be part of the soundtrack.

Celine Dion also told billboard who at first didn’t want to record the track, but her husband René Angelilwho died in 2016, convinced her to record, which later became one of the biggest hits of her career.