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''Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture'' is the soundtrack to the film of the same name composed, orchestrated and conducted by James Horner. The soundtrack was released by Sony Classical/Sony Music Soundtrax on November 18, 1997. Riding the wave of the film's immense success, the soundtrack shot to the top of the charts in nearly two-dozen territories,〔(Titanic: Anatomy of a Blockbuster ) ''Google Books''. Retrieved 2010-07-28.〕 selling over 30 million copies, making it one of the top 100 best-selling album in the United States.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = RIAA )〕 It is one of the best-selling albums of all time, and the highest-selling primarily orchestral soundtrack ever.〔(Film Score ) ''OSTMovie.com''. Retrieved 2010-07-28.〕 In 2012, the album, along with its successor ''Back to Titanic'', was re-issued as part of the ''Collector's Anniversary Edition'' set for the 3D re-release of the film. ==Album information== Director James Cameron originally intended Enya to compose the music, and in fact put together a rough edit of the film using her music as a temporary soundtrack. After she declined, he approached James Horner. Their relations were cold after their first cooperation in ''Aliens'', but the soundtrack of ''Braveheart'' made Cameron overlook it. Horner composed the soundtrack having in mind Enya's style; Norwegian singer Sissel Kyrkjebø performed the wordless vocals on the soundtrack. Horner knew Sissel from the album ''Innerst i sjelen'' and he particularly liked how she sang the song ''Eg Veit I Himmerik Ei Borg'' ("I Know in Heaven There Is a Castle"). Horner had tried 25 or 30 singers and, in the end, he chose Sissel to sing the wordless tune.〔(The Wall Street Journal: In Titanic's Wake: A Voice to Remember . . . )〕 Céline Dion, who was no stranger to movie songs in the 1990s, sang "My Heart Will Go On", the film's signature song written by James Horner and Will Jennings. At first, Cameron did not want a song sung over the film's ending credits, but Horner disagreed. Without telling Cameron, he went ahead and wrote the song anyway, and recorded Dion singing it. Cameron changed his mind when Horner presented the song to him. "My Heart Will Go On" became a worldwide smash hit, going to the top of the music charts around the world.〔()〕〔()〕 "My Heart Will Go On" also ended up winning the 1997 Academy Award for Best Original Song as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1998. Other artists were invited to submit songs for the movie including contemporary Christian artist Michael W. Smith. He mentions in the liner notes to the song "In My Arms Again" from his 1998 album ''Live the Life'';〔(Live the Life )〕 "Inspired and written for the movie ''Titanic'', grateful for the opportunity to send them a song; grateful it landed on this record." For the choral background of certain tracks, Horner made use of a digital choir instead of a real one; after the orchestral music was recorded, Horner personally performed the synthesized choir over a playback of the recording.〔(Scoring, Not Sinking ). Hornershrine.com. Retrieved on 2011-01-19.〕〔(Q & A with James Horner 12/97 ). Hornershrine.com. Retrieved on 2011-01-19.〕 The idea behind using electronics, rather than a real choir, stemmed from Horner wanting to avoid a 'church'-like sound.〔(National Public Radio Interview 12/97 ). Hornershrine.com (1997-12-28). Retrieved on 2011-01-19.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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