I Am: Celine Dion (soundtrack)

I Am: Celine Dion (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by Celine Dion
Released	21 June 2024 (2024-06-21)
Genre	Pop
Length	76:19
Label	Columbia
Producer	Walter Afanasieff Erick Benzi Alberto Fabris David Foster Jean-Jacques Goldman Kristian Lundin Steve Mac Aldo Nova Jim Steinman Ric Wake Dan Wilson
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. The album topped the chart in Quebec, and reached top ten on the compilation charts in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

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 was also 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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Main Theme – Artist Always" (score)	Redi Hasa	Alberto Fabris	4:03
2.	"The Power of Love"	Gunther Mende Candy DeRouge Jennifer Rush Mary Susan Applegate	David Foster	5:44
3.	"Pour que tu m'aimes encore"	Jean-Jacques Goldman	Goldman Erick Benzi	4:17
4.	"A New Day Has Come" (Christian B mix)	Aldo Nova Stephan Moccio	Ric Wake Walter Afanasieff Nova Richie Jones^[a] Christian B^[a]^[c] Marc Dold^[a]^[c]	3:58
5.	"The Episode" (score)	R. Hasa	Fabris	3:59
6.	"J'irai où tu iras"	Goldman	Goldman Benzi	3:26
7.	"Because You Loved Me"	Diane Warren	Foster	4:35
8.	"The Diagnosis" (score)	Ekland Hasa	Fabris	1:14
9.	"River Deep, Mountain High"	Ellie Greenwich Jeff Barry Phil Spector	Jim Steinman Steven Rinkoff^[b]	4:11
10.	"Mama Dion" (score)	R. Hasa	Fabris	3:28
11.	"Zora sourit"	Goldman J. Kapler	Goldman Benzi	3:59
12.	"My Heart Will Go On"	James Horner Will Jennings	Afanasieff Horner^[b]	4:43
13.	"All by Myself"	Eric Carmen Sergei Rachmaninoff	Foster	5:10
14.	"The Awakening" (score)	R. Hasa	Fabris	3:19
15.	"Ashes"	Petey Martin Jordan Smith Tedd T	Steve Mac	3:18
16.	"Swallows" (score)	R. Hasa	Fabris	2:50
17.	"Love Again"	Dan Wilson Rosaileen Scher	Wilson Sara Mulford^[a]	3:32
18.	"Je crois toi"	Goldman	Goldman Benzi	5:07
19.	"I'm Alive"	Kristian Lundin Andreas Carlsson	Lundin Wake^[a] Jones^[a]	3:30
20.	"Talea" (score)	R. Hasa	Fabris	1:56
Total length:				76:19

Notes

• ^.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}^a signifies an additional producer
• ^^b signifies a co-producer
• ^^c signifies a remixer
• The instrumental tracks on Je suis: Céline Dion physical editions are subtitled: "Thème principal – artiste toujours", "L'épisode", "Le diagnostic", "Maman Dion" and "L'éveil", respectively.

Film score personnel

• Redi Hasa – composer, cello
• Ekland Hasa – composer, piano
• Alberto Fabris – producer, synth bass
• Cristan Musio – viola
• Rocco Nigro – vibraphone, synth bass, accordion, xylophone, engineer, editor
• Vito de Lorenzi – daf, percussion
• Federico Mecozzi – violin, viola
• Marco Puzello – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Tim Oliver – engineer, mix
• Valerio Daniele – engineer
• Stefano Manca – editor

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for I Am: Celine Dion Chart (2024) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 52 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 20 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[9] 68 French Albums (SNEP)[10] 25 Irish Compilation Albums (OCC)[11] 3 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[12] 43 Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[13] 44 Polish Physical Albums (ZPAV)[14] 75 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[15] 169 Quebec Albums (ADISQ)[16] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 81 Swiss Romandy Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 17 UK Compilation Albums (OCC)[19] 2 UK Album Downloads (OCC)[20] 8 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[21] 15

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for I Am: Celine Dion Chart (2024) Position French Albums (SNEP)[22] 197

Release history

Release history for I Am: Celine Dion

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	21 June 2024	CD digital streaming	Columbia	[23]
	9 August 2024	Vinyl		[24]
Japan	14 August 2024	Blu-spec CD2	SMEJ	[25]

References

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2. Lee, Benjamin (30 January 2024). "Céline Dion documentary aims to 'raise awareness' of stiff person syndrome". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
3. Denis, Kyle (16 April 2024). "'I Am: Celine Dion' Documentary Release Date Revealed: Here's When It's Coming". Billboard. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
4. Dresdale, Andrea (16 April 2024). "Celine Dion documentary gets a release date". ABC News. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
5. "Celine Dion - I Am - Pre-save". Sony Music. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
6. Ellwood-Hughes, Pip (21 June 2023). "Celine Dion – 'I Am: Celine Dion' (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) review: all the hits are right here". Entertainment Focus. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
7. "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack / Céline Dion – I Am: Celine Dion" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
8. "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack / Céline Dion – I Am: Celine Dion" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
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10. "Lescharts.com – Soundtrack / Céline Dion – I Am: Celine Dion". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
11. "Official Irish Compilations Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
12. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2024-08-26/p/5" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
13. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of August 21, 2024". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 August 2024.
14. "Albumy fizycznie 21.06.2024-27.06.2024". ZPAV. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
15. "Portuguesecharts.com – Soundtrack / Céline Dion – I Am: Celine Dion". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
16. "This week's top selling albums based on the digital and physical album sales in Quebec". ADISQ. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
17. "Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack / Céline Dion – I Am: Celine Dion". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
18. "Soundtrack / Céline Dion - I Am: Celine Dion" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
19. "Official Compilations Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
20. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
21. "Celine Dion Chart History (Soundtrack Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
22. "Tops de l'année – Top Albums 2024" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
23. "I Am: Celine Dion Soundtrack". Amazon. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
24. "I Am: Celine Dion (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Amazon Exclusive Edition)". Amazon. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
25. "闘病生活に迫ったドキュメンタリー「アイ・アム セリーヌ・ディオン 〜病との戦いの中で〜」本日よりPrime Videoにて独占放送スタート、同作品のサウンドトラックにして最新ベスト盤CDは8/14発売決定" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.