Movies + Music: CELINE DION TO PERFORM ORIGINAL SONG “HOW DOES A MOMENT LAST FOREVER” FOR DISNEY’S “BEAUTY AND THE BEAST"

BURBANK, Calif. (Jan. 19, 2017) – Five-time GRAMMY® winning and best-selling recording artist Celine Dion will perform an all-new original song, “How Does A Moment Last Forever,” for Disney’s live-action “Beauty and the Beast.” The song will also be included on the film’s soundtrack.

Written by eight-time Oscar®-winning composer Alan Menken (“The Little Mermaid,” “Aladdin”) and veteran lyricist and three-time Oscar winner Tim Rice (“The Lion King,” “Evita”), “How Does A Moment Last Forever” is an emotional ballad about holding onto life’s precious moments. Portions of the song are performed throughout the film and interpolated into the underscore before Dion’s full-length version debuts in the film’s custom main-on-end title design.

Says Dion, “Being a part of the original ‘Beauty and the Beast’ was such a magical experience in my life, and I'm truly honored to be a part of this film again.”  

President of Music for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Production, Mitchell Leib, approached the artist on behalf of the project with the idea of recording one of the three new songs written for the film. “Celine was the unanimous choice of the filmmakers and studio to perform this song,” says Leib, “And everyone involved with the film is thrilled she agreed to be part of this new live-action adaptation.”

Dion originally performed the duet “Beauty and the Beast” – featuring Menken’s haunting melody and two-time Oscar-winner Howard Ashman’s unforgettable lyrics – with Peabo Bryson for the animated film. The song became an instant classic and went on to receive an Academy Award®, Golden Globe® and three GRAMMY Awards.

Menken also provides the film score along with new recordings of the classic songs from the animated film written by himself and Ashman. The original motion picture soundtrack will be released by Walt Disney Records on March 10, 2017. 

About the film:

The story and characters audiences know and love come to spectacular life in the live-action adaptation of Disney’s animated classic “Beauty and the Beast,” a stunning, cinematic event celebrating one of the most beloved tales ever told. “Beauty and the Beast” is the fantastic journey of Belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a Beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle’s enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast’s hideous exterior and realize the kind heart of the true Prince within. The film stars: Emma Watson as Belle; Dan Stevens as the Beast; Luke Evans as Gaston, the handsome, but shallow villager who woos Belle; Kevin Kline as Maurice, Belle’s father; Josh Gad as LeFou, Gaston’s long-suffering aide-de-camp; Ewan McGregor as Lumière, the candelabra; Stanley Tucci as Maestro Cadenza, the harpsichord; Audra McDonald as Madame de Garderobe, the wardrobe; Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Plumette, the feather duster; Hattie Morahan as the enchantress; and Nathan Mack as Chip, the teacup; with Ian McKellen as Cogsworth, the mantel clock; and Emma Thompson as the teapot, Mrs. Potts.

Directed by Bill Condon based on the 1991 animated film “Beauty and the Beast,” the screenplay is written by Stephen Chbosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos and produced by Mandeville Films’ David Hoberman, p.g.a. and Todd Lieberman, p.g.a. with Jeffrey Silver, Thomas Schumacher and Don Hahn serving as executive producers. “Beauty and the Beast” will be released in Philippine cinemas on March 16, 2017.

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Movies + Music: Updates on the "Me Before You" Soundtrack

One of the things that makes me so happy is when a movie has a kick-ass Original Soundtrack that comes along with it, one that makes you dance in your seat in the cinema (one of my favorite things is when I see a kid literally getting up from their chair in the cinema and dancing to a music playing in the film-that just makes my 'pusong mamon' flutter) and makes you cry buckets of tears. 

If you've been following the blog then you probably know that I have been looking forward to the soundtrack of the upcoming movie "Me Before You" as much as the film itself.  

And now I have MORE DETAILS! -> 

ME BEFORE YOU Original Motion Picture Soundtrack  TRACKLISTING

1. Max Jury "Numb"

2. HOLYCHILD "Happy With Me"

3. X Ambassadors "Unsteady" (Erich Lee Gravity Remix)

4. Jessie Ware "Till The End"

5. The 1975 "The Sound"

6. Jack Garratt "Surprise Yourself"

7. Cloves "Don't Forget About Me"

8. Ed Sheeran "Photograph"

9. Imagine Dragons "Not Today"

I mean look at that tracklisting! It's so beautiful I can just cry! 

I wrote about X-Ambassador's "Unsteady" -you can read more on that here. 

The 1975's "The Sound" is my favorite track from their new album "I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it." (video above) and in case you have been hiding under a rock, the boys are coming back to Manila to perform for "In The Mix" - I really hope I get to see them perform, I already missed their two earlier concerts and Panic! At the Disco is in the line up so please, please concert gods be good to me. :) 

The music in New Line Cinema's sentimental romance “Me Before You” was carefully interspersed with the film’s score, created by composer Craig Armstrong, to evoke the romantic and provocative sensibilities of the story.

“Craig’s music and the songs we were able to find have a huge impact in the film,” director Thea Sharrock says. “They really resonate with what’s happening between [the lead characters] Louisa and Will at every turn and every stage of their relationship.”

The film's Original Motion Picture Soundtrack will be available to download/stream via digital stores starting June 3. Get the CD for only Php 459.00 at Astroplus/Astrovision stores starting June 10. -Don't forget to mark that on your calendars! I know I will :) 

Set for release across the Philippines on June 15, “Me Before You” is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment company.

The Mortal Instruments: The City of Bones: Sountrack Sampler

I'm still in the middle of reading the The Mortal Instruments: The City of Bones and I'm really enjoying it. It has a fast-paced Harry Potter tone meets Twilight theme to it with Angels and Demons battling it out. I wanted to make sure that I get to finish the book before it hits the movies on August 21.  

To make things even more exciting a preview of the movie's soundtrack has been made available to tickle the interest and wet the palette of the millions of followers of the franchise. 

You can hear Colbie Caillat's 'When The Darkness Comes' exclusively in this  Entertainment Weekly article. (This is the full version of the song, snippets of the song are available online in Soundcloud.) It's a beautiful song and I already have it on LSS (Last Song Syndrome) and in my opinion suits the story. 

You can check out the rest of the tracks in the Soundtrack here: 

Into The Lair - Zedd

Magnetic - Jessie J

17 Crimes (LA Riots Remix) - AFI

Heart By Heart - Demi Lovato 

Bring Me Home - Youngblood Hawke 

When The Darkness Comes - Colbie Caillat

Strangers - Seven Lions with Muron & Shane 54 ft. Tove Lo

Bear - Pacific Air 

All About Us - He is We ft. Owl City 

Calling From Above - Bassnectar

Start A Riot - Jetta

Strange Days - Strange Days

You can also click here for snippets of 3 of the songs in Soundcloud! 

As a music lover, I believe that a Sountrack to a movie is very important and so far this particular soundtrack seems fitting and very promising. You can click here to preorder the soundtrack in iTunes. 

The Mortal Instruments: The City of Bones will hit theaters in August 21 and is brought to you buy Pioneer Films, Movie Punch - don't forget to like them here for more updates.