Where the Dream Takes You
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Where the Dream Takes You is a tender pop ballad
recorded and performed by American recording artist Mýa. The track was produced by acclaimed composer
James Newton Howard
for Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire soundtrack. Where the Dream Takes You was written by award winning songwriter Diane Warren
.
Where the Dream Takes You was released as a promotional single on June 5, 2001 at Top 40 and Adult Contemporary
radio.
-penned song was featured during the closing credits of Disney's highly anticipated animated feature and worked at Top 40 and Adult Contemporary
radio starting June 5, prior to the film's June 15 release date. Atlantis: The Lost Empire soundtrack also featured a dramatic score by James Newton Howard
, who has scored more than 65 featured films and earned six Academy Award nominations. The soundtrack, was released and available at retail on May 22, 2001 to transports listeners to the mysterious and imaginative world of Atantis.
gave the song a mixed review.
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
recorded and performed by American recording artist Mýa. The track was produced by acclaimed composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
James Newton Howard
James Newton Howard
James Newton Howard is an American composer best known for his scores to motion pictures. He is one of the most popular and respected composers for cinema, and has scored over 100 films...
for Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire soundtrack. Where the Dream Takes You was written by award winning songwriter Diane Warren
Diane Warren
Diane Eve Warren , is a US songwriter. Her songs have received six Academy Award nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, including one win and seven Grammy Award nominations, including one win. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001...
.
Where the Dream Takes You was released as a promotional single on June 5, 2001 at Top 40 and Adult Contemporary
Adult Contemporary (radio network)
Adult Contemporary is a 24-hour music format produced by Dial Global. It targets a general radio audience between the ages of 35-49 with soft rock music from the 1970s to right now...
radio.
Release & Promotion
The Diane WarrenDiane Warren
Diane Eve Warren , is a US songwriter. Her songs have received six Academy Award nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, including one win and seven Grammy Award nominations, including one win. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001...
-penned song was featured during the closing credits of Disney's highly anticipated animated feature and worked at Top 40 and Adult Contemporary
Adult Contemporary (radio network)
Adult Contemporary is a 24-hour music format produced by Dial Global. It targets a general radio audience between the ages of 35-49 with soft rock music from the 1970s to right now...
radio starting June 5, prior to the film's June 15 release date. Atlantis: The Lost Empire soundtrack also featured a dramatic score by James Newton Howard
James Newton Howard
James Newton Howard is an American composer best known for his scores to motion pictures. He is one of the most popular and respected composers for cinema, and has scored over 100 films...
, who has scored more than 65 featured films and earned six Academy Award nominations. The soundtrack, was released and available at retail on May 22, 2001 to transports listeners to the mysterious and imaginative world of Atantis.
Reception
BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
gave the song a mixed review.
- Despite her videogenic charms—and her role in the No. 1 "Lady Marmalade
Lady Marmalade"Lady Marmalade" was also covered by Italian pop star Sabrina. It was released in 1987 as the album's second single by Baby Records. In some countries, including France and the Netherlands, the song was known as "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi? " and was released in 1988.-Track listings:7" maxi#...
"—Mýa is a curious choice for this sweet, sensitive ballad from Disney's animated film Atlantis: The Lost EmpireAtlantis: The Lost EmpireAtlantis: The Lost Empire is a 2001 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. Written by Tab Murphy, directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, and produced by Don Hahn, it is the first science fiction film in the Disney animated features canon and the 41st overall. The film...
. Written by master soundtrack scribes Diane WarrenDiane WarrenDiane Eve Warren , is a US songwriter. Her songs have received six Academy Award nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, including one win and seven Grammy Award nominations, including one win. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001...
and James Newton HowardJames Newton HowardJames Newton Howard is an American composer best known for his scores to motion pictures. He is one of the most popular and respected composers for cinema, and has scored over 100 films...
, "Where the Dream Takes You" might have been an effective dramatic showcase with a powerhouse vocalist behind the mike. Instead, Mýa's paper-thin voice simply fails to lift the ballad beyond the mundane, while making it more than obvious that her talents are best-suited for uptempo, beat-heavy fare. Her selection for the song obviously is tied into Disney's association with A&MA&M RecordsA&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:...
/InterscopeInterscope RecordsInterscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:...
on the soundtrack—the youngster's home label. The rest of the album consists of Howard's score for the film, a more complementary promotional tie-in for the company's latest big-budget flick. In any case, Disney has done no one any favors with this one.
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
June 5, 2001 | Top 40 | Interscope Interscope Records Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:... |
| Adult Contemporary Adult Contemporary (radio network) Adult Contemporary is a 24-hour music format produced by Dial Global. It targets a general radio audience between the ages of 35-49 with soft rock music from the 1970s to right now... |
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