| "If I Rise" | |
|---|---|
| Single byA. R. Rahman andDido | |
| from the album127 Hours: Music from the Motion Picture | |
| Released | 2 November 2010 |
| Recorded | 2010 |
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| Genre | Ambient pop |
| Length | 4:38 |
| Label | Interscope Records |
| Songwriters | A. R. Rahman Dido Rollo Armstrong |
| Producer | A. R. Rahman |
| Music video | |
| "If I Rise" onYouTube | |
"If I Rise" is a song performed byA. R. Rahman andDido, composed by A. R. Rahman, withlyrics by Dido andRollo Armstrong. The song featured as the main theme for theDanny Boyle film127 Hours.
The song won numerous awards includingBroadcast Film Critics Association Award and Denver Film Critics Society Award. It was also nominated for Best Song Award at theAcademy Awards andWorld Soundtrack Awards.
The song was featured in the climax scene of the film.[2] Thechorus portion of the song is sung by The Gleehive Children's Choir,Mumbai.[3] The choir includes Jervis Dias, Kristen Fernandes, Alisha Pais, Jessica Dmello, Sherize Alveyn, Evania Cerejo, Jemima Fernandes, and Aidan D'silva. The portion was recorded at Octavious Studio, Bandra, Mumbai.[4] The song was nominated for anAcademy Award in the category ofBest Original Song.[5]
The song was first picturised in the climax scene of the film.[2] The official music video, featuringDido andA. R. Rahman, was released in February 2011. Dido first confirmed on her official website that she and Rahman were going to film a video for the song.[6] The music video was premiered on theWall Street Journal website on 17 February.[7] It has A. R. Rahman playingharpejji, which was the major instrument used in the track,[8] and Dido singing the track along with Rahman. A few scenes from the film, mainly featuringJames Franco, are also used in the video.[9]
Florence Welch was asked byDido, who was pregnant at the time, to perform "If I Rise" at theAcademy Awards. She was joined byA. R. Rahman for the first live performance of the song.[10][11]
| Award | Result |
|---|---|
| Academy Award for Best Original Song[12] | Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song[13] | Won |
| Denver Film Critics Society Award for Best Song[14] | Won |
| Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Song[15] | Nominated |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Song[16] | Nominated |
| Satellite Award for Best Original Song[17] | Nominated |
| World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film[18] | Nominated |
The song was nominated for anAcademy Award in the category ofBest Original Song. However, it lost toRandy Newman's "We Belong Together" fromToy Story 3.[19][20] The Academy's decision not to award Rahman for the song evoked widespread criticisms in India. Apart from public responses, several actors also commented on it.Shabana Azmi said, "A. R. Rahman truly deserved the Oscar for Best Song this year."[20]Konkona Sen Sharma also tweeted the same opinion.Sandhya Mridul said, "A.R Rahman stands apart he deserves every win".[21] However, Rahman himself has stated that he personally believes Newman deserved the award.[22]
A single titled "Hours - If I Rise (vocal) Remix"[23][24] was released on 4 February 2012. This is credited as performed byKatie Campbell[25] (an artist with credits including a wide variety ofcover versions of original famous and semi-popular movie songs) &Brian "Hacksaw" Williams, and notes a runtime of 3:03.
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