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標題 Mariah's "Hero" and its 9-11 connection
時間 Sun Sep 12 10:02:35 2004
這是一篇關於hero這首歌相關軼事寫得相當完整的報導
除了大家已經知道的以外
像是原本它會有管弦編曲 但是小瑪在唱完之後覺得這樣就很好了 所以沒有添加
Mariah's "Hero" and its 9-11 connection // 2:05 PM EST Updated by Will
When it was first released as a single, Mariah Carey’s "Hero" became an instan
t inspirational classic. But since the tragic events of September 11, its impac
t has become even greater. It has re-emerged as one of the inspirational, heart
felt songs which have provided comfort and hope to many people during the terro
rist crisis.
"Hero" was written by Carey and Walter Afanasieff in 1992, and was originally c
onceived as a theme song for the movie, Hero (starring Dustin Hoffman), which w
ould potentially be sung by Gloria Estefan. "I had been asked by Sony's soundtr
ack division to write and produce the end, title theme for Hero," recalled Afan
asieff. "Soon after, when I was in New York working in the studio with Mariah,
I suggested we try to write a song for this movie. During a studio break, I was
tinkering at the piano, playing the notes that would become the piano intro to
'Hero.' Mariah liked what she heard, and we started writing the song, with the
'Hero' theme in mind. She sang, 'then a hero comes along.' She was truly inspi
red; the words just flowed out."
It was during this writing session that Sony Music President and COO Tommy Mott
ola (who was Carey's fiance at the time) came into the studio and heard "Hero."
"I told Tommy we were writing a song for this movie," said Afanasieff. "He said
, 'Stop, this song is brilliant. We need to save this song for Mariah's album.
We decided to keep it for ourselves, and we recorded it for her Music Box album
. As for the Hero film, Luther Vandross ultimately wrote and recorded the end t
itle song."
Afanasieff produced "Hero" with Carey, and he performed all of the music tracks
. "When I recorded the track, I tried to simulate an orchestral sound with my s
ynthesizers," explained Afanasieff. "There's a huge, timpani roll, a swell of s
trings, and french horns, which were all done on keyboards. In the back of my m
ind, I thought we might have an orchestra re-create the string parts. However,
when Mariah completed her vocals, she said the recording sounded fine just the
way it was, and that we didn't need to bring in an orchestra."
"Hero" was subsequently released as the second single from Music Box, and reach
ed number one on the Billboard "Hot 100" chart on December 25, 1993. It stayed
atop the chart for four weeks. Upon its initial release, "Hero" was quickly rec
ognized as a unique, inspirational song. At her Madison Square Garden concert i
n mid-December 1993, Carey dedicated her performance of "Hero" to the victims a
nd families of a tragic, Long Island train shooting which had occurred on Decem
ber 7. She also donated proceeds from "Hero" to the victim's families. In 2001,
Carey's performance of the song was a focal point of the New York telethon, Am
erica: A Tribute To Heroes.
Over the years, "Hero" has been regarded as one of Carey's most significant and
memorable recordings. "It has become a song which has given a lot of meaning t
o people in times of despair," said Afanasieff. "Mariah told me she has receive
d thousands of letters from people who were moved and helped by the song. For k
ids who were messed up on drugs, or were contemplating suicide, the song helped
give them hope and strength."
In the wake of September 11 tragedies, the song's impact has risen to a new lev
el. "The events of the world have resulted in certain songs [like "Hero"] being
embraced by people." explained Afanasieff. "Following September 11, everyone i
nvolved has truly been a hero. All of the firemen, police and victims were hero
es, as well as the military personnel. We're always going to live in a world wh
ere there are tragedies. Everyday someone has to be a hero."
Source: Nuage 9
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