Where the Dream Takes You

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"Where the Dream Takes You"
Promotional single by Mya
from the album Atlantis: The Lost Empire
ReleasedJune 5, 2001
Recorded2001
GenrePop
Length4:00
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

"Where the Dream Takes You" is a song by American singer

promotional single from the film's soundtrack
on June 5, 2001.

Directors

A&M/Interscope Records. A "tender" pop ballad, "Where the Dream Takes You" is an inspirational song about following one's heart and self-discovery, which alludes to the film's central plot about a young adventurer's search for the lost city of Atlantis
. Both Warren and Howard collaborated on the song's melody, which borrows from Howard's own orchestral score, while Warren wrote the lyrics.

"Where the Dream Takes You" is the only song from Atlantis: The Lost Empire that features both music and lyrics. Upon its release 10 days ahead of the film, the ballad was criticized for sounding generic and uninspired. Some critics also questioned Disney's decision to have Mya to record the song, believing the single would have benefited from a more experienced vocalist. However, the song was nominated for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film at the World Soundtrack Awards.

Background and writing

Songwriter Diane Warren co-wrote "Where the Dream Takes You" with composer James Newton Howard.

Unlike most of Disney's animated releases, Atlantis: The Lost Empire lacks both songs and musical numbers to assist with its storytelling.[1][2][3] After having successfully directed two Disney musicals consecutively, Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale agreed that Atlantis: The Lost Empire, their third animated project for Disney, would not be a musical, nor would it feature any power ballads.[3] However, by the time the film was released in 2001, it had become standard practice for Disney to hire young artists to record pop songs for their films' official soundtrack albums,[4] thus Disney's marketing department insisted that Atlantis: The Lost Empire feature at least one song during its closing credits as a compromise in order to maintain tradition.[3] Earlier that year, the releases of The Mummy Returns and Pearl Harbor had also been accompanied by pop songs to attract a wider audience, a trend Disney would follow with Atlantis.[5]

Chuck Taylor of

Reflection", the theme song from Disney's Mulan (1998).[8] Rob Burch of The Hollywood News believes that "Where the Dream Takes You" was initially intended to benefit Mya's career similar to the way in which "Reflection" had bolstered Aguilera's.[9]

"Where the Dream Takes You" was written by songwriter Diane Warren and film composer James Newton Howard.[10] [11] While Howard, who scored the entire film, composed the song's melody, Warren contributed to the song's music while writing its lyrics on her own. On the co-writing process, Howard explained that Warren wrote lyrics to accompany "a musical theme" he had composed, in addition to making some musical contributions of her own.[12] Therefore, while both Warren and Howard are credited as composers, only Warren retains a lyric writing credit.[13][14] By then already well known for writing several commercially successful songs for various artists, Warren had already established herself as a prolific songwriter by the time she wrote "Where the Dream Takes You", which lyrically adheres to a similar songwriting style for which she has become known.[15] Meanwhile, the song's melody is loosely based on a sample of the film's orchestral score.[16] Played during the film's end titles,[12] "Where the Dream Takes You" is the only song from the film that features both music and lyrics,[4] although it is not performed by any character within the context of the film itself because Atlantis: The Lost Empire is not a musical.[17][18]

Release

Distinguished from most film soundtracks, Atlantis: The Lost Empire features "Where the Dream Takes You" as its first track instead of its last.

orchestral score, which accounts for the remainder of the album.[20] Puerto Rican singer Chayanne covered the song in Spanish, entitled "Donde Va Tu Sueño", to promote the film's Latin American release.[21] Recorded in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Chayanne co-wrote his rendition's Spanish lyrics with Renato Lopez, Walterio Pesqueira and Manny Benito.[21] The two-disc Taiwanese release of the soundtrack includes three additional versions of "Where the Dream Takes You" performed in three different languages by three different artists: Jolin Tsai in Mandarin, Joey Yong in Cantonese, and Kangta in Korean.[22]

Composition

"Where the Dream Takes You" is a "tender" pop power ballad, with "average pop fare".

piano lounge, contrasting with the time period in which the film itself is set.[27] Its production, which has been described as "polished",[15] was handled by Jay Selvester, Robbie Buchanan and Ron Fair.[28]

Critical reception

Ultimately, "Where the Dream Takes You" was both a commercial and critical disappointment despite Disney's efforts;

Telenet's Thomas Glorieux opined that the track "fails to even stir up the attention because I find it a very ordinary song."[5]

Critics were also unimpressed with Mya's performance.

Consequence of Sound's Dominick Suzanne-Mayer panned the ballad as "an addendum every bit as forgettable ... as the film in which it appears."[31] "Where the Dream Takes You" was nominated for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film at the World Soundtrack Awards in 2001.[32]

Live performances

To promote "Where the Dream Takes You," Mya performed the song at several

Live with Regis & Kelly.[33] Next, Mya performed the song at the event gala, An American Celebration at Ford's Theatre. Hosted by ABC journalist Sam Donaldson, the show originally tapped June 10, 2001 and featured a line-up of entertainers which included country singer Billy Gilman, country group SHeDAISY, comedian Jeff Foxworthy and opera singer Russell Watson. It aired August 21, 2001.[34][35][36]

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  33. ^ "LIVE with Kelly and Ryan – Season 13, Episode 187: June 15, 2001". TV.com. June 15, 2001. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  34. ^ H. Miller, Daryl (August 18, 2001). "Anders' 'Sun" Is Involving Drama". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  35. ^ Roberts, Roxanne (June 11, 2001). "At Ford's Theatre, An Evening Of High Comity". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
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