Alone Yet Not Alone (song)
| Alone Yet Not Alone | |
|---|---|
| Joni Eareckson Tada | |
| publication | November 21st 2013 |
| length | 3:59 |
| Genre (s) |
Film song Christian Pop |
| text | Dennis Spiegel |
| music | Bruce Broughton |
| Label | Enthuse entertainment |
Alone Yet Not Alone is a song by the American artist Joni Eareckson Tada and part of the film of the same name . The song was nominated for an Oscar but was disqualified for illegitimate advertising .
History of origin
The lyrics of the song are by Dennis Spiegel , the music by Bruce Broughton . The two wrote the song for the film of the same name. Joni Eareckson Tada has suffered from quadriplegia since a swimming accident when she was 18 . The evangelical pastor and artist has a reduced lung volume and is actually not able to sing. Ken Tada, her husband, put pressure on her diaphragm during the recording to give her enough air to breathe. So she could sing her song.
A video was released on November 21, 2013 via the YouTube platform . There you can see the special recruitment situation. The video also contains excerpts from the film.
Oscar nomination
On January 16, 2014, the nominations for the Academy Awards 2014 were published and Alone Yet Not Alone was among the nominated songs for best movie song. 14 days later, the jury announced that it would disqualify the song after it became known that film composer Bruce Broughton, former governor and member of the academy's music branch, had emailed parts of the jury to remind them of his song and one To achieve nomination. However, this is against the rules of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , which penalize any influence on the jury as a rule violation. In addition, Broughton took advantage of his position and his influence. Broughton himself was disappointed with this decision. He justified his behavior by saying that he had to compete with his song against movie songs that had months in advance of advertising. He was afraid that his piece would have been overlooked.
The controversy also led to an increase in awareness. So the song increased sequentially at number 19 of the Billboard charts for Christian music . Joni Eareckson Tada was also allowed to perform the song at the Movieguide Faith and Values Awards.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Tim Gray: Oscar Nominee 'Devastated' by Disqualification; Tune Sung by Quadriplegic Singer. Variety , January 29, 2014, accessed January 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Alone Yet Not Alone (Song) Performed by Joni Eareckson Tada. In: Enthuse Entertainment. YouTube , November 21, 2013, accessed January 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Anthony Breznican: Oscars kill Original Song nomination for 'Alone Yet Not Alone' - BREAKING. Entertainment Weekly , January 29, 2014, accessed January 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Susanne Ault: 'Alone Yet Not Alone' Finds New Life at Movieguide Awards. Variety, February 8, 2014, accessed January 2, 2016 .