Ma Nouvelle-France
"Ma Nouvelle-France" (meaning "My New France") is a theme song from the French-Canadian film Battle of the Brave (Nouvelle-France), performed by Celine Dion. It was released as a promotional single on 1 November 2004, in Canada.[1] "Ma Nouvelle-France" was written by Dion's longtime collaborator Luc Plamondon and produced by Christopher Neil ("Think Twice," "Where Does My Heart Beat Now"). Patrick Doyle composed the music.
| "Ma Nouvelle-France" | ||||
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| Single by Celine Dion | ||||
| from the album Nouvelle-France and On Ne Change Pas | ||||
| Released | 1 November 2004 | |||
| Recorded | Digital Insights Recording | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:11 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Christopher Neil | |||
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Background and release
The historic drama Nouvelle-France takes place in the middle of the 18th century, as France leaves Canada. The film was directed by Jean Beaudin and features Gérard Depardieu among others.
Contacted five months earlier by the producer Richard Goudreau,Dion's husband and manager René Angélil was impressed by the film. Then he gave his green light so that the singer could perform the song "Ma Nouvelle-France."[2]
Dion recorded this song on 3 October 2004, in Las Vegas. It was featured on the Nouvelle-France soundtrack (19 November 2004) and Céline Dion's later album On ne change pas (3 October 2005).
The music video, directed by Jean Beaudin, features dialogues from the film. It was included as a bonus on the On ne change pas DVD in 2005.
"Ma Nouvelle-France" peaked at number 7 in Quebec.
Formats and track listings
- Canadian promotional CD single
- "Ma Nouvelle-France" – 3:11
References
- "Ma Nouvelle France". encorerecords.com (in French). Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.
- "Le Palmarès". ADISQ. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
