MARIAH CAREY HERO MOVIE

'Hero' was the subject of two copyright plagiarism cases one by Christopher Selletti and the other by Rhonda Dimmer, filed in 19. The following year, at the 13th annual ceremony, 'Hero' won Carey awards for 'Rhythm & Soul Songwriter' and 'Pop Songwriter.' The song was awarded a BMI Pop Award at the ceremony in 1995.ДЄdditionally, it was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 37th annual Grammy Awards, losing to Sheryl Crow's 'All I Wanna Do.' At the 12th ASCAP Awards, Carey took home the award for 'Rhythm & Soul Songwriter.' 'Hero' was awarded and nominated for awards throughout the music industry. Stephen Holden, another editor from Rolling Stone also noted an inspiration and similarity to 'Greatest Love of All' and calling its lyrics ' made up entirely of pop and soul clichГ©s.' Paul Gettelmen of the Orlando Sentinel criticized the song, calling it a ' rip-off' of Whitney Houston's 'Greatest Love of All.' The song received a mixed review from The Washington Post editor Mike Joyce, who while impressed, claimed it was not as good as competing ballads of the time. Considine praised 'Hero', writing ' is a lavish, soul-stirring ballad, the sort of thing other singers would pay Diane Warren to write.' Additionally, she called its chorus 'uplifting' and 'soaring,' following praise towards Carey's vocal performance. Nathan Brackett from Rolling Stone called Carey's vocal tone ' golden' and regarded the song as a standard for weddings, funerals and singing auditions. 'Hero' garnered generally mixed reviews from contemporary music critics.

MARIAH CAREY HERO MOVIE

The song that eventually ended up on the 'Hero' movie soundtrack was 'Heart of a Hero' which was written, produced, and recorded by late R&B singer, Luther Vandross. Gloria Estefan never heard the song that was originally meant for her.

When Mariah said the song would be used for the film, Tommy convinced her the song was too good to be in a film and should keep the song for herself.ДЄfter making the decision to keep 'Hero,' Walter Afanasieff went back to the staff at Epic Records, letting them know that they failed to come up with a song for the soundtrack. Mariah and Walter sat together in a New York studio and composed the song's melody, lyrics, and concept in 2 hours.ДЄs the song's demo was completed, Tommy walked into the studio and after hearing the rough version of it, he became interested in the song and asked what project it belonged to. Still interested in working for the movie, Mariah agreed to write the feature song for it, intended for singer Gloria Estefan. Columbia Records felt uneasy about allowing Mariah contribute to another record label even though they are a branch of the same parent company, Sony.

While Mariah was interested in the project, Tommy Mottola was adamant over allowing Mariah to take part in anything involving movies, fearing that it would hurt her career. During production of her third album, Mariah was approached by Epic Reocrds to write and record a song & release it on the soundtrack for the film, 'Hero' starring Dustin Hoffman and Geena Davis. While writing 'Hero,' Mariah didn't connect to the style or sound of the song.

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