The composer of A Star is Born just revealed that Shallow was written for the film because Bradley Cooper was denied the use of another Lady Gaga song.
Initially smallthe most important song A star is bornshould not have been in the film and Lady Gaga’s songs from her album called “JoannaThe 2018 film, the fourth part of the story of the same name, follows the decline of musician Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper, who also directed and co-wrote the film) as he discovers and becomes mentored by talented singer Ellie (Lady Gaga). ), whose rise to fame coincides with his fall.
Song “small“, which eventually won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, is significant to the storyline, becoming the first live duet performed by the pair and bringing Ellie to fame. NME recently met with composer/producer Mark Ronson to discuss his involvement in the soundtrack to Barbie. During the interview, the conversation turned to “A Star Is Born” and Ronson revealed that Cooper originally wanted the song.”Joannafor the film. Ronson turned it down because “he needed this song for Gaga’s album“, but agreed to help them create a new song, which eventually became “small“.
“We were working on Gaga’s Joanne album and one day Bradley walked into the studio. I like his films. He appeared in the image of a real movie star. We spent time together. He was very sweet talking about this new script they were both working on. I played him a song called “Joanne” and he said, “That’s great, can I have it?” I know he’s a big star and all, but I really liked that song. And I needed this song for Gaga’s album.Ronson explained.
“I agreed to spend some time working on a new song. We worked in this incredible studio in Malibu, Rick Rubin’s studio, Shangri La, and it was such a long, echoing hallway. I have a very distinct memory of Gaga’s voice coming from 30 meters away. She sat down at the piano and began to sing, “I’m losing my mind.”… “, – concluded the composer.