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(Top) 1 Album information 2 Principal leitmotifs 3 Commercial performance 4 Track listing 4.1 Standard edition 4.2 Two-Disc Anniversary Edition 4.3 Four-Disc Collector's Anniversary Edition 4.4 20th Anniversary Edition 5 Personnel 6 Charts 6.1 Weekly charts 6.2 Monthly charts 6.3 Year-end charts 6.4 End-of-decade charts 6.5 Best of all time charts (Top 200) 7 Certifications and sales 8 See also 9 References 10 External links

Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture

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Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture

Soundtrack album by James Horner
Released	November 18, 1997
Recorded	1996–1997
Length	72:31
Label	Sony Classical/Sony Music Soundtracks

Singles from Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture
"My Heart Will Go On" Released: November 24, 1997

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Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the film of the same name composed, orchestrated, and conducted by James Horner. The soundtrack was released by Sony Classical/Sony Music Soundtrax on November 18, 1997.^[1]

Riding the wave of the film's immense success, the soundtrack shot to the top of the charts in nearly two-dozen territories,^[2] selling over 27 million copies worldwide, making it one of the top 100 best-selling albums in the United States,^[3]^[4] one of the best-selling albums of all time, and the highest-selling primarily orchestral soundtrack ever.^[5]

In 2012, the album, along with its successor Back to Titanic (1998), was re-issued as part of the Collector's Anniversary Edition set for the 3D re-release of the film. In 2017, La-La Land Records released the 20th Anniversary Edition in a limited edition 4-disc release.

In 2022, on the film's 25th anniversary, the album was released on LP in a limited edition of 7,500 copies. The set included 2 LPs in a gatefold sleeve, an 8-page booklet, an XL poster, and a print replica of the historical New York Times frontpage.^[6]

Album information[edit]

Director James Cameron originally intended Enya to compose the music, and in fact put together a rough edit of the film using her music as a temporary soundtrack.^[7] After she declined, he approached James Horner. Their relationship was strained after their first collaboration in Aliens, but the soundtracktoBraveheart made Cameron overlook it. Horner composed the soundtrack having in mind Enya's style; Norwegian singer Sissel Kyrkjebø performed the wordless vocals on the soundtrack.

Horner knew Sissel from the album Innerst i sjelen and he particularly liked how she sang the song Eg Veit I Himmerik Ei Borg ("I Know in Heaven There Is a Castle"). Horner had tried 25 or 30 singers and, in the end, he chose Sissel to sing the wordless tune.^[8]

Céline Dion, who was no stranger to movie songs in the 1990s, since her contribution to "Beauty and the Beast" from Walt Disney's Beauty and the Beast, sang "My Heart Will Go On", the film's signature song written by James Horner and Will Jennings. At first, Cameron did not want a song sung over the film's ending credits, but Horner disagreed. Without telling Cameron, he went ahead and wrote the song anyway, and recorded Dion singing it. Cameron changed his mind when Horner presented the song to him. "My Heart Will Go On" became a worldwide smash hit, going to the top of the music charts around the world. "My Heart Will Go On" also ended up winning the 1997 Academy Award for Best Original Song as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1998.

Other artists were invited to submit songs for the movie including contemporary Christian artist Michael W. Smith. He mentions in the liner notes to the song "In My Arms Again" from his 1998 album Live the Life;^[9] "Inspired and written for the movie Titanic, grateful for the opportunity to send them a song; grateful it landed on this record."

For the choral background of certain tracks, Horner made use of a digital choir instead of a real one; after the orchestral music was recorded, Horner personally performed the synthesized choir over a playback of the recording.^[10]^[11] The idea behind using electronics, rather than a real choir, stemmed from Horner wanting to avoid a 'church'-like sound.^[12]

Principal leitmotifs[edit]

Throughout the film, the composer created themes for particular characters, events, locations, and ideas.^[13]

"Hymn to the Sea" — A sorrowful, melancholic theme which expresses the tragic side of the Titanic. It's also featured prominently in "Never An Absolution". This theme contains uilleann pipes and vocals by Sissel Kyrkjebø. An alternate version is first heard in the film's opening sequence. Furthermore, the track contains a menacing, descending, three-note motif which signifies the wreck of the ship and is first featured when Titanic's wreck site comes in view at the beginning of the film.
"Southampton" — Uplifting, adventurous and rather heroic-sounding theme which signifies the spectacle of the Titanic. This melody features an electronic choir and snare drum clumps.
"Distant Memories" — This leitmotif contains synth choir vocals and an aquatic, chiming tone. This piece is first heard when old Rose is taken aboard the "Keldysh".
"Rose" — The sentimental theme of the film that is associated with the romance between Jack and Rose. Whilst in the major key for the most parts, this leitmotif's rousing chorus modulates to the relative minor key. The theme features orchestral violin, strings and piano. Electronic choir intrudes at times. Sissel Kyrkjebø performs the wordless vocals of this theme. This theme is first heard when Jack sees Rose for the first time on the deck and it would usually interpose during sequences when other music is playing, such as in "Hard to Starboard" and "Death of the Titanic".
"Hard to Starboard" — This piece contains the ominous leitmotif associated with the iceberg (i.e. "Iceberg Theme"), which is first heard when the iceberg is spotted. It also contains a percussion-heavy, pulsating motif that corresponds to the peril and danger the characters endure during the sinking. Anvils are extensively used in this track.
"Death of Titanic" — This track contains a descending, tumid and foreboding motif that also corresponds to peril and danger. It is played during the scene where the ship slowly starts to submerge into the ocean. To note, the descending cue is also heard in other tracks (i.e. "Unable to Stay, Unwilling to Leave"), such as when Jack and Rose are chased by Cal, although it sounds slightly altered.
"2 1/2 Miles Down" — Although this track is mostly incidental, ambient music with droning synth voices and eerie strings,^[14] it features the menacing, descending, three-note motif which signifies the wreck of the ship and is first featured when Titanic's wreck site comes in view at the beginning of the film, which is also heard in "Hymn to the Sea".

Commercial performance[edit]

Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture became the highest-selling primarily orchestral film score in history, with worldwide sales surpassing 30 million copies. The soundtrack quickly moved up the US Billboard 200, going from number eleven to number one on the chart in January 1998, keeping Shania Twain's Come On Over and Madonna's Ray of Light from reaching the top spot. It remained at the top for sixteen straight weeks until it was replaced by the Dave Matthews Band album Before These Crowded Streets. No album would spend at least ten consecutive weeks at number-one until Adele's 21 in the winter of 2012. The soundtrack has been certified 11× Platinum for 11 million copies shipped in the United States,^[15] becoming the best-selling album of 1998, and the fastest-certified soundtrack album ever.^[16]^[17]

The soundtrack also hit number-one in at least 14 other countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. The soundtrack was certified 5× Platinum by the ARIA in Australia for 350,000 copies shipped.^[18] It was certified 3× Platinum in the United Kingdom for over 900,000 copies shipped;^[19] and was certified diamond by the CRIA in Canada for 1 million copies shipped.^[20] The soundtrack is the best-selling non-Chinese CD album in Taiwan, selling 1.1 million copies.

The soundtrack's success led to the release of a second volume, called Back to Titanic which contained a mixture of previously unreleased soundtrack recordings and newly recorded performances of some of the songs in the film, including one track recorded by Clannad singer, Máire Brennan. Back to Titanic was certified platinum by the RIAA.^[21]

Track listing[edit]

Standard edition[edit]

All music is composed by James Horner

*Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture* track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Never an Absolution"			3:03
2.	"Distant Memories"			2:23
3.	"Southampton"			4:01
4.	"Rose"			2:52
5.	"Leaving Port"			3:26
6.	"Take Her to Sea, Mr. Murdoch"			4:31
7.	"Hard to Starboard"			6:52
8.	"Unable to Stay, Unwilling to Leave"			3:56
9.	"The Sinking"			5:05
10.	"Death of Titanic"			8:26
11.	"A Promise Kept"			6:02
12.	"A Life So Changed"			2:13
13.	"An Ocean of Memories"			7:57
14.	"My Heart Will Go On"	Will Jennings	Céline Dion	5:11
15.	"Hymn to the Sea"			6:26

Two-Disc Anniversary Edition[edit]

All music is composed by James Horner

Titanic: Music From The Motion Picture (Remastered) - Disc 1
No.	Title	Lyrics	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Never an Absolution"			3:03
2.	"Distant Memories"			2:23
3.	"Southampton"			4:01
4.	"Rose"			2:52
5.	"Leaving Port"			3:26
6.	"Take Her to Sea, Mr. Murdoch"			4:31
7.	"Hard to Starboard"			6:52
8.	"Unable to Stay, Unwilling to Leave"			3:56
9.	"The Sinking"			5:05
10.	"Death of Titanic"			8:26
11.	"A Promise Kept"			6:02
12.	"A Life So Changed"			2:13
13.	"An Ocean of Memories"			7:57
14.	"My Heart Will Go On"	Jennings	Dion	5:11
15.	"Hymn to the Sea"			6:26

All tracks performed by I Salonisti.

Gentlemen, It Has Been a Privilege Playing With You Tonight - Disc 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Valse Septembre"	Felix Godin (aka Henry Albert Brown)	3:41
2.	"Marguerite Waltz"	Charles Gounod	2:35
3.	"Wedding Dance"	Paul Lincke	2:32
4.	"Poet and Peasant"	Franz von Suppé	6:50
5.	"Blue Danube"	Johann Strauss II	6:56
6.	"Song Without Words"	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	2:38
7.	"Estudiantina"	J. de Lau Lusignan, Paul Lacôme	3:12
8.	"Vision of Salome"	Archibald Joyce	2:43
9.	"Titsy Bitsy Girl"	Ivan Caryll, Lionel Monckton	1:37
10.	"Alexander's Ragtime Band"	Irving Berlin	2:29
11.	"Sphinx"	Francis Popy, Léo Pouget, Pierre Chapella	3:49
12.	"Barcarole"	Jacques Offenbach	3:32
13.	"Orpheus"	Offenbach	8:41
14.	"Song of Autumn"	Archibald Joyce	3:54
15.	"Nearer My God to Thee"	Lowell Mason, Sarah Flower Adams	2:50

Four-Disc Collector's Anniversary Edition[edit]

All music is composed by James Horner

Titanic: Music From The Motion Picture (Remastered) - Disc 1
No.	Title	Lyrics	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Never an Absolution"			3:03
2.	"Distant Memories"			2:23
3.	"Southampton"			4:01
4.	"Rose"			2:52
5.	"Leaving Port"			3:26
6.	"Take Her to Sea, Mr. Murdoch"			4:31
7.	"Hard to Starboard"			6:52
8.	"Unable to Stay, Unwilling to Leave"			3:56
9.	"The Sinking"			5:05
10.	"Death of Titanic"			8:26
11.	"A Promise Kept"			6:02
12.	"A Life So Changed"			2:13
13.	"An Ocean of Memories"			7:57
14.	"My Heart Will Go On"	Jennings	Dion	5:11
15.	"Hymn to the Sea"			6:26

Back to Titanic (Remastered) - Disc 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Titanic Suite"	Horner	Horner	19:05
2.	"An Irish Party in Third Class" (includes "John Ryan's Polka" and "Blarney Pilgrim")	Traditional	Gaelic Storm	3:48
3.	"Alexander's Ragtime Band"	Irving Berlin	I Salonisti	2:31
4.	"The Portrait"	Horner	Horner	4:44
5.	"Jack Dawson's Luck" (includes "Humours of Caledon", "The Red-Haired Lass", "The Boys on the Hilltop" & "The Bucks of Oranmore")	Traditional	Horner	5:39
6.	"A Building Panic"	Horner	Horner	8:09
7.	"Nearer My God to Thee"	Mason, Adams	Salonisti	2:51
8.	"Come Josephine, in My Flying Machine"	Fred Fisher, Alfred Bryan	Máire Brennan	3:33
9.	"Lament" (includes "A Spailpín A Rún")	Traditional	Horner	4:37
10.	"A Shore Never Reached"	Horner	Horner	4:27
11.	"My Heart Will Go On" (with dialogue from the film)	Horner, Jennings	Dion	4:43
12.	"Nearer My God to Thee"	Mason, Adams	Eileen Ivers	2:23
13.	"Epilogue – The Deep and Timeless Sea"	Horner	Horner	12:38

All tracks performed by I Salonisti.

Gentlemen, It Has Been a Privilege Playing with You Tonight - Disc 3
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Valse Septembre"	Godin	3:41
2.	"Marguerite Waltz"	Gounod	2:35
3.	"Wedding Dance"	Lincke	2:32
4.	"Poet and Peasant"	Suppé	6:50
5.	"Blue Danube"	Strauss II	6:56
6.	"Song Without Words"	Tchaikovsky	2:38
7.	"Estudiantina"	Lacôme, Lusignan	3:12
8.	"Vision of Salome"	Joyce	2:43
9.	"Titsy Bitsy Girl"	Caryll, Monckton	1:37
10.	"Alexander's Ragtime Band"	Berlin	2:29
11.	"Sphinx"	Popy, Pouget, Chapella	3:49
12.	"Barcarole"	Offenbach	3:32
13.	"Orpheus"	Offenbach	8:41
14.	"Song of Autumn"	Joyce	3:54
15.	"Nearer My God to Thee"	Mason, Adams	2:50

Popular Music from the Titanic Era - Disc 4
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"It's a Long Way to Tipperary"	Jack Judge, Henry James Williams	John McCormack	3:10
2.	"Let Me Call You Sweetheart"	Leo Friedman, Beth Slater Whitson	Halfway House Dance Orchestra	3:05
3.	"Vilia"		Guy Lombardo & His Orchestra	2:44
4.	"My Gal Sal"	Paul Dresser	Chick Bullock & His Levee Loungers	2:57
5.	"Oh! You Beautiful Doll"	Nat D. Ayer, Seymour Brown	Chuck Foster & His Orchestra	2:53
6.	"Martha"		Adrian Rollini Trio	2:58
7.	"In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree"	Egbert Van Alstyne, Harry Williams	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:11
8.	"Waiting at the Church"	Henry Pether, Fred Leigh	Beatrice Kay	2:38
9.	"Frasquita Serenade"		John Kirby & His Orchestra	2:40
10.	"Shine On Harvest Moon"	Nora Bayes, Jack Norworth	Hal Kemp	3:06
11.	"From the Land of the Sky Blue Water"	Charles Wakefield Cadman, Nelle Richmond Eberhart	Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra	2:47
12.	"Loch Lomond"	Traditional	Maxine Sullivan & Her Orchestra	2:57
13.	"A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight"	Theodore August Metz, Joe Hayden	Miff Mole's Molers	2:46
14.	"Nearer My God to Thee"	Mason, Adams	Nelson Eddy	3:10

20th Anniversary Edition[edit]

All music is composed by James Horner, except where noted

Score Presentation - Disc 1
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Logo/Main Title"	2:28
2.	"2 1/2 Miles Down"	10:33
3.	"To the Keldysh/Rose Revealed"	1:43
4.	"Distant Memories"	2:24
5.	"My Drawing/Relics & Treasures"	1:52
6.	"Southampton"	4:00
7.	"Leaving Port"	3:27
8.	"Take Her to Sea, Mr. Murdoch"	4:31
9.	"First Sighting/Rose’s Suicide Attempt"	3:05
10.	"Jack Saves Rose"	1:42
11.	"The Promenade/Butterfly Comb"	2:40
12.	"Rose"	2:54
13.	"The Portrait"	1:58
14.	"Lovejoy Chases Jack and Rose" (Based of traditional Irish reel music, titled "Rakish Paddy")	2:24
15.	"Lovemaking"	2:26
16.	"Hard to Starboard" (Extended Version)	7:42
17.	"Rose Frees Jack"	2:41

All music is composed by James Horner

Score Presentation (Continued) - Disc 2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Building Panic" (Film Version)	7:25
2.	"Unable to Stay, Unwilling to Leave"	3:56
3.	"Trapped on "D" Deck"	8:46
4.	"Murdoch’s Suicide"	0:37
5.	"The Sinking"	5:06
6.	"Death of Titanic"	8:25
7.	"A Promise Kept"	6:03
8.	"A Life so Changed"	2:14
9.	"A Woman’s Heart Is a Deep Ocean of Secrets"	1:43
10.	"An Ocean of Memories"	8:00
11.	"Post"	2:44

All music is composed by James Horner

Additional Music And Alternates - Disc 3
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Never an Absolution"	3:06
2.	"Trailer"	4:12
3.	"The Portrait" (Album Version)	4:43
4.	"Logo" (Alternate Extended Version)	2:10
5.	"2 1/2 Miles Down" (Alternate)	1:36
6.	"Southampton" (Alternate)	3:05
7.	"Leaving Port" (with Alternate Ending)	3:00
8.	"Leaving Port" (Alternate)	2:15
9.	"Take Her to Sea, Mr. Murdoch" (Alternate)	4:29
10.	"Rose" (Alternate)	2:58
11.	"Piano Theme—The Portrait"	5:00
12.	"Lovejoy Chases Jack" (Alternate)	1:55
13.	"Hard to Starboard" (Alternate)	6:50
14.	"A Building Panic" (Album Suite)	8:05
15.	"Death of Titanic" (Alternate)	8:29
16.	"A Promise Kept" (Alternate)	4:32
17.	"Hymn to the Sea"	6:26

Source Music - Disc 4
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Valse Septembre"	Godin	I Salonisti	3:43
2.	"Marguerite Waltz"	Gounod	Salonisti	2:34
3.	"Wedding Dance"	Lincke	Salonisti	2:30
4.	"Poet and Peasant"	Suppé	Salonisti	6:48
5.	"Blue Danube"	Strauss II	Salonisti	6:55
6.	"Song Without Words"	Tchaikovsky	Salonisti	2:37
7.	"Estudiantina"	Lacôme, Lusignan	Salonisti	3:11
8.	"Oh, You Beautiful Doll"	Nat D. Ayer, Seymour Brown	cond. William Ross	2:12
9.	"Blarney Pilgrims"	Traditional	Gaelic Storm	2:11
10.	"John Ryan's Polka"	Traditional	Storm	2:53
11.	"Kesh Jig"	Traditional	Storm	1:59
12.	"Drowsy Maggie Dance"	Traditional	Storm	1:22
13.	"Come Josephine in My Flying Machine"	Fred Fisher, Alfred Bryan	cond. Ross	1:46
14.	"The Merry Widow"	Franz Lehár	cond. Ross	1:30
15.	"Méditation de Thaïs"	Jules Massenet	Salonisti	4:25
16.	"Vision of Salome"	Joyce	Salonisti	2:42
17.	"Titsy Bitsy Girl"	Ivan Caryll, Lionel Monckton	Salonisti	1:35
18.	"Alexander's Ragtime Band"	Irving Berlin	Salonisti	1:46
19.	"Sphinx"	Francis Popy, Léo Pouget, Pierre Chapella	Salonisti	3:48
20.	"Barcarole"	Jacques Offenbach	Salonisti	3:31
21.	"Orpheus"	Jacques Offenbach	Salonisti	8:40
22.	"Song of Autumn"	Archibald Joyce	Salonisti	3:53
23.	"Nearer My God to Thee" (Extended Version)	Mason, Adams	Salonisti	3:14

Personnel[edit]

Adapted from AllMusic.^[22]

Andy Bass – assistant engineer

Bob Bornstein – music preparation

James Cameron – liner notes

Sandy De Crescent – orchestra contractor

Celine Dion – primary artist, vocals

Simon Franglen – producer, keyboards

Marc Gebauer – scoring engineer

Frank Harkins – art direction, design

Jim Henrikson – supervising music editor

Anthony Hinnigan – tin whistle

James Horner – composer, conductor, primary artist, producer, keyboards

Will Jennings – lyricist

Randy Kerber – keyboards

Lesley Langs – assistant music editor

David Marquette – assistant engineer

Shawn Murphy – engineer, mixing, recording

Joe E. Rand – music editor

Eric Rigler – Uilleann pipes

Jay Selvester – scoring engineer

Sissel – vocals

Kirsten Smith – scoring engineer

Pat Sullivan – mastering

Ian Underwood – keyboards, woodwinds

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1997–98)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[23]	1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[24]	1
Belgian Albums (Flanders)^[25]	1
Belgian Albums (Wallonia)^[26]	1
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[27]	1
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[28]	1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[29]	1
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[30]	1
French Albums (SNEP)^[31]	1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[32]	1
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)^[33]	1
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[34]	1
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[35]	2
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[36]	3
Malaysian Albums (RIM)^[37]	1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[38]	1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[39]	1
Portugal Albums (AFP)^[36]	1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[36]	1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[40]	1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[41]	1
UK Albums (OCC)	1
USBillboard 200^[42]	1

Monthly charts[edit]

Chart (1999)	Peak position
South Korean Albums (RIAK)^[43]	17

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1998)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[44]	3
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[45]	1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[46]	3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[47]	2
Canada Top Albums (RPM)^[48]	1
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)^[49]	7
European Albums (Music & Media)^[50]	2
French Albums (SNEP)^[51]	2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[52]	1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[53]	13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[54]	2
UK Albums (OCC)^[55]	10
USBillboard 200^[56]	1

Chart (1999)	Position
USBillboard 200^[57]	194

End-of-decade charts[edit]

Chart (1990–1999)	Position
U.S. Billboard 200^[58]	5

Best of all time charts (Top 200)[edit]

Chart	Position
USBillboard 200^[59]	163

Certifications and sales[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)^[60]	Platinum	60,000^{^}
Australia (ARIA)^[61]	5× Platinum	350,000^{^}
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[62]	2× Platinum	100,000^*
Belgium (BEA)^[63]	3× Platinum	150,000^*
Brazil	—	650,000^[64]
Canada (Music Canada)^[65]	Diamond	1,000,000^{^}
China	—	1,000,000^[66]
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)^[67]	Platinum	73,509^[67]
France (SNEP)^[69]	Diamond	1,600,000^[68]
Germany (BVMI)^[71]	5× Gold	1,300,000^[70]
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)^[72]	Platinum	20,000^*
Italy	—	800,000^[73]
Japan (RIAJ)^[74]	Million	1,410,000^[75]
Netherlands (NVPI)^[76]	7× Platinum	175,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[77]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
Norway (IFPI Norway)^[78]	2× Platinum	100,000^*
Philippines	—	230,000^[79]
Portugal	—	100,000^[80]
Poland (ZPAV)^[81]	7× Platinum	700,000^*
Singapore (RIAS)^[82]	Platinum	15,000^[82]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[83]	4× Platinum	650,000^[84]
Sweden (GLF)^[85]	2× Platinum	160,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[86]	4× Platinum	200,000^{^}
Taiwan (RIT)^[87]	21× Platinum	1,164,229^[87]
Thailand	—	300,000^[88]
United Kingdom (BPI)^[90]	3× Platinum	1,002,000^[89]
United States (RIAA)^[93]	11× Platinum	11,171,000^[91]^[92]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)^[94]	5× Platinum	5,000,000^*
Worldwide	—	30,000,000^[95]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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External links[edit]

Official website (via Sony BMG Masterworks)

Titanic

Sinking

Deck officers

Edward J. Smith (Captain)
Henry Tingle Wilde (Chief Officer)
William McMaster Murdoch (First Officer)
Charles H. Lightoller (Second Officer)
Herbert Pitman (Third Officer)
Joseph G. Boxhall (Fourth Officer)
Harold G. Lowe (Fifth Officer)
James Paul Moody (Sixth Officer)
Joseph Bell (Machine Room Manager)

Crew members

Musicians

Passengers

Fatalities

Survivors

Monuments
and memorials

Australia

Bandstand (Ballarat)

United Kingdom

Engine Room Heroes (Liverpool)
Engineers (Southampton)
Musicians (Southampton)
Titanic (Belfast)
Orchestra (Liverpool)

United States

Straus Park (New York City)
Titanic (New York City)
Titanic (Washington, D.C.)
Butt–Millet Memorial Fountain (Washington, D.C.)

Popular culture
(cultural legacy)

Books	The Wreck of the Titan: Or, Futility (1898) A Night to Remember (book) Polar the Titanic Bear
Films	Saved from the Titanic (1912) In Nacht und Eis (1912) La hantise (1912) Atlantic (1929) Atlantik (1929) Titanic (1943) Titanic (1953) A Night to Remember (1958) The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) Raise the Titanic (1980) Secrets of the Titanic (1986) Titanica (1992) Titanic (1997) The Chambermaid on the Titanic (1997) The Legend of the Titanic (1999) Titanic: The Legend Goes On (2000) The Boy Who Saw the Iceberg (2000) Ghosts of the Abyss (2003) Tentacolino (2004) Titanic II (2010) The Six (2021) Titanic 666 (2022) Unsinkable (2024)
Television	"A Night to Remember" (1956) S.O.S. Titanic (1979) Titanic: The Complete Story (1994) Titanic (1996 miniseries) No Greater Love (1996) "A Flight to Remember" (Futurama) (1999) Titanic (2012 miniseries) Titanic: Blood and Steel (2012) Saving the Titanic (2012) Titanic: The Aftermath (2012)
Theater	The Berg (1929) The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1960 musical) Titanic (1974) Titanic (1997 musical)
Music	"The Titanic (It Was Sad When That Great Ship Went Down)" (folk song) The Sinking of the Titanic (music composition) Titanic (soundtrack album) Back to Titanic (soundtrack album) "My Heart Will Go On" (song) "Nearer, My God, to Thee" (song) Titanique (musical parody) "Dance Band on the Titanic" (song) "Titanic" (song) Titanic Requiem (music composition) "Tempest" (song) Titanic Rising (album)
Video games	Search for the Titanic (1989) Titanic: Adventure Out of Time (1996) Titanic: Honor and Glory (TBA)

Museums
and exhibitions

SeaCity Museum (Southampton)
Titanic Museum (Branson, Missouri)
Titanic Museum (Pigeon Forge, Tennessee)
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic (Halifax)
Titanic Belfast

Places

Ships

Law

Others

Category

American Music Award for Top Soundtrack

The Lion King (1996)
Waiting to Exhale (1997)
Men in Black (1998)
Titanic (1999)
Wild Wild West (2000)
Mission: Impossible 2 (2001)
Save the Last Dance (2002)
Spider-Man (2003)
High School Musical 2 (2007)
Alvin and the Chipmunks (2008)
Twilight (2009)
Glee (2010)
Pitch Perfect (2013)
Frozen (2014)
Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)
Purple Rain (2016)
Moana (2017)
Black Panther (2018)
Bohemian Rhapsody (2019)
Birds of Prey (2020)
Elvis (2022)

Billboard Year-End number one albums

1956–1975

1956: Calypso – Harry Belafonte
1957: Music from My Fair Lady – Original Cast
1958: Music from My Fair Lady – Original Cast
1959: The Music from Peter Gunn – Henry Mancini
1960: Music from The Sound of Music – Original Cast
1961: Camelot – Original Cast
1962: West Side Story – Soundtrack
1963: West Side Story – Soundtrack
1964: Music from Hello, Dolly! – Original Cast
1965: Mary Poppins: Original Cast Soundtrack – Soundtrack
1966: Whipped Cream & Other Delights – Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
1967: More of the Monkees – The Monkees
1968: Are You Experienced – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
1969: In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida – Iron Butterfly
1970: Bridge over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel
1971: Jesus Christ Superstar – Soundtrack
1972: Harvest – Neil Young
1973: The World Is a Ghetto – War
1974: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John
1975: Greatest Hits – Elton John

1976–2000

1976: Frampton Comes Alive! – Peter Frampton
1977: Rumours – Fleetwood Mac
1978: Saturday Night Fever – Soundtrack
1979: 52nd Street – Billy Joel
1980: The Wall – Pink Floyd
1981: Hi Infidelity – REO Speedwagon
1982: Asia – Asia
1983: Thriller – Michael Jackson
1984: Thriller – Michael Jackson
1985: Born in the U.S.A. – Bruce Springsteen
1986: Whitney Houston – Whitney Houston
1987: Slippery When Wet – Bon Jovi
1988: Faith – George Michael
1989: Don't Be Cruel – Bobby Brown
1990: Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 – Janet Jackson
1991: Mariah Carey – Mariah Carey
1992: Ropin' the Wind – Garth Brooks
1993: The Bodyguard – Soundtrack
1994: The Sign – Ace of Base
1995: Cracked Rear View – Hootie & the Blowfish
1996: Jagged Little Pill – Alanis Morissette
1997: Spice – Spice Girls
1998: Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture – James Horner
1999: Millennium – Backstreet Boys
2000: No Strings Attached – NSYNC

2001–present

2001: 1 – The Beatles
2002: The Eminem Show – Eminem
2003: Get Rich or Die Tryin' – 50 Cent
2004: Confessions – Usher
2005: The Massacre – 50 Cent
2006: Some Hearts – Carrie Underwood
2007: Daughtry – Daughtry
2008: As I Am – Alicia Keys
2009: Fearless – Taylor Swift
2010: I Dreamed a Dream – Susan Boyle
2011: 21 – Adele
2012: 21 – Adele
2013: The 20/20 Experience – Justin Timberlake
2014: Frozen – Soundtrack
2015: 1989 – Taylor Swift
2016: 25 – Adele
2017: Damn – Kendrick Lamar
2018: Reputation – Taylor Swift
2019: When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? – Billie Eilish
2020: Hollywood's Bleeding – Post Malone
2021: Dangerous: The Double Album – Morgan Wallen
2022: Un Verano Sin Ti – Bad Bunny
2023: One Thing at a Time – Morgan Wallen

v t e Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
1940s	Life with Father – Max Steiner (1947) The Red Shoes – Brian Easdale (1948) The Inspector General – Johnny Green (1949)
1950s	Sunset Boulevard – Franz Waxman (1950) September Affair – Victor Young (1951) High Noon – Dimitri Tiomkin (1952) On the Beach – Ernest Gold (1959)
1960s	The Alamo – Dimitri Tiomkin (1960) The Guns of Navarone – Dimitri Tiomkin (1961) To Kill a Mockingbird – Elmer Bernstein (1962) (1963) The Fall of the Roman Empire – Dimitri Tiomkin (1964) Doctor Zhivago – Maurice Jarre (1965) Hawaii – Elmer Bernstein (1966) Camelot – Frederick Loewe (1967) The Shoes of the Fisherman – Alex North (1968) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – Burt Bacharach (1969)
1970s	Love Story – Francis Lai (1970) Shaft – Isaac Hayes (1971) The Godfather – Nino Rota (1972) Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Neil Diamond (1973) The Little Prince – Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe (1974) Jaws – John Williams (1975) A Star is Born – Kenneth Ascher and Paul Williams (1976) Star Wars – John Williams (1977) Midnight Express – Giorgio Moroder (1978) Apocalypse Now – Carmine Coppola and Francis Ford Coppola (1979)
1980s	The Stunt Man – Dominic Frontiere (1980) No Award (1981) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – John Williams (1982) Flashdance – Giorgio Moroder (1983) A Passage to India – Maurice Jarre (1984) Out of Africa – John Barry (1985) The Mission – Ennio Morricone (1986) The Last Emperor – David Byrne, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Cong Su (1987) Gorillas in the Mist – Maurice Jarre (1988) The Little Mermaid – Alan Menken (1989)
1990s	The Sheltering Sky – Richard Horowitz and Ryuichi Sakamoto (1990) Beauty and the Beast – Alan Menken (1991) Aladdin – Alan Menken (1992) Heaven & Earth – Kitarō (1993) The Lion King – Hans Zimmer (1994) A Walk in the Clouds – Maurice Jarre (1995) The English Patient – Gabriel Yared (1996) Titanic – James Horner (1997) The Truman Show – Burkhard Dallwitz and Philip Glass (1998) The Legend of 1900 – Ennio Morricone (1999)
2000s	Gladiator – Lisa Gerrard, Hans Zimmer (2000) Moulin Rouge! – Craig Armstrong (2001) Frida – Elliot Goldenthal (2002) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Howard Shore (2003) The Aviator – Howard Shore (2004) Memoirs of a Geisha – John Williams (2005) The Painted Veil – Alexandre Desplat (2006) Atonement – Dario Marianelli (2007) Slumdog Millionaire – A. R. Rahman (2008) Up – Michael Giacchino (2009)
2010s	The Social Network – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (2010) The Artist – Ludovic Bource (2011) Life of Pi – Mychael Danna (2012) All Is Lost – Alex Ebert (2013) The Theory of Everything – Jóhann Jóhannsson (2014) The Hateful Eight – Ennio Morricone (2015) La La Land – Justin Hurwitz (2016) The Shape of Water – Alexandre Desplat (2017) First Man – Justin Hurwitz (2018) Joker – Hildur Guðnadóttir (2019)
2020s	Soul – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste (2020) Dune – Hans Zimmer (2021) Babylon – Justin Hurwitz (2022) Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson (2023)