"Ma Nouvelle-France" (meaning "my New France") is a song by Canadian singer

Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...

for the

soundtrack A soundtrack is recorded music accompanying and synchronised to the images of a motion picture, drama, book, television program, radio program, or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack ...

of the 2004 historical drama film, ''

Nouvelle-France New France (french: Nouvelle-France) was the area colonized by France in North America, beginning with the exploration of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Great Britain and Spain ...

''. It was written by Luc Plamondon and

Patrick Doyle Patrick Doyle (born 6 April 1953) is a Scottish film composer with Irish heritage. A longtime collaborator of actor-director Kenneth Branagh, Doyle is known for his work composing for films such as ''Henry V'', '' Sense and Sensibility'', ''Haml ...

, and produced by

Christopher Neil Christopher Neil (born 1948) is an Irish-born British record producer, songwriter, singer, and actor. He has produced records for A-ha, Amazulu, Bonnie Tyler, Celine Dion, Cher, Dollar, Edyta Górniak, Gerry Rafferty, Jennifer Rush, José Ca ...

. The song was released as a promotional single in Quebec in November 2004 and peaked at number seven on the airplay chart.

Background and release

Jean Beaudin Jean Beaudin (6 February 1939 – 18 May 2019) was a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He directed 20 films since 1969. His film '' J.A. Martin Photographer'', was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival, where Monique Mercure won the ...

directed ''

'', a historical drama film, which takes place in the middle of the 18th century, as England and France battle over the control of Canada. It was released in Canada on 19 November 2004 and in France on 20 July 2005. The

was composed

. Dion agreed to record a theme song for the movie, titled "Ma Nouvelle-France". It was written by Luc Plamondon and Doyle, and produced by

. Dion recorded her vocals on 3 October 2004 at the Digital Insights Studios in

Las Vegas Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...

. The music was recorded earlier at the Studio Vale House in Bucks, England. In 2005, "Ma Nouvelle-France" was included on Dion's greatest hits album, ''

On ne change pas ''On ne change pas'' (meaning ''We do not change'' or ''One does not change'') is the first comprehensive French-language greatest hits album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released by Columbia Records on 30 September 2005. It features songs rec ...

''.

Commercial performance

"Ma Nouvelle-France" entered the airplay chart in Quebec on 13 November 2004, peaking at number seven. It stayed on the chart for 28 weeks.

Music video

The music video was directed by

. It shows Dion singing the song in the rerecording studio while scenes from the film are inter-cut in between. In 2005, the video was included as a bonus on Dion's greatest hits DVD collection, ''

''.

Charts

References

External links

* {{authority control Compositions by Patrick Doyle Celine Dion songs 2004 singles Songs in French Songs with lyrics by Luc Plamondon Songs written for films Pop ballads 2004 songs Columbia Records singles Song recordings produced by Christopher Neil