Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture

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.{{cite web|url=https://newagemusic.guide/new-age-music-history/enya-said-no-titanic|title=When Enya Said No To Titanic|website=newagemusic.guide|date= 21 April 2017|access-date= 9 December 2018}} After she declined, he approached James Horner. Their relationship was strained after their first collaboration in Aliens, but the soundtrack to Braveheart 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB889672431117893500|title=In Titanic's Wake: A Voice to Remember . . .|first=Earle|last=Hitchner|newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=12 March 1998 }}

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;{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000005Z0A|title=Live The Life|date=28 April 1998|via=Amazon}} "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.[http://www.hornershrine.com/interviews/soundtrack1297.html Scoring, Not Sinking]. Hornershrine.com. Retrieved on 2011-01-19.[http://www.hornershrine.com/interviews/hr0198.html Q & A with James Horner 12/97]. Hornershrine.com. Retrieved on 2011-01-19. The idea behind using electronics, rather than a real choir, stemmed from Horner wanting to avoid a 'church'-like sound.[http://www.hornershrine.com/interviews/NPR.html National Public Radio Interview 12/97]. Hornershrine.com (1997-12-28). Retrieved on 2011-01-19.

Throughout the film, the composer created themes for particular characters, events, locations, and ideas.{{cite web| title = James Horner - Titanic| publisher = Mfiles| url = http://www.mfiles.co.uk/reviews/james-horner-titanic.htm| access-date =1 January 2016}}

• "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, four-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,[http://jameshorner-filmmusic.com/exclusive-review-titanic-expanded-ocean-discoveries/ Exclusive Review] Titanic Expanded: An Ocean of Discoveries Filmmusic.com, Exclusive review – Titanic by Nick & Jean-Baptiste Martin. 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".

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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,[https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=tblTop100 Gold & Platinum – January 19, 2011] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070701162536/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=tblTop100 |date=July 1, 2007 }}. RIAA. Retrieved on 2011-01-19. becoming the best-selling album of 1998, and the fastest-certified soundtrack album ever.[https://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?news_year_filter=1998&id=E1EA3054-8BF7-07B9-0F5B-C32D3D87C898 The Titanic Hits Eight Million Sales in RIAA Awards] RIAA. Retrieved 2010-07-28.[http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1998/the-billboard-200 Information Not Found]. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2011-01-19.

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations.htm|title=ARIA Charts - Accreditations}} It was certified 3× Platinum in the United Kingdom for over 900,000 copies shipped;[http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx Certified Awards Search] and was certified diamond by the CRIA in Canada for 1 million copies shipped.{{cite web|url=http://cria.ca/cert_db_search.php|title=CRIA. Retrieved 2009-12-05.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101019175407/http://cria.ca/cert_db_search.php|archive-date=2010-10-19}} 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.[http://riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH RIAA]. Retrieved 2009-12-05.

{{Track listing

| headline = Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture track listing

| extra_column = Performer(s)

| all_music = and performed by James Horner, except where noted.

| title1 = Never an Absolution

| length1 = 3:03

| title2 = Distant Memories

| length2 = 2:23

| title3 = Southampton

| length3 = 4:01

| title4 = Rose

| length4 = 2:52

| title5 = Leaving Port

| length5 = 3:26

| title6 = Take Her to Sea, Mr. Murdoch

| length6 = 4:31

| title7 = Hard to Starboard

| length7 = 6:52

| title8 = Unable to Stay, Unwilling to Leave

| length8 = 3:56

| title9 = The Sinking

| length9 = 5:05

| title10 = Death of Titanic

| length10 = 8:26

| title11 = A Promise Kept

| length11 = 6:02

| title12 = A Life So Changed

| length12 = 2:13

| title13 = An Ocean of Memories

| length13 = 7:57

| title14 = My Heart Will Go On

| lyrics14 = Will Jennings

| length14 = 5:11

| extra14 = Céline Dion

| title15 = Hymn to the Sea

| length15 = 6:26

| total_length =

}}

A two-disc edition comprised the original soundtrack as disc 1, and Gentlemen, It Has Been a Privilege Playing with You Tonight as disc 2.

A four-disc edition, released only in certain countries, moved Gentlemen to disc 3, with Back to Titanic as disc 2, and Popular Music From the Titanic Era as disc 4.

All tracks on Gentlemen, It Has Been a Privilege Playing with You Tonight performed by I Salonisti and produced by John Altman.

{{Track listing

| headline = Gentlemen, It Has Been a Privilege Playing with You Tonight track listing

| title1 = Valse Septembre

| music1 = Felix Godin

| length1 = 3:41

| title2 = Marguerite Waltz

| music2 = Charles Gounod

| length2 = 2:35

| title3 = Wedding Dance

| music3 = Paul Lincke

| length3 = 2:32

| title4 = Poet and Peasant

| music4 = Franz von Suppé

| length4 = 6:50

| title5 = Blue Danube

| music5 = Johann Strauss II

| length5 = 6:56

| title6 = Song Without Words

| music6 = Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

| length6 = 2:38

| title7 = Estudiantina

| music7 = {{hlist|Émile Waldteufel|Paul Lacôme{{efn|Credited to lyricist Julien de Lau Lusignan and Lacôme.|group=notes|name=Estudiantina}}}}

| length7 = 3:12

| title8 = Vision of Salome

| music8 = Archibald Joyce

| length8 = 2:43

| title9 = Titsy Bitsy Girl

| music9 = {{hlist|Ivan Caryll|Lionel Monckton}}

| length9 = 1:37

| title10 = Alexander's Ragtime Band

| music10 = Irving Berlin

| length10 = 2:29

| title11 = Sphinx

| music11 = {{hlist|Francis Popy|Léo Pouget|Pierre Chapella}}

| length11 = 3:49

| title12 = Barcarole

| music12 = Jacques Offenbach

| length12 = 3:32

| title13 = Orpheus

| music13 = Offenbach

| length13 = 8:41

| title14 = Song of Autumn

| music14 = Joyce

| length14 = 3:54

| title15 = Nearer My God to Thee

| music15 = {{hlist|Lowell Mason|Sarah Flower Adams}}

| length15 = 2:50

| total_length =

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Popular Music from the Titanic Era track listing

| extra_column = Performer(s)

| title1 = It's a Long Way to Tipperary

| writer1 = {{hlist|Jack Judge|Henry James Williams}}

| extra1 = John McCormack

| length1 = 3:10

| title2 = Let Me Call You Sweetheart

| writer2 = {{hlist|Leo Friedman|Beth Slater Whitson}}

| extra2 = Halfway House Dance Orchestra

| length2 = 3:05

| title3 = Vilia

| writer3 = Franz Lehár

| extra3 = Guy Lombardo & His Orchestra

| length3 = 2:44

| title4 = My Gal Sal

| writer4 = Paul Dresser

| extra4 = Chick Bullock & His Levee Loungers

| length4 = 2:57

| title5 = Oh! You Beautiful Doll

| writer5 = {{hlist|Nat D. Ayer|Seymour Brown}}

| extra5 = Chuck Foster & His Orchestra

| length5 = 2:53

| title6 = Martha

| writer6 = Friedrich von Flotow

| extra6 = Adrian Rollini Trio

| length6 = 2:58

| title7 = In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree

| writer7 = {{hlist|Egbert Van Alstyne|Harry Williams}}

| extra7 = Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

| length7 = 3:11

| title8 = Waiting at the Church

| writer8 = {{hlist|Henry Pether|Fred Leigh}}

| extra8 = Beatrice Kay

| length8 = 2:38

| title9 = Frasquita Serenade

| writer9 = Léhar

| extra9 = John Kirby & His Orchestra

| length9 = 2:40

| title10 = Shine On Harvest Moon

| writer10 = {{hlist|Nora Bayes|Jack Norworth}}

| extra10 = Hal Kemp

| length10 = 3:06

| title11 = From the Land of the Sky Blue Water

| writer11 = {{hlist|Charles Wakefield Cadman||Nelle Richmond Eberhart}}

| extra11 = Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra

| length11 = 2:47

| title12 = Loch Lomond

| writer12 = Traditional

| extra12 = Maxine Sullivan & Her Orchestra

| length12 = 2:57

| title13 = A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight

| writer13 = {{hlist|Theodore August Metz|Joe Hayden}}

| extra13 = Miff Mole's Molers

| length13 = 2:46

| title14 = Nearer My God to Thee

| writer14 = {{hlist|Mason|Adams}}

| extra14 = Nelson Eddy

| length14 = 3:10

| total_length =

}}

Discs 1–3 composed and produced by James Horner, except where noted.

{{Track listing

| headline = Disc 1: Score Presentation

| title1 = Logo/Main Title

| length1 = 2:28

| title2 = 2 1/2 Miles Down

| length2 = 10:33

| title3 = To the Keldysh / Rose Revealed

| length3 = 1:43

| title4 = Distant Memories

| length4 = 2:24

| title5 = My Drawing / Relics & Treasures

| length5 = 1:52

| title6 = Southampton

| length6 = 4:00

| title7 = Leaving Port

| length7 = 3:27

| title8 = Take Her to Sea, Mr. Murdoch

| length8 = 4:31

| title9 = First Sighting / Rose's Suicide Attempt

| length9 = 3:05

| title10 = Jack Saves Rose

| length10 = 1:42

| title11 = The Promenade / Butterfly Comb

| length11 = 2:40

| title12 = Rose

| length12 = 2:54

| title13 = The Portrait

| length13 = 1:58

| title14 = Lovejoy Chases Jack and Rose{{efn|Based on the traditional Irish reel "Rakish Paddy".|group=notes}}

| length14 = 2:24

| title15 = Lovemaking

| length15 = 2:26

| title16 = Hard to Starboard

| note16 = extended version

| length16 = 7:42

| title17 = Rose Frees Jack

| length17 = 2:41

| total_length = 58:29

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Disc 2: Score Presentation (Continued)

| title1 = A Building Panic

| note1 = film version

| length1 = 7:25

| title2 = Unable to Stay, Unwilling to Leave

| length2 = 3:56

| title3 = Trapped on 'D' Deck

| length3 = 8:46

| title4 = Murdoch's Suicide

| length4 = 0:37

| title5 = The Sinking

| length5 = 5:06

| title6 = Death of Titanic

| length6 = 8:25

| title7 = A Promise Kept

| length7 = 6:03

| title8 = A Life So Changed

| length8 = 2:14

| title9 = A Woman's Heart Is a Deep Ocean of Secrets

| length9 = 1:43

| title10 = An Ocean of Memories

| length10 = 8:00

| title11 = Post

| length11 = 2:44

| total_length = 54:59

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Disc 3: Additional Music and Alternates

| title1 = Never an Absolution

| length1 = 3:06

| title2 = Trailer

| length2 = 4:12

| title3 = The Portrait

| note3 = album version

| length3 = 4:43

| title4 = Logo

| note4 = alternate extended version

| length4 = 2:10

| title5 = 2 1/2 Miles Down

| note5 = alternate

| length5 = 1:36

| title6 = Southampton

| note6 = alternate

| length6 = 3:05

| title7 = Leaving Port

| note7 = with alternate ending

| length7 = 3:00

| title8 = Leaving Port

| note8 = alternate

| length8 = 2:15

| title9 = Take Her to Sea, Mr. Murdoch

| note9 = alternate

| length9 = 4:29

| title10 = Rose

| note10 = alternate

| length10 = 2:58

| title11 = Piano Theme—The Portrait

| length11 = 5:00

| title12 = Lovejoy Chases Jack

| note12 = alternate

| length12 = 1:55

| title13 = Hard to Starboard

| note13 = alternate

| length13 = 6:50

| title14 = A Building Panic

| note14 = album suite

| length14 = 8:05

| title15 = Death of Titanic

| note15 = alternate

| length15 = 8:29

| title16 = A Promise Kept

| note16 = alternate

| length16 = 4:32

| title17 = Hymn to the Sea

| length17 = 6:26

| total_length = 72:52

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Disc 4: Source Music

| extra_column = Performer(s)

| title1 = Valse Septembre

| writer1 = Godin

| extra1 = I Salonisti

| length1 = 3:43

| title2 = Marguerite Waltz

| writer2 = Gounod

| extra2 = I Salonisti

| length2 = 2:34

| title3 = Wedding Dance

| writer3 = Lincke

| extra3 = I Salonisti

| length3 = 2:30

| title4 = Poet and Peasant

| writer4 = Suppé

| extra4 = I Salonisti

| length4 = 6:48

| title5 = Blue Danube

| writer5 = Strauss

| extra5 = I Salonisti

| length5 = 6:55

| title6 = Song Without Words

| writer6 = Tchaikovsky

| extra6 = I Salonisti

| length6 = 2:37

| title7 = Estudiantina

| writer7 = {{hlist|Waldteufel|Lacôme{{efn|group=notes|name=Estudiantina}}}}

| extra7 = I Salonisti

| length7 = 3:11

| title8 = Oh, You Beautiful Doll

| writer8 = {{hlist|Ayer|Brown}}

| extra8 = William Ross ({{abbr|cond.|conductor}})

| length8 = 2:12

| title9 = Blarney Pilgrims

| writer9 = Traditional

| extra9 = Gaelic Storm

| length9 = 2:11

| title10 = John Ryan's Polka

| writer10 = Traditional

| extra10 = Gaelic Storm

| length10 = 2:53

| title11 = Kesh Jig

| writer11 = Traditional

| extra11 = Gaelic Storm

| length11 = 1:59

| title12 = Drowsy Maggie Dance

| writer12 = Traditional

| extra12 = Gaelic Storm

| length12 = 1:22

| title13 = Come Josephine in My Flying Machine

| writer13 = {{hlist|Fred Fisher|Alfred Bryan}}

| extra13 = William Ross (cond.)

| length13 = 1:46

| title14 = The Merry Widow

| writer14 = Lehár

| extra14 = William Ross (cond.)

| length14 = 1:30

| title15 = Méditation de Thaïs

| writer15 = Jules Massenet

| extra15 = I Salonisti

| length15 = 4:25

| title16 = Vision of Salome

| writer16 = Joyce

| extra16 = I Salonisti

| length16 = 2:42

| title17 = Titsy Bitsy Girl

| writer17 = {{hlist|Caryll|Monckton}}

| extra17 = I Salonisti

| length17 = 1:35

| title18 = Alexander's Ragtime Band

| writer18 = Berlin

| extra18 = I Salonisti

| length18 = 1:46

| title19 = Sphinx

| writer19 = {{hlist|Popy|Pouget|Chapella}}

| extra19 = I Salonisti

| length19 = 3:48

| title20 = Barcarole

| writer20 = Offenbach

| extra20 = I Salonisti

| length20 = 3:31

| title21 = Orpheus

| writer21 = Offenbach

| extra21 = I Salonisti

| length21 = 8:40

| title22 = Song of Autumn

| writer22 = Joyce

| extra22 = I Salonisti

| length22 = 3:53

| title23 = Nearer My God to Thee

| note23 = extended version

| writer23 = {{hlist|Mason|Adams}}

| extra23 = I Salonisti

| length23 = 3:14

| total_length = 76:30

}}

Disc 4, tracks 1–7, 15–23 produced by John Altman. Tracks 9–12 produced by Randy Gerston. Tracks 8, 13, 14 arranged and conducted by William Ross.

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Adapted from AllMusic.{{Cite web |title=Titanic [Music from the Motion Picture] > Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/titanic-music-from-the-motion-picture--mw0000035881/credits |access-date=31 Jan 2023 |website=Allmusic}}{{Div col|colwidth=20em}}

• 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

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Argentina|type=album|title=Titanic|artist=Soundtrack|award=Platinum|relyear=1997|certyear=2000|certref={{cite web|url=http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=&album=&LanDesde_MM=1&LanDesde_AA=1980&LanHasta_MM=12&LanHasta_AA=2010&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110706084844/http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=&album=&LanDesde_MM=1&LanDesde_AA=1980&LanHasta_MM=12&LanHasta_AA=2010&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP |archive-date= 6 July 2011 |title=Discos de oro y platino |access-date=4 April 2019|publisher=Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas |language=es |url-status=dead }}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|title=Titanic|artist=Soundtrack|award=Platinum|number=5|relyear=1997|certyear=1998}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|type=album|title=Titanic|artist=Soundtrack|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1997}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|type=album|title=Titanic|artist=Ost|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=1997|certyear=1998}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|type=album|title=Titanic|artist=Ost|relyear=1997|nocert=yes|salesamount=650,000|salesref={{cite journal |last=Antunes|first=Marcelo|date=April 8, 1998|title=Compacto|url=http://memoria.bn.br/DocReader/885959/255244|journal=O Pioneiro|language=pt |access-date=September 17, 2021|page=17|quote=In Brazil, the CD has already reached the considerable mark of 650,000 copies. }}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|title=Titanic - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|artist=Various Artists|award=Diamond|relyear=1997}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=China|type=album|title=Titanic|artist=Various Artists|nocert=yes|salesamount=1,000,000|salesref={{cite magazine|title= Billboard Vol. 110, No. 25|last=White|first=Adam|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-w0EAAAAMBAJ&q=%22sold+more+than+1+million+legitimate+copies+in+the+People%27s+Republic+of+China%22

|quote=The Sony Classical soundtrack album to the movie is now reported to have sold more than 1 million legitimate copies in the People's Republic of China|magazine=Billboard|date=June 20, 1998|access-date=March 19, 2017}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Finland|type=album|title=Titanic|artist=Elokuvamusiikkia|award=Platinum|certyear=1998|salesamount=73,509}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=album|title=Titanic|artist=BOF|award=Diamond|certyear=1998|relyear=1997|salesamount=1,600,000|salesref={{cite web|first=Jonathan|last=Hamard|title=Quelles sont les B.O les plus vendues en France ?|website=Charts in France|date=27 July 2010|access-date=10 April 2023|url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/actualite/news-70565.html|language=fr}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=album|title=Music From The Motion Picture TITANIC|artist=Diverse|award=Gold|number=5|relyear=1997|certyear=1998|salesamount=1,300,000|salesref={{cite news|url=https://www.proquest.com/trade-journals/q-amp/docview/231962352/se-2|title=Q & A|newspaper=Music Business International|page=20|date=August 1, 1998|url-access=subscription|via=ProQuest|access-date=March 1, 2024}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Hong Kong|type=album|title=Titanic|artist=original Soundtrack|award=Platinum|relyear=1997|certyear=1998|access-date=4 April 2019}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|relyear=1997|salesamount=800,000|nocert=true|title=Titanic|artist=Soundtrack|type=album|salesref={{cite news|title=Aykroyd: parlo col fantasma di Belushi|newspaper=Corriere della Sera|page=35|date=May 5, 1998|url= http://archivio.corriere.it/Archivio/interface/view.shtml#!/MjovZXMvaXQvcmNzZGF0aS9AMjUwNjI%3D|quote=la colpa e del titanic asso pigliatutto e delle donne che andavano a vedere soltanto leonardo di caprio se abbiamo incassato meno del previsto (quasi 56 miliardi di lire). però, poi, abbiamo venduto migliaia di videocassette e siamo al top con 800 mila copie della colonna sonora|language=it|first=Giovanni|last=Grassi|access-date=April 29, 2021}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=album|artist=オリジナル・サウンドトラック|title=タイタニック|award=Million|relyear=1997|certyear=1998|certmonth=5|certref={{cite web |url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/1998/199807.pdf |title=RIAJ > The Record > July 1998 > Certified Awards (May 1998)|work=Recording Industry Association of Japan|language=ja|access-date=23 December 2013}}|salesamount=1,410,000|salesref={{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005|publisher=Oricon Entertainment|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|type=jazz|title=Titanic|artist=Soundtrack|award=Platinum|number=7|relyear=1997}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=album|title=Titanic|artist=Soundtrack|award=Platinum|id=1998-07-10|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|relyear=1997}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|type=album|title=Titanic|artist=Filmmusik|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=1998|relyear=1997}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Philippines|relyear=1997|salesamount=230,000|nocert=true|title=Titanic|artist=Soundtrack|type=album|salesref={{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pg0EAAAAMBAJ&q=philippines&pg=PA63|title=Filipino Labels Expand Marketing|magazine=Billboard|page=77|first=David|last=Gonzales|volume=111|issue=16|issn=0006-2510|date=17 April 1999|access-date=16 June 2019}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry | region=Portugal|nocert=true|salesamount=100,000|salesref={{cite news|url=https://www.proquest.com/trade-journals/portugal/docview/231966479/se-2|title=Portugal|newspaper=Music Business International|page=51|date=August 1, 1998|url-access=subscription|via=ProQuest|access-date=March 1, 2024}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|relyear=1997|relmonth=11|certyear=1998|title=Titanic|artist=Soundtrack|type=album|award=Platinum|number=7}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Singapore|relyear=1997|salesamount=15,000|award=Platinum|title=Titanic|artist=Soundtrack|type=album|certref=|salesref={{cite web|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newpaper19980113-1.2.26.2?qt=&q=|title=Titanic album set to sink sales records|work=The New Paper|page=19|date=13 June 1998|access-date=21 June 2024}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=Soundtrack|title=Titanic|award=Platinum|number=4|type=album|relyear=1997|certyear=1998|certref={{cite book |last=Salaverrie |first=Fernando |date=September 2005 |url=http://www.mediafire.com/file/pd758fesp2w7i7f/Spanish+Certifications+for+1996-1999.pdf |title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |language=es |edition=1st |location=Madrid |publisher=Fundación Autor/SGAE |page=944 |isbn=84-8048-639-2 |access-date=14 January 2017}}|salesamount=650,000|salesref={{cite web|url=http://hemerotecadigital.bne.es/details.vm?o=&w=My+heart+will+go+on+La+mejor+musica+de+la+pantalla&f=text&t=%2Bcreation&l=600&l=700&view=&lang=es&s=9|page=89|title=La mejor musica de la pantalla|work=El Periódico de Catalunya|date=March 14, 2000|access-date=December 31, 2021|quote=En España, la canción My heart will go on consiguió vender 650.000 copias de Titanic|language=es|via=Biblioteca Nacional de España|url-access=subscription}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|type=album|title=Titanic|artist=Filmmusik|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=1998|relyear=1997}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|type=album|title=Titanic (James Horner)|artist=Soundtrack|award=Platinum|number=4|relyear=1999}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Taiwan|award=Platinum|number=21|salesamount=1,164,229|refname=Taiwan|salesref=}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Thailand|relyear=1997|salesamount=300,000|nocert=true|title=Titanic|artist=Soundtrack|type=album|salesref={{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fQ0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA87|title=Labels Grapple With Asia's Troubled Business Climate|magazine=Billboard|page=87|volume=110|issue=6|issn=0006-2510|date=17 February 1998|access-date=5 July 2022}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|title=Titanic - OST|artist=Original Soundtrack|award=Platinum|number=3|id=7629-2528-2|salesamount=1,002,000|salesref={{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/10-blockbuster-soundtracks-that-reached-number-1-on-the-official-uk-albums-chart__18052/|title=10 blockbuster soundtracks that reached Number 1 in the UK|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=3 February 2017|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=5 February 2017}}|relyear=1997}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|title=Titanic|artist=Soundtrack|award=Platinum|number=11|relyear=1997|certyear=2000|salesamount=11,171,000|salesref={{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8490448/celine-dion-titanic-rewinding-the-charts-1998|magazine=Billboard|title=Music From Rewinding the Charts: In 1998, 'Titanic' Was King of the Year-End Billboard 200|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=18 December 2018|access-date=10 April 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=47877|title=Shania, Backstreet, Britney, Eminem and Janet Top All Time Sellers|work=Music Industry News Network|last=David|first=Barry|date=8 February 2003|access-date=December 12, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925173959/http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=47877|archive-date=25 September 2015|df=mdy}}}}

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Europe|type=album|artist=James Horner|title=Titanic Soundtrack|access-date=25 July 2012|relyear=1997|award=Platinum|number=5|certyear=1998}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Worldwide|type=album|artist=James Horner|title=Titanic Soundtrack|relyear=1997|nocert=true|salesamount=30,000,000|salesref={{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/shortcuts/2017/aug/29/titanic-soundtrack-gateway-drug-classical-music-greats|title=Can the Titanic soundtrack be a gateway drug to classical music’s greats?|work=The Guardian|date=August 29, 2017|access-date=June 21, 2024|first=Kate|last=Molleson}}}}

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• List of best-selling albums
• List of best-selling albums in Brazil
• List of best-selling albums in China
• List of best-selling albums in Europe
• List of best-selling albums in France
• List of best-selling albums in Germany
• List of best-selling albums in Italy
• List of best-selling albums in Japan
• List of best-selling albums in the Philippines
• List of best-selling albums in Taiwan
• List of best-selling albums in the United States
• List of diamond-certified albums in Canada

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Category:James Horner albums

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Category:Sony Classical Records soundtracks

Category:Scores that won the Best Original Score Academy Award

Category:James Horner soundtracks

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