| 'I'm Still Here (Jim's Theme)' | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Single by John Rzeznik | |||
| from the album Treasure Planet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |||
| Released | 2002 | ||
| Genre | Alternative rock | ||
| Length | 4:12 | ||
| Label | Walt Disney Records | ||
| Songwriter(s) | John Rzeznik | ||
| Producer(s) | Rob Cavallo, Jon Lind | ||
| John Rzeznik singles chronology | |||
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'I'm Still Here (Jim's Theme)' is a song written by the Goo Goo DollsfrontmanJohn Rzeznik for Disney's science-fantasy film Treasure Planet. The song is in the key of A Major and was released by Rzeznik as a single away from The Goo Goo Dolls. It was a moderately successful pop hit.
Production[edit]
John Rzeznik was picked to write the song for the movie because it was believed he could relate well with Treasure Planet's main character, Jim, and his 'rebel-with-a-cause angst'. Directors Ron Clements and John Musker stated on the film's audio commentary that they had temped a scene in the film using the song Iris by Rzeznik's band The Goo Goo Dolls. Referring to Jim, Rzeznik said, 'It was easy to relate to Jim, you know? I felt a lot like that when I was his age.'[1]
'I'm Still Here' is one of two songs on the Treasure Planet soundtrack performed by Rzeznik; the other being 'Always Know Where You Are'. The song was sung by Rzeznik during the film, but performed by BBMak on the soundtrack.
Context in the film[edit]
The song is played in the background during a montage where scenes of Jim Hawkins' growing relationship with John Silver are juxtaposed with scenes of Jim's childhood neglect and eventual abandonment by his father.
Music video[edit]
A music video was created that featured a young man in front of changing scenery all the while Rzeznik is appearing alongside him. The young man and Rzeznik are seen running throughout the video towards Treasure Planet and away from the young man's arguing parents; Scroop, one of the villains from the movie, in silhouette; and the destruction of the planet. The end of the video depicts Rzeznik walking down a road.
PluggedIn said the 'stylish rock music video...subtly ties to the film without lazily lifting montages of animated scenes and dumping music on top—it’s an MTV-ready artistic creation in its own right.'[2]
Critical reception[edit]
InsideTheMagic said the song 'dat[es] the film tremendously' as the 90's-style vocals are jarringly featured in the middle of the movie. The site added 'This one song is a far cry from the brilliant musical numbers featured in so many of Disney’s animated films'.[3] The BBC described it as one of two pop songs 'strangely detached from [the] workmanlike and inoffensive' soundtrack, and 'an attempt to extend the soundtrack's appeal to an older, rockier audience'. It described the song as 'sandpaper-voiced...heavy-rock, angsty teen anthem...updating the traditional pre-pubescent Disney hero'.[4] DVDDizzy said 'It is a great song for the movie, but I found the music video boring and hardly worth watching again.'[5] About.com described the song as a 'scorching ballad '.[6]
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[7] | 10 |
| US Hot 100 Airplay (Billboard) | 16 |
| US Top 40 Tracks (Billboard) | 38 |
| US Radio & Records Hot AC[8] | 43 |
References[edit]
- ^Murray, Rebecca (November 19, 2002). 'John Rzeznik Sets Sail for 'Treasure Planet''. Retrieved 2007-08-06.
- ^http://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/treasureplanet
- ^'Review: 'Treasure Planet' Blu-ray – Disney's sci-fi retelling of a classic adventure story falls just short of stellar'. InsideTheMagic.net.
- ^'BBC - Music - Review of Various Artists - Treasure Planet'. bbc.co.uk.
- ^'Treasure Planet DVD Review'. dvdizzy.com.
- ^'Treasure Planet Movie Soundtrack News and Track Information'. About.com Hollywood Movies.
- ^Billboard. 'Maroon 5, Goo Goo Dolls Rewrite Adult Pop Songs Records'. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
- ^Pop Radio Top 20. 'Radio & Records Hot AC'. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
As recently as the Venice film festival, just over a week ago, he was telling reporters that it was very much the real deal. But Casey Affleck has finally admitted what many always believed was the case in an interview with the New York Times: I'm Still Here, his 'documentary' of Joaquin Phoenix's apparent descent from famed actor to mumbling rapper, is a fake.
'It's a terrific performance, the performance of his career,' Affleck told yesterday's Times. He said the ruse was necessary to ensure audience experienced the film's narrative, about the disintegration of celebrity, without the clutter of preconceived notions.
Even Phoenix's famous appearance on the David Letterman show, in which he appeared unstable and incapable of coherent speech, was faked, said Affleck, though the talk-show host was not in on the joke. Crucially, however, the actor's agent, Patrick Whitesell, was one of those on the inside, and even took a 'role' in the film.
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Reports have suggested that Phoenix, who had apparently abandoned his movie career in favour of music, has been touted for a number of rather more traditional roles in recent weeks as I'm Still Here nears the end of its publicity run. He appeared clean-shaven and looking like a movie star again at Venice, and it appears there will be no long-term sojourn in the world of hip-hop, after all, for the twice Oscar-nominated actor.
I'm Still Here arrives in cinemas here today, having been out in the US for a week on limited release, so it seems a fitting time for Affleck to 'own up'. As mentioned earlier, many critics had already guessed that Phoenix was playing a part. The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw nevertheless gives the film a positive review in today's newspaper.
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'This whole stunt could have been a piece of celeb-savvy performance art, which Phoenix approached with the dedication of Robert De Niro bulking up for Raging Bull,' he writes. 'Joaquin Phoenix will undoubtedly still be here after this is all over: how he sheepishly climbs down from this pose may be the subject of a second mocu-docu-piece. Good film; dodgy career move.'