Phil Collins Composed This Song In One Day... and It Earned Him An Academy Award Nomination
How a movie soundtrack ballad became an iconic 80s love song
Every Sunday I sit inside my studio room and listen to a playlist I’ve compiled throughout the week. This does two things.
1/ It calms me and helps me recharge
2/ It feeds my music addiction
In my queue today is a very special song from Phil Collins that I wanted to share with you… to sort of bring you into my listening studio to listen with me— let’s start with how the song came into fruition and what Phil was up to when he was asked to write it for the soundtrack of this Jeff Bridges film from 1984—
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