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[4] [5] Music critic Jonathan Broxton reviewed "Glory is a cornerstone James Horner score, is an absolutely essential part of every discerning fan’s collection". [6] James Southall of Movie Wave wrote that Horner combines "the big emotions with a huge dramatic sweep" giving a 5-star rating to the album. [ 7 ]
The Small Back Room (U.S. title: Hour of Glory) is a 1949 film by the British producer-writer-director team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger starring David Farrar and Kathleen Byron and featuring Jack Hawkins and Cyril Cusack. [3] It was based on the 1943 novel of the same name by Nigel Balchin.
"Glory" is a song by American rapper Common (Lonnie Lynn, as awarded) and American singer John Legend. It was written by John Legend, Common, and Rhymefest . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The song was released on December 11, 2014, by Columbia Records as the theme song from the 2014 film Selma , which portrays the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches .
"Glory" is an emotional hip hop song dedicated to Blue Ivy Carter and Knowles, as Jay-Z sings "You're my child with the child from Destiny's Child." [8] [11] [12] Lyrically, it features Jay-Z experiencing the overwhelming joy of fatherhood for the first time, "The most amazing feeling I feel / Words can't describe what I'm feeling, for real / Baby I'll paint the sky blue / My greatest creation ...
The music video for the song was created in cooperation with a group of French animators who worked on creating a unique environment of creatures. The video was co-directed by the animation team and Meiert Avis. In the video, the creatures are seen building a structure. The band is featured in the video on a platform playing while gradually rising.
A music video to accompany the release of "Glory" was first released onto YouTube on 5 June 2017 at a total length of five minutes. [3] The video was filmed in Dallas during the band's US tour and sees Dan Smith on an epic road trip. According to a press release, the band "attempts to make sense of a post truth era" in the video. [2]
On August 3, 2016, Spears unveiled the album's release date, the title and the album cover–which was a photograph taken by Randee St. Nicholas on the set of the music video for "Make Me"–and that her new song "Private Show" would be instantly made available for digital download to those who pre-ordered the album via iTunes Store. [30] [31]
An original song, titled "Glory", performed by Common and John Legend, is a protest anthem, that refers to the 2014 Ferguson protests. [5] The song was released by Def Jam Recordings and Columbia Records on December 11, 2014 as a single , and peaked at number 49 on the US Billboard Hot 100 commercially, upon release. [ 6 ]