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Savan Kotecha

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

and went back to the studio i think it was the same day or the next day the night before ali and ilia not even knowing about the 50 shades of gray thing started this idea and max called me up because he had heard it and he goes hey isn't this great for that scene and then i was like yeah shit so wrote wrote it for that scene um the light the thing of like uh the comma about your um

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

and went back to the studio i think it was the same day or the next day the night before ali and ilia not even knowing about the 50 shades of gray thing started this idea and max called me up because he had heard it and he goes hey isn't this great for that scene and then i was like yeah shit so wrote wrote it for that scene um the light the thing of like uh the comma about your um

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

and went back to the studio i think it was the same day or the next day the night before ali and ilia not even knowing about the 50 shades of gray thing started this idea and max called me up because he had heard it and he goes hey isn't this great for that scene and then i was like yeah shit so wrote wrote it for that scene um the light the thing of like uh the comma about your um

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

Cause I've never been so high. Let me take you past the satellites and all that. Those lines were from watching the scene where they're, they're in the heck of helicopter. I don't know if you've seen the movie. I haven't, but I just seen the scene and they're like in a helicopter going above the city. Um, it was great.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

Cause I've never been so high. Let me take you past the satellites and all that. Those lines were from watching the scene where they're, they're in the heck of helicopter. I don't know if you've seen the movie. I haven't, but I just seen the scene and they're like in a helicopter going above the city. Um, it was great.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

Cause I've never been so high. Let me take you past the satellites and all that. Those lines were from watching the scene where they're, they're in the heck of helicopter. I don't know if you've seen the movie. I haven't, but I just seen the scene and they're like in a helicopter going above the city. Um, it was great.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

It started this wonderful relationship that I really cherish with Ellie Goulding. Um, who has, like, I mean, come on, her voice is just insane, her tone. Yeah, very unique. And we're really grateful she agreed to do the song because she's a songwriter. She normally wouldn't do, like, an outside song. And other than Burn, I think, was the only other one.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

It started this wonderful relationship that I really cherish with Ellie Goulding. Um, who has, like, I mean, come on, her voice is just insane, her tone. Yeah, very unique. And we're really grateful she agreed to do the song because she's a songwriter. She normally wouldn't do, like, an outside song. And other than Burn, I think, was the only other one.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

It started this wonderful relationship that I really cherish with Ellie Goulding. Um, who has, like, I mean, come on, her voice is just insane, her tone. Yeah, very unique. And we're really grateful she agreed to do the song because she's a songwriter. She normally wouldn't do, like, an outside song. And other than Burn, I think, was the only other one.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

And she did Love Me Like You Do and was so gracious. And, yeah, and it's become this classic love song, which is... which is wild, you know, and playing it at weddings. Yeah. Um, but I really got to give Ilya and Ali a lot of that credit. Um, it's a fantastic melody that they came up with. Um, and, um, yeah, we got our golden globe nomination for that.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

And she did Love Me Like You Do and was so gracious. And, yeah, and it's become this classic love song, which is... which is wild, you know, and playing it at weddings. Yeah. Um, but I really got to give Ilya and Ali a lot of that credit. Um, it's a fantastic melody that they came up with. Um, and, um, yeah, we got our golden globe nomination for that.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

And she did Love Me Like You Do and was so gracious. And, yeah, and it's become this classic love song, which is... which is wild, you know, and playing it at weddings. Yeah. Um, but I really got to give Ilya and Ali a lot of that credit. Um, it's a fantastic melody that they came up with. Um, and, um, yeah, we got our golden globe nomination for that.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

So that like opened up this whole world of like, Ooh, this is fun.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

So that like opened up this whole world of like, Ooh, this is fun.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

So that like opened up this whole world of like, Ooh, this is fun.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

Yeah, that really gave me the bug. I mean, I saw music for movies as a way for me to get into movies. For sure. You know, I started then meeting directors and blah, blah, blah. And I'd be like, oh, I've got this idea for film. And then I started selling some movies, you know. But I've been using music as my way to sort of to get in. It's worked. Yeah. It's worked so far, thankfully.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

Yeah, that really gave me the bug. I mean, I saw music for movies as a way for me to get into movies. For sure. You know, I started then meeting directors and blah, blah, blah. And I'd be like, oh, I've got this idea for film. And then I started selling some movies, you know. But I've been using music as my way to sort of to get in. It's worked. Yeah. It's worked so far, thankfully.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

Yeah, that really gave me the bug. I mean, I saw music for movies as a way for me to get into movies. For sure. You know, I started then meeting directors and blah, blah, blah. And I'd be like, oh, I've got this idea for film. And then I started selling some movies, you know. But I've been using music as my way to sort of to get in. It's worked. Yeah. It's worked so far, thankfully.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

It was, you know, Eurovision happened after that. Yeah. Troy's Angels and Eurovision sort of happened around the same time. And Eurovision, again, sort of do my depression days, but it was like this light. I enjoyed it so much. It was just so fun and fun to work with Will Ferrell and the director, David, was like, he did... wedding crashers, which it's like unbelievable. I love that movie.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

It was, you know, Eurovision happened after that. Yeah. Troy's Angels and Eurovision sort of happened around the same time. And Eurovision, again, sort of do my depression days, but it was like this light. I enjoyed it so much. It was just so fun and fun to work with Will Ferrell and the director, David, was like, he did... wedding crashers, which it's like unbelievable. I love that movie.