Les Miserables presents us today I Dreamed a Dream, one of the songs featured in the musical. Les Miserables is a sung-through musical adaptation.
It was inspired by Victor Hugo’s novel of the same name from 1862.
The original Les Miserables premiered in Paris in 1980.
I Dreamed a Dream is a solo part from the musical, interpreted by the character Fantine during the first act.
The free I Dreamed a Dream piano sheet music was released in 1980, by Rose Laurens, as part of her album named Les Miserables.
It is a French song, composed by Claude-Michel Schonberg and written by Alain Boublil and Herbert Kretzmer.
The orchestrations of the song are by John Cameron.
During the first act of the musical, the Fantine character sings the free I Dreamed a Dream piano sheets.
Once released, I Dreamed a Dream entered the Irish Singles Chart in November 2009 at number 20.
It entered the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 69 and the UK singles chart at number 22.
I Dreamed a Dream was loved by the critics and public and over time, has been used in commercials and TV shows.
Because of its success, many artists have covered the song and it was translated into more than 20 languages, including Czech, Japanese, Estonian, and Spanish.
Among the most successful versions, we can name Tomomi Kahara’s 2013 version, with 3:52 minutes, charting at number 1 on the Oricon chart, 2012 film version by Anne Hathaway, with 4:38 minutes length, made for the 2012 film adaptation of Les Miserables, or Susan Boyle version from 2010, performed for the third version of the British reality TV show Britain’s Got Talent.
Neil Diamond, David Essex, Steel Pole Bath Tub, and Michael Ball also recorded notable versions of I Dreamed a Dream.
I Dreamed a Dream is a great song to be playing on your piano at home, so please feel free to enjoy all the materials we put at your disposal.
