Thursday, May 8, 2025

Everyone's a Miracle

You and me, we're a miracle
Meant to be, and nothing can change it
Mountains move and oceans part
When they are standing in our way
You and me, we're a miracle
Angels stand watching over us
And heaven shines upon us every day...
-- "We're a Miracle", Christina Aguilera

For the next musical discussion, certain things in life have suggested that I go back to the "alternative" soundtracks for the Pokémon feature films or movies, and I've decided to pull out and play this card. It's one of the songs from the one for the very first one, and it may even have deserved a discussion much, much earlier than now. Yet now is a good time as any, and as it turns out, the song deserves an insightful look and the continued exposure along with it.

So, the overall theme of this song is certainly "miracle", by the overcoming of all hardships and obstacles - particularly as suggested by the chorus of the song as quoted above. There is even a reference to "tears", the most important symbol and element of the movie. As for the "you and me" part, that may be construed to refer to Ash and Pikachu as the primary heroes of the movie, and more loosely, it may be considered to refer to any person, especially those with a significant other. In that respect, everyone may be "miraculous", hence this post's title.

Those who recognize the artist of this song will also know that she got her career started in the place "next door" that is also known for some of its "miracles". As such, the contribution of this song to Pokémon is in a way a "miracle" in itself, further with it being composed in a similar manner. Miraculously, it could also be considered to be a proxy of the Japanese ending theme for the movie (something that may or may not be discussed separately and later on), for which the song probably should have had the same role, instead of being lumped into a medley with other songs from the soundtrack. The existing miracles of the song are still acceptable.

Yet, as miraculous as the song is, it seems to be rather affected by the contemporary rights management flurry for Pokémon (as with "2B A Master") and the song has become hard to find, perhaps not a surprise considering the big-name artist involved with the song. Perhaps its only other miracle is its apparent existence in multiple versions - as with another song on the soundtrack - and so a "Pokémon version" is distinguished for it. The next miracle for the song may be to keep its presence known among both Pokémon fans and music fans in general.

Miracles can be present anywhere and anytime, and this song may be considered a testament to that, and a fitting one given the circumstances of the first Pokémon feature film or movie. After many years since this song first appeared, that too is also still relevant for today's world with Pokémon and everything else. Especially with the former, there are still happenings to go through with people and said creatures... and hopefully there will be miracles to go around.

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