""Seeing the landscape of my story all laid out inspired me to want to write a song for the end of the film that brings together what I saw in the film; all the strands of my life really. It was thrilling to work together with J. Ralph. Symphonic music has a unique cinematic authenticity, we felt this was essential to capturing the range of emotions the climactic moment of the film called for.""
"Billy Idol has collaborated with composer J. Ralph on the song "Dying to Live," as featured in the documentary Billy Idol Should Be Dead. The tune is a reinterpretation of the title track from Idol's most recent studio album, Dream Into It. The cinematic version of the song adds a symphonic element to the original, and serves as the soundtrack to the coda sequence of the film, which debuted earlier this year at the Tribeca Festival, and will hit streaming services beginning in early 2026."
Billy Idol collaborated with composer J. Ralph to create a cinematic reinterpretation of 'Dying to Live,' originally the title track from the Dream Into It album. The new version adds symphonic elements and functions as the soundtrack to the documentary's coda sequence. The film premiered at the Tribeca Festival earlier this year and is scheduled to begin streaming in early 2026. A music video accompanies the cinematic song. Idol reported that seeing his life laid out inspired him to write a closing song that unites strands of his life, and that he and J. Ralph used symphonic authenticity to capture the climactic emotional range.
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