Since it was released this past September, "Til' It Happens to You," written by Lady Gaga and Diane Warren, has been stirring emotions in the industry. Fittingly, the song has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song for its appearance in the Kirby Dirk directed documentary ,The Hunting Ground. The film chronicles the rampant sexual assaults occurring daily on U.S. college campuses. In spite of the exciting news, Gaga remembered who the song was written for and paid tribute to the victims and survivors of sexual violence via comments on Twitter following the Oscar nod.
"Myself and Diane are simply honored to represent the voices of so many survivors," Gaga wrote in a lengthy note on Twitter that paid homage to those fighting for justice.
Til It Happens To You my original score with @Diane_Warren for "The Hunting Ground" was nominated for an OSCAR pic.twitter.com/S7kJZAY6u5
— The Countess (@ladygaga) January 14, 2016
"Til' It Happens to You" joins the list of nominated film songs, which include the themes for Fifty Shades of Grey, Racing Extinction, Youth and the James Bond film, Spectre.
Warren also opened up about the song following their nomination in a recent interview with Billboard, "When I called her and played her the song, it was more of a somber ballad, but she really made it epic," Warren said about Gaga's contribution. "She made it hers and took it to another level by arranging the sh*t out of it and singing the sh*t out of it." With any luck, the eighth time will be the charm at the Oscars for Warren; with Gaga's help.
The Hollywood Reporter also chronicled an emotional event where Gaga and Warren performed the song together at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills. The pop-star reportedly had tears in her eyes when she thanked the filmmakers for letting her be part of the project. When she and Warren sat together at the keyboard, they also urged those in attendance to reach out to young people in the industry.
