In January 2011 , Dido released " If I Rise " , a collaboration with producer A.R. Rahman , for which an official music video was released . " If I Rise " was written for '' 127 Hours '' , a thriller film directed by Danny Boyle . The soundtrack features a mix of electric guitars with orchestral arrangements and sound loops , and " If I Rise " is featured in the climax of the film . The song was nominated for Satellite Award , Houston Film Critics Society Awards and Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award , as well as the 83rd Academy Award for Original Song . It won the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2010
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