MILEY CYRUS ENTERS THE WORLD OF JAMES CAMERON'S PANDORA WITH 'DREAM AS ONE'

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Miley Cyrus is ending the year on a high, unveiling her cinematic single Dream As One. Written and performed by Cyrus alongside Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson, and Simon Franglen, the song arrives as a closing statement for James Cameron’s upcoming epic Avatar: Fire and Ash, where it will play over the end credits and appear on the film’s original soundtrack.

At first listen, Dream As One feels purpose-built for the vast emotional architecture of a blockbuster. This is a traditional soundtrack power ballad in the best sense: patient, expansive, and unafraid of grandeur. The production swells rather than sprints, anchored by atmospheric textures, resonant piano, and slowly rising orchestration that mirrors the language of classic film themes. There’s a deliberate restraint in the verses, allowing the song’s emotional thesis to unfold gradually, before opening into a chorus that feels earned rather than engineered.

Simon Franglen’s influence is palpable. As the composer of the film’s score, his sonic vocabulary bridges the song directly to Pandora’s mythic world. The instrumentation echoes the emotional DNA of legacy soundtrack ballads, while still leaving space for Cyrus’ unmistakable voice to dominate the frame. Her vocals here are powerful and controlled without losing their raw edge. She doesn’t belt for spectacle; she sings with conviction. There’s a weathered authority in her tone, the sound of someone who has lived through loss and emerged with clarity rather than bitterness. When she leans into the song’s central message of unity and shared resilience, it lands because it feels lived-in, not scripted.

That authenticity gives Dream As One an emotional resonance that extends beyond the screen. For Cyrus, the themes of fire, loss, and rebirth are not abstract concepts. In 2018, she lost her home in the California bushfires - a deeply personal tragedy that reshaped her relationship with impermanence and renewal. That experience casts a long, unspoken shadow over this song. When she sings about endurance and collective hope rising from devastation, it’s impossible not to hear a parallel between Pandora’s trials and her own real-world reckoning with ash and aftermath.

This personal undercurrent aligns seamlessly with Avatar: Fire and Ash, which returns audiences to Pandora in a new chapter focused on transformation, survival, and the cost of conflict. The film reunites viewers with Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña), and the Sully family, while expanding the saga with a sweeping ensemble cast that includes Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet, and many more. Cameron’s worlds have always hinged on the tension between destruction and harmony, and Dream As One crystallises that tension into a single emotional statement.

Structurally, the song understands its role as an end-credits piece. It doesn’t demand attention; it invites reflection. The melody lingers, the final notes stretching like a horizon rather than a full stop. This is music designed to sit with the audience as the visuals fade, reinforcing the film’s message while allowing space for personal interpretation.

Dream As One also serves as a reminder of Cyrus’ unique position in pop culture. She is an artist capable of carrying both personal history and global spectacle in the same breath. Few voices could credibly bridge an intimate story of loss with the mythic scale of an Avatar film, but she does so with ease.

Avatar opens exclusively in Australian and New Zealand cinemas on December 18, 2025.