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The song in question is \"I Knew I Loved You,\" which Dion recorded for a 2007 tribute album called \"We All Love Ennio Morricone.\"

The song's lyrics were penned by legendary songwriters Alan and Marilyn Bergman to Morricone's composition, \"Deborah's Theme,\" from the 1984 Robert DeNiro movie, \"Once Upon a Time in America.\"

In addition to Dion, other artists who recorded Morricone's songs for that album include Bruce Springsteen, Andrea Bocelli, Metallica, Herbie Hancock and Roger Waters.

Morricone won the Oscar for best original score for his work on Quentin Tarantino's \"The Hateful Eight.\" He was also nominated for Academy Awards for the scores of 1978's \"Days of Heaven,\" 2000's \"Malena,\" 1986's \"The Mission\" 1987's \"The Untouchables\" and for the 1991 film \"Bugsy.\"

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