Emmylou Harris Writes 'In Rodanthe'

Emmylou Harris should be watching the box office numbers this week. Specifically for the new Richard Gere, Diane Lane romantic film Nights in Rodanthe.Harris wrote a song specifically for the film that runs over the credits of the movie called "In Rodanthe." It marks the first time in Harris' career that she has an original song featured in a film."I do really love the story and the setting," she told TheBoot.com this week. "I kind of like sad stories and sad songs but I like them to have a little bit of hope in them, and I felt this filled the bill."Harris read the Nicolas Sparks best seller after she got the writing gig.  Of "In Rodanthe," she said, "The song had to have a certain sadness and melancholy but it had to ultimately be a joyful song. Her experience was something no one could ever take away from her and she was transformed by the power of love."The Country Music songwriter is falso eatured on the movie's opening song, "Way Down in North Carolina."