The video in the player above shows Rick Bentley's top movie picks of 2024. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Diane Warren is one of the most prolific songwriters of all time with 15 Academy Award nominations to go along with Grammy, Emmy and Golden Globe honors. Songs such as “Rhythm of the Night,” “If I Could Turn Back Time,” “How Do I Live” and “Un-Break My Heart” earned her a spot in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The prolific writer is now sharing insights into her process through the documentary “Diane Warren: Relentless.” After a brief run in theaters, the film will be available starting Jan. 23 through MasterClass, the online learning platform. Part of what it means to be a songwriter is being able to deal with someone else getting all the attention for your work. That has never been a problem for Warren, and she doesn’t anticipate becoming more recognizable because of this glimpse at her life and work process. “I don’t think this is going to change my life,” Warren says. “I don’t think I will ever be that famous. I have been like a sidecar, working with a lot of artists that would have a great deal of fame. “I would hate that. This was more like my journey so far.” The four-decade journey for the California native has been accented by writing nine songs that went to the top of the charts and 33 top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Along the way she has worked with such artists as Cher, Toni Braxton, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, H.E.R., Snoop Dogg, Paloma Faith, Jon Batiste, Maren Morris, John Legend, Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson, Andra Day, Justin Bieber, Jennifer Hudson, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Aerosmith, Brandy, Faith Hill and Celine Dion. Her music has been featured in more than 150 films. Warren has created so many songs that have been re-recorded by so many people that there have been times when she has been caught off guard by one of her own tunes. “I was getting coffee and I thought this song sounded really good. I didn’t realize it was my song for a second,” Warren says. “It doesn’t happen a lot, but it happened that day.” Director Bess Kargman found making the documentary to be a deep personal journey for herself because of her own connection to much of Warren’s music. She wanted the film to delve into the stories behind her chart-topping songs, revealing unexpected storylines that go beyond her musical legacy. In a press release for the film, Kargman says, “Though many can relate to the challenging years of adolescence, perhaps feeling like a misfit or misunderstood, Diane's journey of feeling unheard and unseen started in her earliest years. “Then as a teenager, with no connections to the music industry, she channeled that frustration and pain into songwriting.” Warren – a self-taught musician – talks about how songwriting saved her because she never considered it a job but just her life. “The journey continues,” Warren says. That includes her song “The Journey” from “The Six Triple Eight” being one of 15 songs being considered for an Oscar nomination. Warren was inspired to write the song – performed by H.E.R. – by the true story of the Six Triple Eight Battalion, the only all-Black, all-female unit of the Women's Army Corps to serve overseas during World War II. The final list of 2025 Oscar nominees was to be announced Jan. 17 but that has been delayed to Jan. 23 because of the wildfires in Southern California. “It is interesting I did the song ‘Journey’ and now here is this documentary about my journey. Hopefully it is number 16 nomination,” Warren says. “I have been nominated 15 times and lost every time, but it is winning to be nominated. It is not easy to be nominated for an Oscar.” Those kinds of insights are included in “Diane Warren: Relentless” as part of her underdog story. The very private Warren offers a rarely seen glimpse into her life through her unique brand of humor. The documentary features Cher, Gloria Estefan, Common, David Foster, Jennifer Hudson and Kesha sharing their thoughts in terms of working with Warren. One of the thoughts that Warren shares about the creation of music is that she doesn’t “rewrite but gets it right.” That means there is very little tweaking done to her work after the creative process starts. “When I am done with a song, in my mind it is done, it is finished,” Warren says. “ “Diane Warren: Relentless” comes during a tragic time in the songwriter’s life as her Malibu beach house was destroyed by the fires. Interviews for the MasterClass documentary were completed weeks before the recent events in Southern California. More information on Warren’s documentary and other offerings through the online platform can be found at MasterClass.com.