The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #343: Musical Interlude - Making a Backing Track for "No Hero" and Playing "Loved by the Sun" from Legend

Originally aired on March 7, 2022.

This week, I'm working on two music pieces - one of the last tracks from the upcoming second Thirteenth Hour soundtrack. The song, called "No Hero (The Future is Here)" is basically the equivalent of the soundtrack's ending track (like a song that would play over the ending credits). Some previews:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CakaktDhREt/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CanVCs6BWnG/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

I'm working on the backing synth track today. The version on the podcast was an early warmup. At the time of this writing, many, many frustrating recording attempts (and hours) later, I do have a version of the backing track that is 95% done.

Speaking of ending tracks, I've also been playing around with the ending song from the US release of Legend, which we'll be talking about in the coming week. The song playing as the movie ends is "Loved by the Sun" by Tangerine Dream and sung by Jon Anderson from the band Yes. I'm just messing around with on the guitar with my kids in the version on the podcast, but here is a much better orchestral version of the song done by kids with the O'Keefe Music Foundation, a nonprofit that provides free music instruction to children.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE9I8eGgJfo

Look for more on Legend next week and the release of Once Upon a Dream later this year!

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