Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas definitely debuted a song, the aptly-titled "Reach For the Stars" from MARS yesterday. Say what?! Oh, yes, my darlings, he did!
The interplanetary broadcast was made possible thanks to a collaboration with NASA and their Mars rover, Curiosity.
Even more incredible: the premiere happened after a 330-million-mile round trip from Earth to Mars and back again. AND! It's for will.i.am's ongoing efforts to raise the value of science education for young students.
With that said, "Reach For the Stars" sounds as epic as you might imagine: "Why do they say the sky is the limit when I've seen the footprints on the moon," he sings in a crisp Auto-tuned falsetto over a padded string arrangement. And perhaps most interesting about the song is that it shoots beyond the stars with dramatic horns, drumrolls, and chanted choruses befitting a Hollywood soundtrack; it never veers into his usual four-to-the-floor breakbeat territory. I love it! It's off his upcoming #willpower LP, out October 15. Below!
Even more incredible: the premiere happened after a 330-million-mile round trip from Earth to Mars and back again. AND! It's for will.i.am's ongoing efforts to raise the value of science education for young students.
With that said, "Reach For the Stars" sounds as epic as you might imagine: "Why do they say the sky is the limit when I've seen the footprints on the moon," he sings in a crisp Auto-tuned falsetto over a padded string arrangement. And perhaps most interesting about the song is that it shoots beyond the stars with dramatic horns, drumrolls, and chanted choruses befitting a Hollywood soundtrack; it never veers into his usual four-to-the-floor breakbeat territory. I love it! It's off his upcoming #willpower LP, out October 15. Below!
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