Thirty-five years after its release, QUEEN's "We Will Rock You" is getting new life as a symphonic mash-up entitled "We Will Rock You VonLichten." The song can be heard during the NFL on CBS 2012/2013 football season. The digital track is available today via iTunes - Smart Link: http://smarturl.it/qvliTuness1
A collaboration between legendary Queen guitarist Brian May and acclaimed composer VonLichten, the new song features Freddie Mercury's original vocal tracks against a backdrop of re-recorded guitar parts and a full orchestral score. The result is an epic philharmonic homage to Queen's classic anthem.
"We Will Rock You VonLichten" was born when VonLichten was approached to create a mash-up of the Queen song and "Posthumus Zone (The Theme to the NFL on CBS)," which he wrote and recorded.
"Creating the track with Brian was easy," says VonLichten. "'We Will Rock You' is the perfect painting. I simply re-framed it a bit." The new track's symphonic elements add a forceful and dramatic accompaniment to one of rock music's most iconic songs.
ABOUT QUEEN
Queen band mates Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon and the unforgettable Freddie Mercury brought a new dimension to live music. The band has released a total of 18 chart-topping albums and 18 #1 singles, while selling more than 300 million albums worldwide, making them one of the biggest rock acts of all time. They've received seven Ivor Novello awards in the U.K., were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001, the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003, the UK Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, and even received their own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in October 2002. The rock legends were recently honored with the Global Icon award at the 2011 MTV European Music Awards and closed the show with a triumphant and stunning medley of hits from their extraordinary musical career. Brian May and Roger Taylor were joined by Adam Lambert on vocals for a musical voyage through their greatest hits including "The Show Must Go On," "We Will Rock You" and "We Are The Champions." Queen are, per Guinness, the all-time most successful British band and have sold hundreds of millions of albums.
ABOUT VONLICHTEN
Helmut VonLichten, a.k.a. VonLichten, is an American composer/artist whose orchestral creations are best described as "Symphonic Rock". He co-created the bands ES Posthumus and Les Friction, and has enjoyed unparalleled success writing themes for such programs as "Cold Case," "The NFL On CBS", "The US Open" and "The NFL Today". In 2010, VonLichten joined forces with Jay-Z on the monumental mash-up "Run This Town-Posthumus Zone" for the opening tease of Super Bowl XLIV -- the much coveted spot kicked off the broadcast which was seen by more than one hundred million viewers worldwide. For more information visit www.VonLichten.com .
Dont like it there are better mash-ups on youtube. Sick to the back teeth of remixes of this song.
A Word In Your Ear · Member since
It's here on Youtube:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPXOPNJ4Loc
Like the new Brian parts.
GratefulFan · Member since
This first came up about three years ago in early 2010. Fans had expected it for the Superbowl and it never happened. I wonder if it's the same product/mix. Brian said this then:
**Sat 23 Jan 10**
WWRY AND SUPER BOWL
[See QUEEN NEWS]
Yes, I'm excited. ... I just played some new guitar on a new 'mashup' version of WWRY which these guys [E S Posthumus] have been producing for the Superbowl. It features US, including Freddie's original vocal, an exploding super-giant orchestra, and some great ideas. As far as I know it's not a secret ...
I must have heard a thousand versions of WWRY over the years, but this is the best of them all ... since the original hit the stores on the News of the World album. I do not use the word 'awesome' lightly ... but everyone who has heard this so far has come out with some kind of expletive ! I kid you not - seriously - these Posthumus guys are brilliant. I poured my heart out on guitar ... and the files have now gone back to Franz and Helmut .... I can't wait to hear their final mix. It's got to be done live some day ...
Love
Bri
and
**Wed 27 Jan 10**
MORE SUPER BOWL
[Asked if the Queen song has been blended with rap! - see LETTERS]
Ha ha ! There is no rap in this .... you'll see. I just got the Posthumus boys' final mix. Awesome ! Huge ! Love
Bri
another remix of the same thing...
we want NEW things!!!
brENsKi · Member since
i've heard quite a bit of E S Posthumus stuff - originally from TV - Lost, Law & Order Special Victims Unit & Heroes...all very good stuff
however...the world really doesn't need another WWRY c*nting remix...or does Brian really need the money that badly?
he must've wrote at least 50 other queens songs - and at least 10 queen hit singles...brian - pick another tune for remixing
or do you always want to be remembered as the bloke who wrote a crap song with dozens of crapper remixes?
waunakonor · Member since
...am I the only one here who actually enjoyed that quite a bit...?
Anyway, as an American and proud NFL fan, I think it would be awesome hearing the song during football games in the '12-'13 season, but how much confirmation is there as to if that's actually happening? There's so much speculation about stuff that sounds really good in my head but then ends up either not being as great as it was supposed to be or not even happening at all.
GratefulFan · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]waunakonor wrote:[/b]
...am I the only one here who actually enjoyed that quite a bit...?[/QUOTE]
It's underwhelming on YouTube for sure. My thought was that I'd like to hear it properly before I came to any firm conclusion. Orchestral work can be hair raisingly powerful but it can also be cheesy and poorly fitted. Not sure on this one yet.
Bohardy · Member since
Well it really isn't that exciting. There's a couple of nice ideas in there but, as ever, Bri is utterly devoid of ideas when it comes to contributing his guitar parts. Just the same stock high bends he's been adding to everything for the last 20 years. At least he didn't add any guitar choirs this time.
The worst thing about this though is the mix. It's incredibly imbalanced. The things that should cut through, chiefly the vocals, really don't, and nothing really has any punch. Perhaps, as GF implied, YouTube could be to blame here, but I doubt it somehow.
thomasquinn 32989 · Member since
The headline should be
"BRIAN MAY DESPERATE TO PROSTITUTE HIMSELF - EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE RATES"
DLCVinnuendo · Member since
hearing this for the first time, really desapointed and non sense!!!
cmsdrums · Member since
As said above, it's sad to see possibly the most inventive and original studio guitarist of all time devoid of ideas. I prefer the version Brian and Roger did with John Farnham a few years ago.
brENsKi · Member since
it's about time he picked another tune to "revisit"
fucking musical, fucking rick rubin remix, fucking farnham, fucking jessie j, fucking 5ive, fucking britney, pink beyonce and iglesias,
fucking guns n roses, fucking anastacia, fucking dappy, fucking fatboy slim,
i'm sure that if he was asked to redo any song for a friends funeral procession he'd
pick fucking we will rock you
Marknow · Member since
Sounds like shite, still though with the NFL tie in there is a lot of $$$$ to be had.
Marknow · Member since
Sounds like shite, still though with the NFL tie in there is a lot of $$$$ to be had.
