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"Battle Symphony" is the fourth track on One More Light. It was leaked on March 13, 2017, four days before its official release for fans who pre-ordered the album. The lyrics were premiered on March 14 through Genius. The song was written by Mike, Brad, and Jon Green,[1] who also helped writing the album opener, "Nobody Can Save Me".
Background
The title "Battle Symphony" was first seen in a picture posted on Joe Hahn's Instagram story on September 6, 2016 of Brad playing acoustic guitar with the band's song board behind him.[2] The song is about things falling apart and putting it back together.[3]
On Instagram, Jon Green wrote, "Still assuming they meant to hit up the other Jon Green, who by the way is total quality. Total honour to have a couple of tunes on this record & to have got in the room with such a genuine & brilliant bunch of guys. Congrats @linkinpark all their team and all involved."[4]
Lyric Video
On January 12, Melissa Fox, a photographer from Moscow, Russia who was temporarily working in Los Angeles, ran into Linkin Park and confirmed that they were shooting a music video at the 4th Street Bridge.[5] BMX rider Alfredo Mancuso also ran into the band that same day and borrowed his drone to the band so they could shoot some footage with it.[6]
The "Battle Symphony" lyric video was released on March 17, 2017 (along with the official release of the song) and is a compilation of a lot of things, including the drone footage. It was directed by Rafael Pérez C. (also known as Rafatoon), a Filmmaker / Motion Graphic Artist from Bogota, Colombia who works for the production company Dreambear.[7] On Instagram, he said the video was his acting debut[8] and expressed his happiness for working on a video for such an emotional song for a band he enjoyed since he was a kid.[9]
Directed: Rafatoon
Edit/Post: Rafatoon
Cinematography: Luis Rojas
Cinematography in L.A: Michael Shafia
Production in Colombia: Luis Rojas
Dron Camera: William Celis
Camera Assistant: Arturo Roa - William Celis
Production Assistant: Andres Garcia - Yesid Trujillo
Model: Daniela Escobar - Rafatoon - Arturo Roa
Production in NY: Dreambear
Versions
Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.
Studio
Title | Album | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
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Battle Symphony | One More Light | 3:36 | 2016 | March 17, 2017 | |
Battle Symphony (Instrumental) | Battle Symphony (Radio Promo)
One More Light Instrumentals |
3:36 | 2016 | March 2017 |
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Live
Title | Album | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
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Battle Symphony | One More Light Live | 3:45 | July 6, 2017 | December 15, 2017 |
Live
Mike and Chester debuted "Battle Symphony" in the form of a piano version at their promo appearance in Paris, France in March 2017. The full band version of the song debuted at the first show of the One More Light World Tour in Buenos Aires, following "Lost In The Echo". The song was frequently plagued with technical difficulties, with the intro frequently being messed up. Starting with the band's stop in Berlin, "Battle Symphony" was rotated with "Nobody Can Save Me" when the full version of the setlist was played. It was dropped from the festival sets on the One More Light European Tour. Jon Green came out for the song at the memorial show for Chester Bennington, playing guitar and singing lead vocals. At this show, the intro was restarted after Joe messed it up, with Mike claiming "Chester would not have this shit".
Variations
Last Updated: March 30, 2017
Type | Description | First Played | Last Played |
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Alternative | Piano Version (Piano/Vocals Only) | March 27, 2017 | March 27, 2017 |
Live Guests
- Jon Green (The Bonfires)
Personnel
Linkin Park
- Chester Bennington - Vocals
- Rob Bourdon - Drums
- Brad Delson - Guitar
- Joseph Hahn - Programming
- Phoenix - Bass
- Mike Shinoda - Keyboards, Programming, Vocals
Production
- Written by Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson and Jon Green
- Produced by Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson
- Vocal production by Andrew Bolooki
- Music performed by Linkin Park
- Vocals by Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda
- Chester's vocals recorded at The Pool Recording Studio, London, UK
- Mike's vocals recorded at The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver, CA
- Music recorded at Larrabee Studios, North Hollywood, CA and Sphere Studios, North Hollywood, CA
- Engineered by Ethan Mates, Mike Shinoda and Josh Newell
- Assistant engineer: Alejandro Baima
- Studio B assistant engineer: Warren Willis
- Studio drum tech: Jerry Johnson
- Mixed by Manny Marooquin at Larrabee Studios, North Hollywood, CA
- Mix engineer: Chris Galland assisted by Jeff Jackson and Robin Florent
Lyrics
I got a long way to go
And a long memory
I've been searching for an answer
Always just out of reach
Blood on the floor
Sirens repeat
I've been searching for the courage to face my enemies
When they turn down the lights
I hear my battle symphony
All the world in front of me
If my armor breaks
I'll fuse it back together
Battle symphony
Please just don't give up on me
And my eyes are wide awake
For my battle symphony
For my battle symphony
You say that I don't belong
You say that I should retreat
That I'm marching to the rhythm of a lonesome defeat
But the sound of your voice
Puts the pain in the reverse
No surrender, no illusions
And for better or worse
When they turn down the lights
I hear my battle symphony
All the world in front of me
If my armor breaks
I'll fuse it back together
Battle symphony
Please just don't give up on me
And my eyes are wide awake
If I fall, get knocked down
Pick myself up off the ground
If I fall, get knocked down
Pick myself up off the ground
When they turn down the lights
I hear my battle symphony
All the world in front of me
If my armor breaks
I'll fuse it back together
Battle symphony
Please just don't give up on me
And my eyes are wide awake
For my battle symphony
For my battle symphony
Gallery
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Lyric video promotional image
In Other Media
- "Battle Symphony" is featured in the 2017 videogame Pro Evolution Soccer 2018.
External Links
Music Videos
- Battle Symphony (Official Lyric Video): LPTV | Rafatoon Vimeo
Other
References
- ↑ Linkin Park Premieres The Lyrics To New Song "Battle Symphony" | Genius, March 14, 2017
- ↑ LP7 New Album Updates - Page 7 - Everything Linkin Park - Linkin Park Live - Page 7, September 07, 2016
- ↑ LPAssociation on Twitter: ".@ChesterBe "Battle Symphony is about things falling apart and putting it back together, so we did that for the song too" 😂 https://t.co/9rWBT8hVCa" ., April 03, 2017
- ↑ Jon Green (@thebonfires) on Instagram: “Still assuming they meant to hit up the other Jon Green, who by the way is total quality. Total…”, May 19, 2017
- ↑ Melissa_Fox on Instagram: "Guess who? @linkinpark began making a new music video 🙌🏻 #USA #LosAngeles #linkinpark", January 12, 2017
- ↑ WE'RE GOING TO BE FAMOUS! - YouTube, January 13, 2017
- ↑ RAFATOON — Dreambear
- ↑ Rafael Perez (@rafatoon) on Instagram: “Mi debut actoral 🤘🏾. @linkinpark - Battle Symphony directed by @rafatoon #linkinpark #lyrics #video…”, March 19, 2017
- ↑ Rafael Perez (@rafatoon) no Instagram: “Disfrutar del trabajo, soñar y vivir para eso. Hoy les presento un video que me hace feliz, por la…”, March 17, 2017