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"Marathon"
Written and performed by Yan
Produced by Dima Graziani
"Time is running a marathon, and it doesn't stop for me."
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Marathon lyrics explained
The Story
Marathon drafts
The Process
January 2016: I run out of my statistics lecture into the hallway, and whisper this tune into my phone. Marathon is born.
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About a week later I recorded this piano draft on my phone at home.
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February 2016: I recorded this "orchestrated" demo at home, which includes both a piano and a strings part.
Music Video
Marathon MV&BTS
BEHIND THE SCENES
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(Both Andre and Bryan made their own BTS videos)
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Bryan McGowan
Andre von Nickisch
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Acoustic Performance
Marathon stream
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Acoustc
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