Sir Paul McCartney stars as a hologram in the 28th century universe of the video game Destiny for his latest music video for Hope For The Future – a brand new song for Destiny’s soundtrack. Recorded at Abbey Road with a 120 piece orchestra, it’s a cinematic, sweeping piece of music, which matches perfectly the awesome landscapes.
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In the video above you’ll see Sir Paul serenading various Guardians via projection from a Ghost AI assistant. “Hope for the future, it’s coming soon enough,” Sir Paul sings in the chorus, “How much can we achieve? / Hope for the future, it will belong to us / If we believe; if we believe.”
Sir Paul wrote Hope For The Future exclusively for Destiny, working with producer Mark “Spike” Stent. Along with composers Marty O’Donnell and Michael Salvatori, he also composed an additional 50 minutes of music for the soundtrack. Interestingly, he wasn’t paid for the project, taking part solely for “the creativity.” A representative from the game’s developers Bungie commented, “There was no check involved, big or otherwise, he’s in it for the creativity. He got a wonderful opportunity to reach an audience that wouldn’t typically be immersed in Paul McCartney. They might hear the name — of course he’s everywhere, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the Olympics, obviously he’s touring and recording nonstop — but he sees it as a way to reach a new audience that might not otherwise hear his music.”
This week, McCartney released the track in standalone form, paired with four remixes.
It seems that McCartney is definitely into the virtual world and becoming more than just tech savvy. He recently teamed up with Jaunt for an innovative app that allows fans to view a performance of Live and Let Die from every imaginable angle. The footage was filmed using stereoscopic 3-D cameras during the last-ever concert at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park, where McCartney played in August – nearly 48 years after the Beatles played their final official gig at the venue.
