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Bardcore, where musicians remake popular and classic songs in a (loosely) “Medieval” style is gaining quick popularity as of late. While the style has been around in various forms and related genres for quite a few years, a resurgence in 2020 is afoot, stepped off by YouTube artist Cornelius Link’s remake of Astronomia (Coffin Dance) […]
The official full length version of FINDING JOE: A story about Joseph Campbell and The Hero’s Journey has been made available on YouTube by the film’s producer, Patrick Solomon. The documentary features interviews and appearances by well know writers, actors, educators, and more, exploring the studies of famed mythologist, Joseph Campbell. Mr. Solomon has made […]
Music as theater has a long history, but few modern artists have embraced it as fully as the iconic Rick Wakeman. From a community center big band, playing with David Bowie in his early 20s, forming the most well-known prog rock band of all time, Yes, playing in a pub band, to performing his tribute […]
Joseph Campbell famously attended a Grateful Dead concert near the end of his life and commented about being reminded of Dionysian festivals. John Bucher, writing at the Joseph Campbell Foundation, briefly reviews some of Campbell’s takes on modern entertainment at the time and its drift away from the mythical and spiritual interests of ancient cultures […]
The cast of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings joins Josh Gad on his YouTube channel for an epic reunion of memories, laughs, new and familiar stories in support of the charity No Kid Hungry. Tune in below and listen to the end for a special performance of The Edge of Night by Billy Boyd.
Finding epic sci-fi and fantasy songs is what we do here and while searching for tunes came across a blog post a few years ago that had a nice list of “10 songs that are basically sci-fi/fantasy novels in music form”. Read the full article at Barnes & Noble for details on their selections, but […]
Andy Serkis will give a continuous live reading of The Hobbit to raise money for two charities, the NHS Charities Together and Best Beginnings. “So many of us are struggling in isolation during the lockdown,” he said. “While times are tough, I want to take you on one of the greatest fantasy adventures ever written, […]
The Boston Pops Orchestra, under the direction of Keith Lockhart, performs a musical video tribute, Summon the Heroes. The tribute features a composition by John Williams, composer of many of the most well known fantasy and sci-film soundtracks of all time including Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Superman, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and […]
Curated music, interviews, news and more from Heroes and Mortals Radio! Presenting the Heroes and Mortals Interview series: PDX Sci-Fi Book Club and The Elven Scholar Tune in below to listen in live! When: Wednesday, April 22 at 4pm PST and Sunday, April 26 at 11am PST Where: https://heroesandmortals.com Interview with Diane from: Portland SCI-FI Book […]
We’ve been hard at work preparing for the adventure that is our new programming schedule here at Heroes and Mortals Radio and the new schedule is now live! Following the path of the hero’s journey we’ve developed a series of fantastic daytime blocks of music and themed evening music: Monday: Sci-Fi Night Tuesday: Celtic Night […]
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