Listen to Rostam set Amanda Gorman’s powerful inauguration day poem to music
nme.comRostam has shared his musical interpretation of the Inauguration Day poem that was written and delivered by Amanda Gorman earlier this week – you can listen to the piece below.The former National Youth Poet Laureate recited her work The Hill We Climb following Joe Biden’s inauguration as the 46th US President on Wednesday (January 20), with her performance and evocative words earning rich acclaim across the world.Songwriter, producer and former Vampire Weekend member Rostam said he was “deeply moved” by Gorman’s poem on Inauguration Day, explaining that he swiftly went about setting her poem to music through three different improvisational piano pieces.The end result mixes footage of Gorman reciting The Hill We Climb with Rostam performing.
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