It wouldn’t be a Cody Fry song without a bombastic orchestral ending, though. In a moment of grief, Fry strips all of the reverb from the orchestra and vocals to make it feel more intimate. From there, the instruments slowly re-enter as he tells the story of the lonely people, which eventually leads to Rigby’s demise. It all builds up to a massive sforzando, just after Fry sings “Eleanor Rigby” in a hushed voice. The cellos act as the metronome, bowing the same staccato quarter notes to hold the tempo down. “Eleanor Rigby” requires a 60-piece string section. The unique files of legato, operatic vocals aren’t the only thing special about this song. Peter’s Parish Church in Woolton, Liverpool, the very church where Paul McCartney and John Lennon first met in 1957. Interestingly enough, Eleanor Rigby was a real woman whose gravestone can be found at St. The story of the song follows two lonely people: Eleanor Rigby and Father McKenzie. The Beatles song about “all the lonely people” took on a new meaning during the pandemic. figure skating championship performance.Ĭritic Nicholas Gaudet had nothing but kind words for the song, giving it the ultimate compliment of comparing it to “Bohemian Rhapsody.” For Music Talkers, he commends “I Hear a Symphony” as “the true display of passion, love, musicianship and orchestration” and it’s safe to say that we’re all in agreement. After discovering and downloading TikTok, he was flooded with hundreds of videos of story animations, tear-jerking reunions and even a U.S. You can keep up with Cody on Instagram via TikTok via or on his website, composer described the experience of this song’s explosion as “getting struck by lightning” in an interview with American Songwriter. He once was asked to perform for Oprah on a Mediterranean cruise ship.
Cody has performed all over the globe including with the world-famous Metropole Orkest, and even had a rave-reviewed stint on American Idol. His genre-bending discography and musicianship gives him the opportunity to perform in a huge range of artistic contexts. Like father like son, Cody’s love of orchestration permeates much of his work and lends his sound a unique and truly cinematic quality. His father, Gary Fry, is an orchestral composer who writes for symphonic organizations all over the world. Growing up in a musical household, Cody was steeped in the world of music from a young age. So when Cody Fry sits down to write music for himself, it’s the sum of those experiences that make him an artist like no other you’ll come across. The Nashville-based singer/songwriter/composer/producer has written music for everything from national ad campaigns, to video games, apps, fashion events, Vimeo-Staff-Picked short films, A-list corporate scoring work for brands like Netflix and Google, and even a Super Bowl commercial for McDonald’s. His bombastic cover of "Eleanor Rigby" was recently nominated for a GRAMMY in the category of "Best Arrangement, Instruments & Vocals."Ī list of Cody’s career accomplishments might, at first, seem strange and wide-ranging. After the life-changing viral TikTok success of his song “I Hear a Symphony,” Cody Fry has embarked on a new creative journey with Symphony Sessions, a sweeping orchestral collection of new songs, new arrangements of old songs, and live videos featuring his signature widescreen approach to pop music.
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