Ed Sheeran continued with his new music and turned weekend into a real sobfest with the release of the new video for the upcoming film "The Fault in Our Stars" soundtrack number "All of the Stars," and it's a heartbreaker. The British singer knows his way around a heartbreaking love song, so it's no surprise on this one. Directed by Josh Boone, the romantic drama comedy, hits theaters June 6, is based on John Green's bestselling novel and stars "Divergent" actress Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort as two individuals who meet at a cancer support group meeting and fall in love.
Sidestepping his recent fare, which found Sheeran veering into funkier directions with his music, "All of the Stars" slots more snugly in the singer's softer acoustic rock presentation for which he came to be known originally. Accompanied by guitar and piano, Sheeran croons, "It's just another night/ and I'm staring at the moon," Sheeran sings pensively to start the tune, accompanied by warm piano notes, "I saw a shooting star and I thought of you." The chorus of "All of the Stars" kicks up the momentum a bit, acoustic guitar and piano complemented by percussion and the occasional strum of electric guitar, Sheeran crooning about "all of these stars will guide us home."
"I can hear your heart on the radio beat/ They're playing 'Chasing Cars'/ And I thought of you/ Back to our time/ How you and I used to be," he sings, remembering listening to Snow Patrol with a lost love. The track is all about falling in love under the stars, and the video captures the emotions perfectly, and this may just be Sheeran's most emotional video yet. It features fan-generated messages of encouragement submitted via Instagram. More than 5000 entries were received over a three day period, which is impressive given that the participants had no idea their handiwork would end up in the Brit's visual.
The finished product is a simple collage of encouraging fan art and all sorts of positive signs, drawings, affirmations and other inspirational quotes from John Green's novel to the story thrown in and posted on a wall, with the occasional snippet of film footage. It suits the sparse, emotional approach of "All Of The Stars." Sheeran essentially had the world's easiest job for this one and despite having a sing, he doesn't actually show his pretty little face until the last possible minute when the camera zooms out and the 23-year old artist is seen brooding on a couch, singing the song's final lyrics "I can see the stars from America." Watch and listen and try not to cry.
Sidestepping his recent fare, which found Sheeran veering into funkier directions with his music, "All of the Stars" slots more snugly in the singer's softer acoustic rock presentation for which he came to be known originally. Accompanied by guitar and piano, Sheeran croons, "It's just another night/ and I'm staring at the moon," Sheeran sings pensively to start the tune, accompanied by warm piano notes, "I saw a shooting star and I thought of you." The chorus of "All of the Stars" kicks up the momentum a bit, acoustic guitar and piano complemented by percussion and the occasional strum of electric guitar, Sheeran crooning about "all of these stars will guide us home."
"I can hear your heart on the radio beat/ They're playing 'Chasing Cars'/ And I thought of you/ Back to our time/ How you and I used to be," he sings, remembering listening to Snow Patrol with a lost love. The track is all about falling in love under the stars, and the video captures the emotions perfectly, and this may just be Sheeran's most emotional video yet. It features fan-generated messages of encouragement submitted via Instagram. More than 5000 entries were received over a three day period, which is impressive given that the participants had no idea their handiwork would end up in the Brit's visual.
The finished product is a simple collage of encouraging fan art and all sorts of positive signs, drawings, affirmations and other inspirational quotes from John Green's novel to the story thrown in and posted on a wall, with the occasional snippet of film footage. It suits the sparse, emotional approach of "All Of The Stars." Sheeran essentially had the world's easiest job for this one and despite having a sing, he doesn't actually show his pretty little face until the last possible minute when the camera zooms out and the 23-year old artist is seen brooding on a couch, singing the song's final lyrics "I can see the stars from America." Watch and listen and try not to cry.
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