Post "The Rain Road [now available]" by "worldsbeyondnumber"

Sophie Hall

If the answer is a yes please let me know who should be credited as composer (obvs Taylor Moore, but any others). If we manage to perform I'll share any recordings. Also if you'd be up for sharing some sheet music for an accompanist and/or sheets that show the solo parts with the satb (as in the recording) or the extra verse in satb, or anything else that might help a choir learn and perform this as intended that would also be amazing as my choir master is old school so I might need to sell him on it!

Sophie Hall

Thank you, this song moves my heart every time. Will it be ok to learn and perform this with my choir? We are not for profit, but do sell tickets for shows to fund accompanist salaries, room hire etc. Don't want to infringe copyright but would love love love to sing this in a group!

A. Villarreal

If people record themselves I can be the person who edits it together- I made so many virtual choir videos during the pandemic <3

Jack Wonder

Oh this is a separate post from the one locked onto the main page.

Stephanie Heinz

I decided to restart my Animal Crossing Island and blanking on a town name I went with Toma. I just updated the town song to be the end of Rain Road and it wasn't until Isabelle sang it that I realized how cute it's going to be for the villagers to be singing it to each other 🥹

Ricarda Wullenkord

This song was the thing that finally brought me over the edge to join the patreon for this insanely amazing podcast, because it made me feel ALL THE FEELS. So wonderful.

Ozo

I believe they've saaid as much on a Fireside episode. I'd really love to hear this if it ever does come together.

Dean

Still coming back to this, in the middle of a sea shanty phase and this is permanently on that list.

El Pethybridge

So I'm the co-founder/ Admin Director of a nonprofit Pagan choir and I'd love to run this piece by my co-founder/Musical Director! We're community-focused, not performance-focused so, given the encouragement of fan covers, I'm guessing y'all wouldn't have an issue with that? Thanks so much for making the music and lyrics available! I was already craving that, even before I considered the possibility of putting it before the choir!

Erin Hopkins

I’m so glad I finished episode 14 at home today and not on the daily listen on my drive to work…I am a puddle 😭

Jules Vance

Boy, I’m late on the draw here, but I had to give it a shot after it was stuck in my head for like three weeks running https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxuHj0PuJUp/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

via

this song still brings me to tears every time i listen, idek what feeling it’s evoking in me but it’s a strong one

Mike Littrell

You can't just mention a second verse and not post it...

Chartle

What a beautiful song!!! I just had to make my own (orchestral) cover: https://soundcloud.com/hkleissen/the-rain-road-cover (i included a little easter egg at the end ;) )

Alyshondra Meacham

I have done the thing! https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8jkdsUF/

Alyshondra Meacham

I did the thing! Here’s the alto part of The Rain Road on Tiktok - please duet! https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8jkdsUF/

Seth Brandhagen

You are all such wonderfully talented creators and inspired me to create my own world and share it with those around me. You make me feel that stories matter, and the stories we share matter most of all. This song brought this community closer together and I thank you all for it deeply.

Taliesin Breen

Are any of y’all the kind of of content creator that records their reactions to things? Because MY BONES crave watching someone hear The Rain Road for the first time in-episode. I can’t go back in time and experience that for the first time myself, so I wanna watch someone else do it. [edited because I cannot wordz sometimes]

Kier Oldkirk

I have literally cried every time I've heard this song. Very powerful stuff you all are making here. Keep up the amazing work.

Brianna M

I was thinking this same thing!!

Raine

Idk if this is better for the Fireside form or here lol, but... how do you feel about covers that include (a guess at) the secret bonus verse? I am NOT very musical but I can play one note at a time on guitar, and I mashed together my best guess at one-note-at-a-time tabs for the melody (mostly based on the choral arrangement) and I'd love to post/send somewhere as a fan thing a cover if I get it to a place I'm happy with, lol. (If it's ok to share I can try to convert the one note at a time tabs to something legible and not scrawled in a notebook, too, but I don't want to do anything without asking first! The extent of my musical training is middle school band though, so I make no promises of the quality.)

Jennifer

So, we're absolutely going to create a mass fan stitch of ourselves singing this, right?

Jennifer

You absolutely outdid yourselves on this one. I was driving with the podcast on and had to pull over; just to sit with the music. The arrangement is stunning and the lyrics feel so natural to the narrative. Incredible (Also, there is a mans voice underneath that sounds like (I'm hoping is) Brennan or Taylor

Justin Leaming

I was so stoked to hear about how this song was created. Just beautiful.

Rai

((crying)) It's just so good!!! Thank you!!!!

Rob Wiltbank

You're welcome! I'm glad it's appreciated. :)

Evilest Teapot

Sorry about that! I’ll see what I can do

TrashBabySpice

This is so lovely!! Thank you so much for putting it together!

TrashBabySpice

When I tried opening this it said that I didn't have permission to view it. I'm not familiar with the site but I made an account, is there any way to make it viewable? I'm wanting to work on it during my music lessons (:

Stephanie Baeza

This made me tear up when I listened the first time and I'm tearing up again. Thank you for sharing this beautiful art with us!!

Caywood Rider

Oh I’m so glad someone else thought this. I’ve been trying to pick out the harmonies in Northwest Passage by ear for the past few months, and now I can add The Rain Road to my practice!

Finn Steward

Thanks so much for including guitar tabs! Taylor! You thoughtful genius, you

Rob Wiltbank

Here's the full score. :) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QcuUPFmt4Xkksl2aLp9SSL-rh_RemOXf/view?usp=sharing

Stephanie

What are the odds that we could get sheet music for the orchestral version? 👀

Meredith Hotard

What are y’all’s feelings about (free) public choral performances of this piece? And about modifying the arrangement to meet the voicing of the group? I’m a choir director and I’m picking out music for my groups next concert right now.

Rob Wiltbank

Thank you so much!!! It was a lot of fun to put together. :)

lunarsummer

This is fantastic!!

Anastasia Sledgianowski

It reminds me of "In Dreams" from LOTR

Evilest Teapot

My best attempt at putting together some sheet music for the keyboard. It's a mmix of the chords and the choral arrangement rather than trying to work from the demo but I think it works quite well. I might put a video up here if I get the time as well. https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:52a6e44e-dcfe-3e9b-aae9-81057c102540 Edit: Link has been changed, hopefully that works!

Karl256

Made a Acapella extended version hope you like it. (Please forgive the breathyness.) https://soundcloud.com/karl-liggin/the-rain-road-extended-karl?si=95abe46dcd284151bbf355e8d552edc4&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Rob Wiltbank

I put this on the wrong post -- my apologies!! To preface this, I'm a percussionist more than I am a composer, but the podcast and the music inspired me to create a symphonic arrangement of The Rain Road. It's not a full-length interpretation, but it's a beautiful (in my humble opinion) arrangement nonetheless. :) https://soundcloud.com/rob-wiltbank/the-rain-road?si=6366abeb72da4b80a55f12953ca3a694 Thank you Brennan, Erika, Aabria, Lou, and Taylor for all that you do and all who you inspire.

Ashlie Stuckey

I haven't picked up my flute in years, but it would be so fun to see what how a flute quartet of the choral arrangement would sound. Thank you so much for such amazing access to this beautiful piece of music. You've all done spectacular work on this.

Giu Alonso

What CANT you guys do?!

The Wizard Spring

Do you have an inspiration playlist (ie songs that are similar in style/theme)

Enna Strider

Now I just really want a version the cast sings all the diffrent parts of the harmonies.

Mary McCormick

Ideally, where would the unrecorded verse go in the song?

Kendal G

Have you considered releasing mp3s of any of the background music used throughout the series? I'd love to have some kind of original score album from chapter 1

Micah Grinnell

Absolutely gorgeous. Now share the rest :)

June Walker

I really love this song! Thank you so much for offering all of the PDFs too! I may end up using this with my music therapy patients :D

Matt Thackray

I literally stopped in my tracks at work when the first verse hit.

KinzokuRa

The level of effort you guys are putting into this story brings to me tears every. Single. Episode. I love it so damn much! I am more excited for this story than anything else I’ve ever read or listened to. Thank you all so much!!

Thursday

I love how you all bring beauty into fantasy like hr best storytellers.

Mercy Meilunas

I'm in!

Mercy Meilunas

This is so beautiful... thank you for sharing it with is. I'm not crying

Squirrelly Girlie the not very girlie squirrel

I just love you all

PokéRedstone

Store? STORE? WHERES THE AHOOHOO SHIRT????? WHERE IS IT

Alana Turnbull

stunning! i'd love to know who sings in it!

Andy Horton

Thank you! This is maybe the gold standard of fan engagement, responding quickly and generously with a ton of things that the fans clamored for

SRH

ahhhh thank you so much!!!

Bryan Reid

What’s amazing is the production value you put into your shows that you produced this song. This is SO much more than D&D.

mguin

Thanks! Delightful

Mike Brody

Thanks! We were looking at the tabs and the choral, and considering how we’d piece it together. We’ll give that a shot!

Gentle

Oh wow, so lovely and so kind to give us the tabs and all... wanders off to get guitar.

Thomas Hollyer

I was listening to this part of the episode whilst doing the dishes and the next thing I knew I was just stood sobbing in the kitchen.

Nahda

OMG, you are the best. Let's go cover this **

alida

This is ridiculously cool!!

Chris Rzepa

NOT THE FULL TABS AND CHORAL ARRANGEMENT YOU GEMS! I'm so so so happy!

Cody Ell

Was totally not expecting singing in the episode so when it started I had to stop whatever I was doing and just listen. Then ya’ll went and released the song?!? Amazing and well done

Chris Gladis

Thanks for releasing this! I can't wait to hear the fan covers that come from it.

Leshy

Going feral over this thanks so much

Anja Rohde

Thank you so much! You guys are the best! I really love that song and it makes me want to be there on that blanket on the forest floor.

Katelyn Steinke

So... I can expect a full live choir/orchestra medley of all the music like this from the campaign coming in a few years, yeah? This is gorgeous, bravo.

Ren Challacombe

Yes!! I arrange a lot of Irish folk songs for choir and this would fit right in. It feels timeless.

Ren Challacombe

He joins Griffin McElroy in “i just decided to do this for a dnd podcast now here’s the best fucking music ever”

Jessica Russell

Thank you so much!

loreaxis

This is so cool of you! Thank you so much :D

Alyshondra Meacham

“Key of C (get it?)” I SEA YOU TAYLOR

David Stanley

Thanks for sharing. A beautiful piece.

Joshua Smith

Key of C 🤣

Alyshondra Meacham

Totally agree

Brandon Carbaugh

I love how parts of the chord progression sound similar to Auld Lang Syne (at least to me). So it has the feeling of a cozy old tune you half-recognize.

A Concerning Number of Bees

i extend the heartiest of thanks, now i just need to figure out how to inject it into my veins

lunarsummer

"Yall seemed to like the song" Understatement of the CENTURY

Heather T

Meep. Yes that would be so much fun

Worlds Beyond Number

I don’t think I have the bandwidth to do that, but if he just takes the chords from the guitar tab and plays them all in first inversion with a lot of voice leading he’ll totally get it!

Worlds Beyond Number

Yep. Naram is the lord of the gentle sea. Peaceful.

Mary McCormick

THIS IS WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT

AGL

This is sooo lovely! I live for those Celtic influences, it reminds me of classic folk songs/shanties like “The Northwest Passage”

Mary Poppin's Jellyfish

This is amazing, the entire composition is just lovely! ❤️

Alyshondra Meacham

Ok, I’m practicing the alto part and will put it up on TikTok when I have it down. Anyone who wants to join, look for #wbn or #theRainRoad

Jordan Youssef

Patrons: hey the song is great could we maybe get the lyrics if it’s not too much to ask :) Taylor, probably: Omg yeah here’s EVERYTHING I ever did regarding this song. Hope you enjoy! Talk about going above and beyond (number)! This is the best $5 a month I could ever spend

Alyshondra Meacham

As someone who has really wanted so much more singing in her life, thank you thank you thank you. This is a thing of beauty. Having tabs AND choral music AND demos is just so fantastic, and I appreciate the thoughtfulness *so much*

Alyshondra Meacham

I am totally in

Mike Brody

This is amazing!! My son would love the sheet music for the piano demo so he can try to play it, if you decide to make that available too.

Kunnaya Wimooktanon

Just a thought, but I’d be in for a community chorus project like what The Longest Johns did where they got people to sing different parts of a song and mix them all together. They turn out really awesome.

Steely Danish

I am currently performing cell culture in a sterile biosafety hood and trying to sing along with the bass harmony in my headphones, thanking my lucky stars that no one else is in the lab right now.

Courtney Yovich

Aaaaaand I’m crying again 😭

Andrew Winstead

This song gave me goosebumps! Minor question, but there's a slight discrepancy in the lyrics between the lyrics sheet and the choral arrangement. In Chorus 2, the lyrics sheet says "I am the peace of waves" and the choral arrangement says "I am the piece of waves". Based on context I'm assuming the lyrics sheet is correct?

Will Twiner

So that thing there was no way Taylor could do because he was a one man show cutting together 2 feature length movies a month … yeah he did it in less than a week. PAY TAYLOR MORE AND HIRE SOME HELP FOR HIM!

Ethan

It still blows my mind that Taylor just decided one day to teach himself to compose music - and now we have this masterpiece of a song

Gregg Simms

Amazing! Now how much for the rest of this arcs music 🎵 ?

Connor Sponsler

It still moves me when I think of it "Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation on my mind It's part of the water cycle and it happens all the time" No, but, seriously this song is amazing and made me feel things

TheSPAMi

This song made me cry during my walk to work when I listened to the episode. Catch me wiping my face while (safely) crossing a crosswalk ✌️😭

Worlds Beyond Number

We live for danger. Specifically this danger. Choir danger. -t

Ren Challacombe

This is so dangerous of you to share when I am preparing repertoire for the choir I’m directing.

Lucien Thunderstruck(Please insert Mungo roar)

This is amazing, thank you!

Nat_is_a_GM

Thank you so much

Thomas Flott

YEAH

Daniel Pickstone

A truly beautiful song, well done and thanks for sharing.

Benjamin Liao Gormley

If you turn on the setting in Spotify to show audio files from your device, you can add it to your playlists after you download the mp3!

A

Omg thank you 😭😭😭

Nat_is_a_GM

I need this on Spotify like immediately

LVK

Crying at work ✌🏼

Susan Gray

Taylor, you diamond in a sea of fine human beings! Thank you!

Jay

the song was so incredible to hear, thanks so much for this!

Katlynn

I’m immediately transported to Port Talon listening to this. Amazing job!

Sam Freggy

From the main feed episode notes: This episode featured a song called The Rain Road, with music by Taylor Moore and lyrics by Taylor Moore and Brennan Mulligan. Look at us, like Hall and Oates over here! We had wonderful help with the choral arrangement from composer and choir director Héctor Muñoz (available for hire!) and the Macraphona Choir: Camila Chaij (solo), Micaela Roldán Juan Leoni, and Nahuel Camargo

Damien Kirby

I think it's the one played when the great bear is often around.

Lauren D

Out of curiosity do we know who the singer is? I didn't see a mention in the episode notes.

Ben

there are so, so many people humming this tonight

Finn Farechild

This is honestly the only patreon I've ever subscribed to that actually felt worth it

Phil

This may be my favorite patreon ever. Ya'll produce so many surprise gifts for your supporters

Allyn

AAAAAAAAA!!!!! I’m so excited about this!!!!

Stephen McMullan

This is so based good god props to the team!

Adriana Duffy

ahhhh this is amazing thank you!!

Lilith Evenstar

THANK YOU SO MUCH YAAAAAAAAY

Aisha Barrows

This is the most amazing gift ever, thank you

Dean Browell

Ya’ll are so extra and we are here for it

Andi

You are too good to us 😭😭😭

Masochismet

THANK YOU SO MUCH

Jules Vance

When I tell you I had just finished cobbling together my own version, complete with a made-up second verse, when I got the email about this post! I am a kid in a candy store, truly

Meg Hanna

Holy shit you guys. Any one of those things by itself would been incredible, but all six?!?? You're the best!

Devin Eagles

Beautiful music

Kira O'Dell

THANK YOU TAYLOR. I CRIED SO. SO. MUCH

Mackenzie Moyer

THANK YOU!!! 🥹

Jorey Kay Mull

Do you mean the closing strings piece?

AJ Mackenzie

I got so emotional listening to it for the first time in amongst the campaign plot, listening to it truly makes me picture a community finally coming back together as one. 'A harmony of humanity' is how I'd describe it.

Ari Crossby

Oh, wow. 😭 excuse me while I re-tune my guitar. This is incredible!

Dylln

Would be so cool to see this as a single for an Official Campaign Soundtrack™..... 👀👀👀(please make more music you're really good)

Christie Joesbury

It's epic and sweet. Who is the featured singer in the track?

Ayala

oh my god THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hannah Brown

OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH

LB Brimer

ASKED AND ANSWERED 💖 Thank you, Taylor!

JT Gwozdz

This was a gorgeous song. The sound of Worlds Beyond Number continues to set the show apart!

breaksh0t

you guys are amazing!

Lars Leemans

Yess this awesome to have. I'd love to also get an album or playlist with all the songs and background music of the podcast. I *need* the audio that played during Naram's 'rampage' in my life

Nandi Kayyy

So sick

Andrew Cabrera

Nice! I’m unsure if this is feasible, but it would be great to also have this on Apple Music & Spotify. No rush and thanks for the file releases!

Kelsey Aeilts

SO excited to listen to your compositions, so wildly good for a podcast. Crossing my fingers for an eventual album release. 🤩

Dominique Dixon

This is so nice and even though I don't need all of it I'm downloading all of it to support Taylor and his amazing comp skills 😍🥹

Beanedict Cumbfurbatch

Y’all are too good to us. I’m currently sitting in the voice chat for my session tonight talking about this song with my players and all of a sudden we get this notification ♥️