Difference between revisions of "Leaving Hope"

Latest revision as of 00:38, 25 April 2023

Album:Still

Length:5:57

Versions:Leaving Hope

"Leaving Hope" is the final song of The Fragile era, closing off Still. The piece shares its name with Trent Reznor's former music publishing entity. A source for both uses of the name is potentially the film Pumpkinhead, which features a sign using the phrase. Reznor and company noted the influence of horror cinema on previous works, adding to the likeliness of this source.

In December 2005, Reznor granted a gratis license to an advertising agency to use the song in a public service announcement to promote a mental health hotline for those affected by Hurricane Katrina. The song was also used by Coil with Black Sun Productions on a track entitled "All This Has Always To Be Filmed. The Cameraman Has To Wear A Black Leather Coat." from the album The Plastic Spider Thing: Coil Remixed.

Appearances

Halos

And All That Could Have Been (Deluxe Edition CD; 2002)
Still (2002)

Versions

Leaving Hope

This is the only version available. It is a slow-paced, layered instrumental with an extended fadeout at the end. It uses a synthesizer pad built from samples of Reznor's voice, also utilized in "The Frail." It also features swarming tones that may be processed e-bow guitar, and the pre-outro has single harmonic guitar notes with a very hammered sound, as though the strings are being tapped with a drumstick or similar object.

Live

"Leaving Hope" has never been played live.

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 | album = ''[[Still]]''
 | length = 5:57
+| BPM = 66
 | versions = Leaving Hope
-| live = N/A
+| live = [[NIN songs never played live|Unperformed]]
-}}'''"Leaving Hope"''' is the final song of ''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]]'' era, closing off ''[[Still]].'' It is a slow-paced layered [[:Category:NIN Instrumentals|instrumental]] with an extended fade-out at the end.
+}}'''"Leaving Hope"''' is the final song of ''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]]'' era, closing off ''[[Still]].'' The piece shares its name with [[Trent Reznor]]'s former music publishing entity. A source for both uses of the name is potentially the film ''Pumpkinhead'', which features a sign using the phrase. Reznor and company noted the influence of horror cinema on previous works, adding to the likeliness of this source.
-In December 2005, [[Trent Reznor]] granted a gratis license to an advertising agency to use the song in a public service announcement to raise funds to restore and rebuild New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
+In December 2005, Reznor granted a gratis license to an advertising agency to use the song in a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHXqbb8yVv4 public service announcement] to promote a mental health hotline for those affected by Hurricane Katrina. The song was also used by [[Coil]] with Black Sun Productions on a track entitled "All This Has Always To Be Filmed. The Cameraman Has To Wear A Black Leather Coat." from the album ''The Plastic Spider Thing: Coil Remixed''.
-===Meaning===
-The song was written when Reznor was at "the bottom" of his drug addiction, according to him. As the title suggests, the song creates an atmosphere, lets it dwindle to nothingness, then returns it to its former glory, only to have it fade in a chorus of voices. "Leaving Hope" is also the name under which Reznor copyrights his music.
 ===Song Credits===
 *Performance: Trent Reznor
 *Mix engineering: [[Alan Moulder]]
-*Engineering: [[Alan Moulder]]
+*Engineering: Alan Moulder
 *Second engineering: [[Leo Herrera]]
 *Programming: [[Keith Hillebrandt]]
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 ==Versions==
 ===Leaving Hope===
-This is the only version available.
+This is the only version available. It is a slow-paced, layered [[:Category:NIN Instrumentals|instrumental]] with an extended fadeout at the end. It uses a synthesizer pad built from samples of Reznor's voice, also utilized in "[[The Frail]]." It also features swarming tones that may be processed e-bow guitar, and the pre-outro has single harmonic guitar notes with a very hammered sound, as though the strings are being tapped with a drumstick or similar object.
 ==Live==
-"Leaving Hope" has never been played live.
+"Leaving Hope" [[NIN songs never played live|has never been played live]].
 [[Category:NIN Songs]]
 [[Category:NIN Songs Never Played Live]]
 [[Category:NIN Instrumentals]]
+[[Category:Know The Score]]