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Sean Rowe Song Soars In New Ben Affleck Film
Friday, October 28th, 2016

Sean Rowe Song Soars In New Ben Affleck Film

Sean Rowe’s dramatic track “To Leave Something Behind” has found a well deserved new life and significantly larger audience care of 'The Accountant,' the new film starring Ben Affleck.

Originally released as a 7 inch single in 2013, the powerful Dylanesque track plays over the film’s end credit sequence, delivering a powerful coda to the story’s emotional conclusion.

It’s a marriage of sight and sound that has undoubtedly resonated with people, resulting in significant sales for the song as Rowe’s soulful voice and gifted songwriting is introduced to moviegoers throughout the world. Digital single sales have soared, 2,160 this week up from 68 the week before and 3 the previous week. Spotify streams were at 42,505 this week, up from 0 the week before. Shazam searches were at 13,174 this week.

Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/antirecords/sean-rowe-to-leave-something-behind

“I wrote this song while walking through a park in London almost 6 years ago, “ Rowe explains. “My son was back home in upstate NY, still in the womb at the time. Although I've attempted to put this song on my past records, it seems to have always wanted a space for itself. I suppose the subject matter of the song is emotionally charged and represents a sentiment that other people can relate to. There's a desperation to the times that we're living in and I was trying to reflect that in the song through my own experience of raising a family and trying to navigate the right moves.”

“As far as being in films...I'm a huge movie fan,” Rowe continues. “And there's something magical about songs when they attach to cinematic stories. Many times I write with the feeling that a movie scene is playing in my mind so the writing already has a kind of built-in movie set for me. But it's also fun to see what other people do with the song from a directors point of view. It takes on a new life.”

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