Today we are addressing a wonderful song, by an amazing voice in the world of music – Lana Del Rey.
She is an American singer and songwriter, offering us very stylized, cinematic quality and romantic, tragic, and melancholic themes.
She sings mainly baroque pop and dream pop-rock.
Summertime Sadness is a song by Lana Del Rey, released for her second studio album named Born to Die.
The song has a length of 4:25 minutes and it is considered to be a pop ballad, with indie pop, trip-hop, and pop influences.
Released in June 2012, the free Summertime Sadness piano sheet music was written by Lana Del Rey and Rick Nowels, and was produced by Emile Hayne, Rick Nowels, and Devrim Karaoglu.
Looking into its composition, the song enchants us with a simple and lovely rhythm, composed of flute, strings, guitar, and keyboards.
The song immediately charted across Europe, reaching the top ten in Germany, Austria, Greece, and many other countries.
Appreciated by the public and critics, Summertime Sadness reached incredible success and it still is all over the media.
Summertime Sadness has also a beautiful music video, filmed in April 2012 in California, that shows Lana del Rey and Jaime King as a couple.
Unfortunately, the sad story of the two ends with they committing suicide by jumping from perilous heights.
The video gained a lot of views on YouTube and other social media such as Facebook and Twitter.
It was directed by Kyle Newman and Spencer Susser.
Jaime King said about the video that:
It's about not being able to live without the one you love, friend, or lover it doesn't matter, that's whatever you want it to be
The free Summertime Sadness piano sheets were remastered by Cedric Gervais in 2013 and commissioned for the Universal Germany label.
The good news is that Summertime Sadness is finally on our website and you can freely enjoy the materials you need to try playing it on your piano at home.
