Drawing us in with a rippling piano performance and subtle acoustic guitar motifs, the.flyingSAM and Julia Beaudoin open Stay A Little Longer with intricacy and ethereal vocal ad-libs before we experience the vulnerable and situational lyrics, “The house is quiet tonight, but my mind won’t rest, too many questions, too much I can’t fix, I hear your voice across the room, trying hard to sound ok…”
We immediately connect with the high emotional quotient of the song. It is clear that Samuel wrote this from the deeply personal experience of watching his father battle cancer. In essence, the song captures the helplessness of wanting to protect someone you love.
The lyrics show us how so much remains outside our control. Julia’s vocals do this justice with the subtle breaks and emotional resonance. Her delivery feels truly human, and this feels important in today’s digital music landscape more than ever. The production is timeless and truly cinematic.
For sync placements, we could imagine Stay A Little Longer fitting into films such as A Monster Calls, The Farewell, The Tree of Life, Our Friend, The Descendants and Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. On television, it could work well in This Is Us, After Life, The Leftovers, A Million Little Things or Normal People.
Based in Stuttgart, Germany, the.flyingSAM is songwriter and producer Samuel Schultz. He began writing songs at 13 and later taught himself music production. Samuel has built his project around personal storytelling and collaborations with musicians and vocalists from around the world. Here, his work features Canadian singer Julia Beaudoin, alongside acoustic guitar from Ukrainian musician Oleksandra Svyrydenko and subtle backing vocals from the Heartbeat Choir.
Needless to say, we are in awe of the cathartic and moving track, and have added Stay A Little Longer to our New Music Spotlight playlist, and our TIMELESS playlist, whilst we continue to watch the beautiful animated music video, and stream the wider discography of the.flyingSAM, including Every Step, Every Dream, and Stronger Than You Know.