| "Speak to Me" | ||||
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| Single by Amy Lee | ||||
| Released | March 17, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2017 | |||
| Studio | Skywalker Ranch (Nicasio, California) | |||
| Length | 4:35 | |||
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| "Speak to Me" on YouTube | ||||
"Speak to Me" is a song by American singer-songwriter Amy Lee recorded for the independent film Voice from the Stone (2017). It was made available for digital download on March 17, 2017. Lee collaborated with the film's score producer Michael Wandmacher and director Eric Dennis Howell, with whom she got acquainted to Voice from the Stone and its plot. Inspired by the film's storyline, which she could relate to as a recent mother, Lee decided to contribute to the soundtrack with an original song. Musically, "Speak to Me" is a piano ballad instrumentally complete with strings, booming drums and cellos, and is lyrically from the perspective of the deceased protagonist communicating to her child. The song was featured in the end credits of the film.
"Speak to Me" received critical acclaim from music critics, who praised Lee's performance, its cinematic sound and poignancy. Lee collaborated with Howell on the music video, which was shot at the same location as the film, in Siena. It serves as a parallel backstory to the film, and features Lee singing and playing the piano near an ancient castle and scenes of her walking in the surroundings with a boy. The visual received positive feedback from critics who felt that it was a fitting accompaniment to the song's overall musical style and the film's tone.