Music from The Walking Dead: Episode 0608 :From Start To Finish

As this is our final post of the year, this seemed fitting. We here are fans of The Walking Dead, the show certainly has it's flaws and questionable writing at times, but we can't but help be entertained and invested in the journey of Rick Grimes, Carl, Glenn, Maggie, Carol, Daryl and the rest of the crew. Recently the show aired it's midseason finale, which many (myself included) was a bit lackluster and had what I feel is possibly one of the dumbest moments of the series. Let me not get started on that handing over the guns to a psychotic murderous person with a knife thing.

Jessie is cool and really good looking but her kids are just the absolute worst.

Still, it wasn't all bad. It did have a few cool zombie scenes and it provided us with this absolutely beautiful piece of music. In the final scene as Rick and co. attempt to make their way through the heard using that good ole walker gut poncho tactic, things start to slow down, the majority of the sound drops out and in comes this haunting combination of piano and synth goodness that is easily one of the most moving pieces of scoring found on the show. I have been thinking about it since I had seen it and it's impact during this scene elevated it greatly. I only wish Ron and Sam's dumbasses weren't in it to damper it. I did some searching and have finally come across it. As we end one year and begin another, this music seems perfect to reflect on what this year brought us good and bad, and what lies ahead. Credit must be given to the talented Bear McCeary who composed this killer piece of work. So give it a listen and hopefully it inspires you to take advantage of life in 2016 or at the very least steer clear of some Walkers and hope the mid-season premiere delivers the same way this epic tune did.