Name: Memento Mori (first take, not produced) by Mike O'Mara
Duration: 3 min 43 s
Description: Day 3 of my self-imposed ‘write 20 songs in 20 days’ challenge. A reflection on life, getting older, and what we leave behind.

This song is an 8-bit tribute to my mentor and friend, Mike O'Mara, one of the best men I know. I wrote this in two days over the course of something like 10 hours. Mike, I haven't played any video games in three days for this.

The original song is for choir and piano, an opener written for a musical revue called w00t!, about growing up in the information age. If you want to hear more of Mike's music, you can hear it on his YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/MikeOMara

This song was written using only 3 separate sounds (percussion, bass, melody/harmony) and 4 tracks. If you have any comments, criticisms, or requests, please let me know! This by no means a "final" version.

w00t!

Day 3 of my self-imposed ‘write 20 songs in 20 days’ challenge. A reflection on life, getting older, and what we leave behind.

Memento Mori (first take, not produced)

I'm a composer, performer, director and podcaster - originally from Chicagoland, now in Michigan. Founder of etc. Music School (www.etcmusicschool.org), writer / composer of hundreds of songs, plays and musicals, and host of The Story Goes podcast.

Memento Mori (first take, not produced)

Mike O'Mara

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