Watch: New Video for "Hero" from "Boyhood" Soundtrack Premieres

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The song "Hero" by Family of the Year, featured on the soundtrack to Richard Linklater's film Boyhood—and heard throughout the telecast of the Golden Globes as the film picked up three awards last Sunday—can now be heard in a new music video as well. Not long after the film received six Academy Award nominations and shortly before it won four Critics Choice Awards, the video, which includes footage from the film, premiered on BuzzFeed, which describes the song as "anthemic." You can watch it here.

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The song "Hero" by Family of the Year, featured on the soundtrack to Richard Linklater's film Boyhood—and heard throughout the telecast of the Golden Globes as the film picked up three awards last Sunday—can now be heard in a new music video as well. Yesterday, not long after the film received six Academy Award nominations and shortly before it won four Critics Choice Awards, the video, which includes footage from the groundbreaking film, premiered on BuzzFeed, which describes the song as "anthemic." You can watch the video below.

Family of the Year's Joe Keefe (lead vocals, guitars) recently sat down with the New York Post to discuss the song and its relationship to the film. You can read that article at nypost.com.

Download the Boyhood soundtrack today on iTunes or pick up a copy in the Nonesuch Store, where CD orders include a download of the complete album at checkout.

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  • Friday, January 16, 2015
    Watch: New Video for "Hero" from "Boyhood" Soundtrack Premieres
    Elizabeth Weinberg

    The song "Hero" by Family of the Year, featured on the soundtrack to Richard Linklater's film Boyhood—and heard throughout the telecast of the Golden Globes as the film picked up three awards last Sunday—can now be heard in a new music video as well. Yesterday, not long after the film received six Academy Award nominations and shortly before it won four Critics Choice Awards, the video, which includes footage from the groundbreaking film, premiered on BuzzFeed, which describes the song as "anthemic." You can watch the video below.

    Family of the Year's Joe Keefe (lead vocals, guitars) recently sat down with the New York Post to discuss the song and its relationship to the film. You can read that article at nypost.com.

    Download the Boyhood soundtrack today on iTunes or pick up a copy in the Nonesuch Store, where CD orders include a download of the complete album at checkout.

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