When I first wrote “If You Love Something, Set It Free,” it was just a poem—a deeply personal reflection on love, sacrifice, and the painful strength it takes to let go of someone you hold dear. I never imagined how much life this piece would take on, or how powerfully it would resonate when transformed into music and now into a visual story.
The new music video is based on the EDM mix version of the song, giving the visuals a soaring, ethereal quality that mirrors the release and liberation at the heart of the track. It’s more than just a performance—it’s a cinematic interpretation of love’s haunting duality, capturing both the heartbreak of letting go and the transcendence that comes with acceptance.
Musically, this project is presented as two tracks:
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A reimagined ballad with a haunting Celtic melody, beautifully carried by flute and layered with timeless emotion. This version is intimate, raw, and steeped in the heartbreak of release.
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The EDM mix, which inspired the music video, is infused with new age orchestral sounds that elevate the piece into something otherworldly. It transforms the pain of letting go into liberation, turning heartbreak into rhythm and light.
In the video, the energy of the EDM mix guides every moment—the pulsing beats, ethereal orchestration, and emotional crescendos bring the poem’s journey to life. It’s a visual and sonic experience of release, freedom, and hope.
Creating this music video was both cathartic and eye-opening for me. It gave me a way to visually and sonically explore the poem’s meaning: that love, at its core, is never about possession—it is about freedom, trust, and the courage to let go.
I hope this video moves you the way the poem first moved me. Whether you find yourself reflecting on the ballad or immersed in the energy of the EDM mix, may it remind you of love’s power to both break and heal, to both hold and release.
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