{"id":3409,"date":"2026-04-04T16:31:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T16:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielhartlaub.com\/?p=3409"},"modified":"2026-04-07T20:08:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:08:47","slug":"3409","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielhartlaub.com\/?p=3409","title":{"rendered":"OUT NOW: THE FELIX SONG. Necessary Animals. Music video. 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"The Felix Song. Necessary Animals. Music video. \" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dc9jgdzzEEA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">3 days before WW II ended, Daniel Hartlaub\u00b4s uncle, <a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Felix_Hartlaub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Felix Hartlaub<\/a> (*1913), a draughtsman and writer, boarded a train and disappeared, leaving behind a short life full of mysteries and unanswered questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The music video <i>The Felix Song<\/i> is a first musical and visual impression of the feature film project <a href=\"http:\/\/danielhartlaub.com\/?p=3276\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Vanished. The Curious Life and Death of Felix Hartlaub<\/em><\/a>, Daniel Hartlaub and Keith Rodway are currently working on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">The music video is also published on the App <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/app\/id1436230809\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">berlinHistory <\/a>where Felix\u00b4life in Berlin can be retraced with audio readings of his writings (speaker: <a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bernhard_Schir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bernhard Schir<\/a>), photos, and info texts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><i>The Felix Song<\/i><\/span><br \/>\nGermany\/UK 2026<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Digital animation<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Length: 5:13 m<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Drawings\/Editing: Daniel Hartlaub<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Music (video): <a href=\"https:\/\/necessaryanimals.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Necessary Animals<\/a><br \/>\nLyrics: Keith Rodway<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\u00a9 Hartfilms &amp; Necessary Animals, Keith Rodway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">For the <i>The Felix Song <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/necessaryanimals.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Necessary Animals<\/a>\u00a0are<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simoncharterton.com\/music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Simon Charterton<\/a> &#8211; Drums<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hutchdemouilpied.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hutch Demouilpied<\/a> &#8211; Trumpet<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anthony_Moore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anthony Moore<\/a> &#8211; Guitar<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/keithrodway?igsh=MXBxNnljd3l4azRlMg==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Keith Rodway<\/a> &#8211; Bass, Synths<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Brian Schmidt &#8211; Strings<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/amanda_big_believe?igsh=N2pubWhhYThpOTcx https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/amanda_big_believe?igsh=N2pubWhhYThpOTcx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amanda Thompson<\/a> &#8211; Vocals, Piano, Guitar<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><em><strong>The Felix Song<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><em><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">And you took that train<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">And we said goodbye<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">And I felt the rain<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Under\u00a0a clear blue sky<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">And all the friends we&#8217;d made<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">The life we&#8217;d yet to live<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">You had so much to say<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">So much to give<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><em><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">These voices\u00a0in my head<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><em><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Vibrations on the wires<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><em><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">So many paths to tread<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><em><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Frustrations and desires<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><em><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">A life lived out of time<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><em><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">A race that was never run<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><em><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">What could you have achieved<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><em><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">You had only just begun<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><em><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">I walk down by the riverside<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><em><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">The moon behind the clouds<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><em><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">I feel we&#8217;re being shadowed<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><em><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Predators prowl the crowds<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><em><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">It&#8217;s a dangerous world we live in<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><em><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">I don&#8217;t know who to trust<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><em><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Our love will end in ruin<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><em>O<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">ur dreams will turn to dust<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><em><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Everything now is collapsing<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><em><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">And we&#8217;re watching in real time<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><em><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">You took that train from the heartland<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><em><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">To cross the line<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><em><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">The dead still walk among the living<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><em><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">But they&#8217;re keeping out of range<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><em><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">I&#8217;ll remember you as a living ghost<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><em><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">It&#8217;s a melancholy age<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; 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