134 Nerdfighters from 30 Countries singing We're Here Because We're Here

We're here because we're here.

Thank you so much to everyone who participated in, inspired and/or encouraged this crazy project! It was remarkable to watch the choir slowly build in strength as I added each individual voice.

This project was inspired by the Auld Lang Syne episode of John Green's podcast, The Anthropocene Reviewed:    • Auld Lang Syne: The Anthropocene Revi...  

Thank you to Laura from the UK for surprising me with that stunning violin solo, which elevated this video to a whole new level.

Thank you to Damon from New Zealand for sharing with me the Maori proverb used at the end of this video. He also shared with me this performance, in which the proverb is actually sung to the tune of Auld Lang Syne:    • Hutia - HiriniMelbourne (MatuaTwinsCo...  

Here's some interesting data I collected if you're a dork like me:
34.1% of participants claimed to have a bad singing voice! You guys are too dang modest.
There was a slight majority of female participants (about 65%)

Tech:
All tracks were manually synced in Garageband (by ear and by comparing waveforms) on my Macbook Pro. Video made in iMovie.

Support our creative participants!
Nerdfighter art website by Joshua Hoeflich: https://lofinerdfighters.org/
Educational biology videos by This Glorious Clockwork:    / @clockworkbio  
European Political Parties Explained animation by Lucas Bender:    • European Political Parties EXPLAINED  
Hand-knit ethically sourced sweaters by Claudia Wilde: https://www.wildeknits.com/
Twitch streams by TimeForBoat:   / timeforboat  

Some random observations I had while compiling all these voices:
It's incredible that we all have similar singing voices despite living on the opposite ends of the Earth
We all write emails in an eerily similar way...
It was mildly interesting to see the default file names from around the world, for example "Sprache 004" or "Nouvelle Enregistrement"
Honestly no one had a bad microphone, which was impressive
Every single voice contributed to making the choir stronger in a unique way

I REALLY hope I didn't write anyone's name wrong or miss anyone! I tried to be incredibly thorough but please scold me in the comments if I made an error!

Eternally grateful,
Julia

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Night sky background video:    • live wallpaper free . starry sky, tre...