A new theatrical version of Chris Cornell’s “The Promise” has been released with a new musical arrangement and music video. The video has never before seen footage of Cornell that was not seen in the original video released in June, and is the final music video of Cornell’s career.
“It’s from the perspective of someone singing to an older family member who is no longer around but was kind of a mentor,” Cornell told Rolling Stone of the song’s lyrics prior to the film’s U.S. release.
“And it’s a concept that ties into what he learned about the preciousness of photographs of loved ones to people who had suffered during the genocide, a feeling among those who were affected that transcends age. It shows that a promise was made to the older generation and then telling them that they’re the inspiration.”
