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Solo version with just Christine Lorentzen.

Back in 2008, Cryoshell wrote "Gravity Hurts" to promote the Phantoka toyline of BIONICLE, featuring Brinck as the vocalist and a hard rock instrumentation. Ten years later, they have rereleased the song as a single, now featuring Lorentzen as the vocalist and a full orchestration by the Budapest Art Orchestra.

Personally, I like the 2018 version a lot better than the 2008 version; I think it fits the weight and drama of the Phantoka storyline much more than the original does. Of course, others still prefer the 2008 version, and that's perfectly fine by me. But it got me wondering... how would the two versions sound together?

The result is symphonic rock, combining the drums and electric guitars of the 2008 version with the strings and brass of the 2018 version. Some might argue that this fusion sound is an even better fit for BIONICLE than just either rock or orchestral alone.

What's interesting about the 2008 version is that (along with "Bye Bye Babylon") it's the only song that Cryoshell has released an instrumental version. Therefore, I just had to see how it compared with the 2018 version. After making the duet version, I decided to make a second mashup that swapped out the Brinck version with its instrumental version, creating a solo version of the mashup featuring only Lorentzen.

Since I didn't have to worry about awkwardly cutting off Brinck at the end, I was able to fix the fadeout ending of the duet mashup. It's not perfect, but it sounds better in my opinion.

"Gravity Hurts" belongs to Cryoshell. BIONICLE belongs to The LEGO Group.