Pedro Pascal’s voice note in Omar Apollo’s song reveals ‘shattering’ heartbreak

July 1, 2024

Singer Omar Apollo has spoken about Pedro Pascal’s “heartbreaking” contribution to his new album, God said nooriginated.

The penultimate track of the 27-year-old singer-songwriter’s latest album features an emotional voice recording of The last of us Star, in which he remembers feelings of hopelessness.

“Okay, I’m not sure how to start with this,” says 49-year-old Pascal in the song titled “Pedro.”

“I remember finishing the job and being too scared to go back to the US. It was like the second wave of Covid in Europe. And I went from Budapest to Switzerland. That was a place I could go to buy some time and figure out what I was going to do before Christmas,” he continues.

“I arrived very shaken too. I had an incredible time in my job, but something had really torn my heart apart. And I remember leaving – I think it must have been Lucerne.

“I remember thinking it brought me to my knees, and it was this kind of residential area. And I remember literally being brought to my knees by a park bench.”

He adds: “And I remember asking the park bench to come alive and save me because I felt like there wouldn’t be another moment after that moment. But there was one, one. I can’t believe I’m sending you this.”

Pedro Pascal can be heard on Omar Apollo's new album — Pedro Pascal can be heard on Omar Apollo’s new album (Getty Images)

During a recent interview on Apple Music The Zane Lowe ShowApollo explained that he played Pascal the last song on the album, “Glow,” which is about grief and its complexity.

“I had the idea that it would be really beautiful if he told a story about grief – a colossal loss,” Apollo said, adding: “He sent a voice message. It’s a very beautiful story. It’s very heartbreaking.”

Pascal has not yet commented publicly on the song.

In an earlier interview with GQ In May, the actor spoke about his friendship with Apollo, saying: “Omar is a very good friend of mine. I love his music. He is also someone who grew up bilingual, like me. He loves Corona, I had Corona with him.”

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“And so I love being a friend in each other’s journeys and supporting them creatively in any way I can and supporting them in their creative experiences as a friend, as an artist, as a Latino and as a Spanish-speaking person. It just means a lot to me,” he said of being included on the singer’s new album.

Next, Pascal will star in several projects, including Fantastic Four Restart, Gladiators 2 and Celine Song’s new film, Materialists.