A Music video I find very interesting is ‘Clubbed to Death ’ by Rob Dougan, an australian composer who blends genres of music. He mixes blues, electronic and orchestral music to create songs such as this one; which was based on Chopin’s Prelude No. 4 in E- minor, which was used in the classic film ‘Amazing Mr X’:
Although this
song was Rob Dugan’s breakthrough single released in 1995, it was further
popularized by ‘The Matrix’ soundtrack in 1995, and was then re-released seven
years prior to its initial release.
(暗闇（くらやみ）- Kurayamino Variation
The song is also
known as ‘Kurayamino Variation’ which is translated into Japanese for
‘Darkness’s variation’ Dougan was inspired by ‘dark’ Japanese writers and
therefore Dougan has used his own creation in a tragic way.
Although it is an instrumental piece, this piece still intrigues me. I am a fan of the matrix films, and that may have influenced me to pick this video. However the video shows a dystopia world of giants that is playing backwards. The footage is desaturated, out of focus and has soft quality lighting; connoting the bleak lives of the people in the video. It has a non-linear narrative; and is also focused on one man in particular, who is the sole person who is going forward, representing that he is the only one going forward in life. The mise en scene was another thing that intruiged me about this music video, due to the old fashioned costume and time setting used.
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