War times. King And Lionheart by Of Monsters and Men

After the success of their debut single Little Talks, the Icelanders of Of Monsters and Men, again apply the same formula for the second video of the album My Head Is an Animal.

With this video, the group begins to consolidate its own language that, even without having the level of impact that the first one had, is a clear declaration of intent regarding the aesthetics that would accompany all the videos (17) of their first production record company.

Of Monsters and Men presents here a new part of its fantastic world, combining in a captivating gray scale, images and animated silhouettes with real action, represented with the human characters. The only hints of color in the video are limited to ocher and reddish tones, and are limited only to the four protagonists of this story, so that as the narrative progresses, they increase in intensity and saturation with the appearance of the two zoomorphic spirits that rescue them from capture.

Once again, the natives of Iceland offer us an apocalyptic and complex scenario, loaded with symbolisms of different historical periods, superimposed on several shots as a collage, and slightly animated, to give us that feeling of being watching an animated version taken directly from the pages of Andrzej Sapkowski.

Of Monsters and Men. Our Saturday music video. (Official Music Video). METALOCUS MUSIC PROJECT.

CREDITS.-

Composer.- Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir.
Writer.- Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir.
General production.- WeWereMonkeys.
Record Label.- Republic, Universal Music.
1st Ad.- Gabriel Teller.
Production Studios.- Vision Entertainment, Band With Pictures.
Executive Producer.- Geoff Mclean.
Producer.- Marcella Moser.
Co-Producer.- Michael Solomon.
Production Supervisor.- Josh Usheroff.
Commissioner.- Kate Miller.
Direction.- Marcella Moser, Mihai Wilson.
Director Of Photography.- Philippe Roy.
Art Director.- Mihai Wilson.
Vfx Artist.- Mihai Wilson.
Matte Painter.- Mihai Wilson.
Assistant Matte Painter.- Kazumichi Nakashima.
Art Department, Lead Production Assistant.- Lisa Gamble.
Sfx Makeup Artist.- Jessica Lemieux-Roy.
Sfx Makeup Assistant.- Alexandrine Lavoie.
Hair Stylist.- Dominique Dupras.
Lead Costume Designer.- Marcella Moser.
Costume Designer, Tailor.- Laura Brown.
Costume Assistant.- Mélisandre Schofield.
Distributor.- YouTube.
Date.- 2013.

Lyrics.-

Taking over this town, they should worry
But these problems aside I think I taught you well
That we won't run, and we won't run, and we won't run

And in the winter night sky ships are sailing
Looking down on these bright blue city lights
And they won't wait, and they won't wait, and they won't wait
We're here to stay, we're here to stay, we're here to stay

Howling ghosts they reappear
In mountains that are stacked with fear
But you're a king and I'm a lionheart
A lionheart

His crown lit up the way as we moved slowly
Past the wondering eyes of the ones that were left behind
Though far away, though far away, though far away
We're still the same, we're still the same, we're still the same

Howling ghosts they reappear
In mountains that are stacked with fear
But you're a king and I'm a lionheart

And in the sea that's painted black
Creatures lurk below the deck
But you're a king and I'm a lionheart

And as the world comes to an end
I'll be here to hold your hand
Cause you're my king and I'm your lionheart

Lionheart
Lionheart
A lionheart
Lionheart
A lionheart
Lionheart
A lionheart
Lionheart

Howling ghosts they reappear
In mountains that are stacked with fear
But you're a king and I'm a lionheart.
And in the sea that's painted black
Creatures lurk below the deck
But you're a king and I'm a lionheart

A lionheart
A lionheart
A lionheart
A lionheart
A lionheart
A lionheart
A lionheart
A lionheart

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