Billie Eilish Enamors Fans With Animated Studio Ghibli-Inspired Music Video
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Billie Eilish has unveiled her latest music video for her new single, my future, swapping out the dark atmospheres used in most of her videos for a more colorful illustrated look.
The clip opens up with an animated Eilish sitting in a forest while staring at the moon in the rainy weather. The rain collects at the pools as well as its surrounding leaves.
As the song progresses, she wanders through the forest, and new life begins to spring up from the ground. Roots and vines wrap themselves around Eilish and lift her up into the sky.
The video gives off Studio Ghibli movie vibes, and seems like a cross between My Neighbor Totoro, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind and Princess Mononoke.
Her animated video was produced Melbourne-based by Chop Studio. The singer attributed the idea to her habit of drawing a picture for each of her songs to Miyazaki, drawing inspiration from his films. “I owe so much of it to Miyazaki and so weirdly unrealistic but realistic,” she admitted in a 2019 interview with VICE, specifically mentioning Spirited Away. “I watched it over and over and over. Oh my God, I thought it was so dope.”
Eilish’s video has delighted social media users, and her Japanese fans have compared the clip to the works of Ghibli and Akira. A Japanese fan thanked Eilish for “gifting” them an animated clip during “tough times.”
“Taking all that imagination and channeling it into something expressive is the definition of being ‘expressive’. I really respect those who can do that. Anime is probably one of the best ways to motivate Japanese people isn’t it,” the user commented.
ビリーアイリッシュちゃんのMVのカエルかわいい！ pic.twitter.com/nHcvDauPJu
— mobu (@R_mobu) August 1, 2020
I really love @billieeilish voice!!! It's pretty soft and emotional that give me chills. So unique. 💖
— ♡w♡ (@rrlwynsky) August 10, 2020
Appreciation for the animation of this vid. 👏 Anws, its abt self love.https://t.co/6l8aRpekQi
I know not everyone is a Billie fan. My 9 year old granddaughter & I share our love for Billie. This song is jazzyish. animation is incredible @melmus99 @Graflex16mm @tffmadpixie @operacakelady
— trish m. (@octem5) August 10, 2020
Billie Eilish - my future https://t.co/AAdKWsxQXu via @YouTube
[via Sora News 24, opening image via DFree / Shutterstock.com]
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