Explosions in the Sky talk recent, and forthcoming music videos

by Sam Sutherland

October 6, 2011

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While they’ve been playing together for over ten years, Austin-based post-rock movie soundtrack all-stars Explosions in the Sky had never released a single music video until this June, when the inspired animated clip for “Last Known Surroundings” was released. Created by longtime friends of the band Sissy Emmons and David Hobizal through Ptarmak Studios, the video was a powerful first visual statement from the instrumental quartet.

“We’ve become pretty established as a band, and to have never had a video and say, ‘Friend, make us a video,’ is a pretty daunting task,” says guitarist Munaf Rayani. “We had a rough idea what we wanted, but we had no idea how good at animating our friends were. Over the course of four months, this is what they came up with. We would see bits of it every few weeks, and it became apparent that this would be one of the best videos we have every seen. We’ve never put out a video, and it’s like the first video we put out is [Stanley Kubrick’s] 2001.”

Even more surprising was that the band followed “Last Known Surroundings” with yet another video, this time for the song “Be Comfortable, Creature.” Created by Paul Logan, who grew up with Rayani in the same tiny West Texas town, the video provided an equally powerful – albeit wildly different – visual take on the band’s music. One factor remained consistent, however — Explosions in the Sky are all about keeping it in the family.

“Unless it was Paul Thomas Anderson or Martin Scorsese, it would be tough,” says Rayani. “Otherwise, it would have to come from within our own circle. Luckily, from being in a band for 10 years, we’ve made some good friends, some talented friends. We have two videos that were both done by friends, and we have two more to come that were made by people who were close to us, and I think they will produce something equally brilliant.”

While Rayani remains tight-lipped on the band’s upcoming videos, he does offer that one will be for the song “Postcard From 1952.” “I don’t have to give too much away,” he says. “But it involves old family snapshots that they’re going to try to bring to life in colourful, exciting ways.”

The band plays Montreal today at the Metropolis Theatre, and Friday in Toronto at the Sound Academy.

Tags: Music, Interviews, News, Explosions in the Sky

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