Has the world really gone mad?
I hope not, but in Bastille new music video surely has. This british band released the single "World Gone Mad" with its own video on 9th November 2017 and it is the lead single from Netflix movie soundtrack for Bright. The video uses post-apocalyptic backdrop of the action-thriller about two police officers (Will Smith and Joel Edgerton) in dystopian version of Los Angeles.
In the video, Bastille singer Dan Smith emerges from a car wreck and wanders through the chaotic streets of alternate reality version of downtown Los Angeles, where police and terrified civilians cope with explosions fires, which are all around the city.
"I'm a massive film geek so getting to work on a film soundtrack has been so much fun," the singer said in a statement. He also added that the lyrics of their song is not connected just with the world of the movie Bright, but the themes even reflect some current events. "It feels pretty timely," he claimed. "We hope that [the song] resonates beyond the film."
In a behind-the-scenes video for Rolling Stone, Smith said he wanted the lyrics of "World Gone Mad" to begin with a somber acknowledgement of the fictional world in disarray. Smith also felt the tone of the song and video mirror the divisions, violence and sense of helplessness that he feels in the real world. "Things socially, politically can feel increasingly bizarre on so many levels," he said. "It speaks to this fictional world as much as it does to real life."
The soundtrack Bright: The Album, which includes apart from Bastille's "World Gone Mad"so many other great singles, comes out on 13th December. The movie itself arrives on Netflix on December 22nd.
I have chosen this topic, because I am a really big fan of this band, so this-we can say- news in the musical industry didn't have to be omitted for me.
Playlist of Bright: The Album
1. Logic & Rag'n'Bone Man "Broken People"
2. Bastille "World Gone Mad"
3. Machine Gun Kelly, X Ambassadors & Bebe Rexha "Home"
4. Camila Cabello & Grey "Crown"
5. Ty Dolla $ign & Future (feat. Kiiara) "Darkside"
6. Migos & Marshmello "Danger"
7. Meek Mill, YG & Snoop Dogg "That's My N****"
8. Steve Aoki & Lil Uzi Vert "Smoke My Dope"
9. A$AP Rocky & Tom Morello "FTW (F**k The World)"
10. Portugal. The Man "Cheer Up"
11. alt-J "Hares On The Mountain"
12. DRAM & Neil Young "Campfire"
13. Sam Hunt "This Land Is Your Land"
Haven't heard about Bastille yet?
Bastille is british rock-indie band formed in 2010. The group began as a solo project by lead vocalist Dan Smith, but later expanded to include keyboardist Kyle Simmons, bassist and guitarist Will Farquarson, and drummer Chris Wood. The name of the band derives from Bastille Day, which is celebrated on 14 July, the date of Dan Smith's birthday. They are well-known for their single Pompeii (released in 2013). They have already three concerts in the Czech Republic.
Albums:
Bad Blood (2013)
Wild World (2016)
Mixtapes:
Other People's Heartache (2012)
Other People's Heartache, Pt. II (2012)
Other People's Heartache, Pt. III (2014)
Their offical site: https://www.bastillebastille.com/
VOCABULARY
dystopia = a society characterized by human misery, opposite of utopia
emerge = to come forth into view or notice (synonyms: appear, come up)
geek = a person who has excessive enthusiasm for some specialized activity or thing
somber = gloomily dark
acknowledgement = recognition of the importance or quality of something
disarray = disorder; confusion
increasingly = growing larger or greater
omit = to leave out; fail to include or mention
SOURCES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastille_(band)