The official music video for the Gorillaz song The Pink Phantom, seventh single of the album Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez. It was released on 9 April 2020 along with the single itself and was produced and animated by animation studio The Line.
Synopsis[]
2-D, Elton John and 6lack perform a lavishly pink and emotional song inside Kong Studios during a thunderstorm. In the meantime Murdoc tries to catch the Pink Phantom with a butterfly net. After the song ends, Murdoc enters the room dressed as a matador, strumming his guitar, when suddenly one of the strings snap, much to his displeasure.
Availability[]
Music Video[]
- Official Gorillaz YouTube channel.
Trailer[]
- Official Gorillaz YouTube channel.
Credits[]
- Director: Jamie Hewlett
- Co-Directors: Tim McCourt & Max Taylor
- Producer: Eva Dahlqvist
- Production Managers: Samia Ahmed & Lisa A. Smith
- Production Assistants: Laurence Moss & Skye van der Walt
- Animation Supervisor/Lead Animator: Venla Linna
- Animators: Amanda Holm, Simone Cirillo, Pierre Rutz
- Clean Up Artists: Paola Costigliola, Venla Linna, Amanda Holm, Francisco Magalhães, Jessica Leslau
- Compositors: Deborah Ho, Max Taylor, Freddie Lewis-Walls, Vincent E Souza, Elliott Kajdan
- Gorillaz are managed by Eleven Management
- Production Company: The Line
Videos[]
Gorillaz - The Pink Phantom ft. Elton John & 6LACK (Episode Seven)
Gorillaz Episode Seven 'The Pink Phantom' Official Trailer
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
A behind the scenes photo on The Pink Phantom video shoot with Noodle keeping Elton John watered.
- Russel and Noodle don't appear in the music video. Russel was in Atlanta, Georgia at his favorite barbecue joint.[1]While Noodle was making sure that Elton John was well watered.
- The video is based on the opening credits of the 1975 comedy film, The Return of the Pink Panther.
- Elton John was presented in animated form in this music video as per his personal request to Jamie, as a longtime fan of Gorillaz.
- Murdoc's tiptoeing throughout the room in the video matches the rhythm of the song.
References[]
- ↑ Selim Bulut. “Behind the scenes of Gorillaz’s ‘The Pink Phantom’ video’” ’Dazed’’. Retrieved 2 October 2020.