Steven Wilson finally dropped his highly anticipated 7th studio album “The Harmony Codex” and now he shared the official video for the track “Beautiful Scarecrow” directed by Jess Cope of Owl House Studios & co-directed by Venkatram Viswanathan.
It is described as a gothic horror story set in a post-apocalyptic world where a deadly pandemic has led to the human race being divided, with the infected rounded up and forced to live in underground quarantine. The extraordinary film for “Beautiful Scarecrow” continues to play on the mind long after the credits have run, showing how a simple gesture of kindness can resonate with profound meaning for years afterwards.
Watch the video through the YouTube player below:
“The video is a completely new approach for Owl House Studios. I wrote the original idea with my partner Jonathan Main and in conjunction with Venky Viswanathan and Shaheen Sheriff, we decided to pursue a 3D animation route. Our aim was to build a computer–generated world but give it the “feel and texture” of a stop motion animation. As always, Steven’s track was so exciting to work with, as the more you listen to the track the more your ears discover. The song has so much depth and richness, it allowed us to freely explore an intriguing visual narrative.” – Jess Cope, Director
“The Harmony Codex” is available as a single disc as well as a limited edition three disc deluxe hardback book-set which features “Harmonic Distortion,” a 77 minute reimagining of the album featuring alternate versions and remixes by Manic Street Preachers, Roland Orzabal (Tears for Fears), Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth), Interpol, Meat Beat Manifesto, Faultline, and Radiophonic Workshop.
The third disc is a deluxe-only version of the Blu-Ray featuring high resolution 96/24 stereo, 5.1 surround, and Dolby Atmos mixes of “The Harmony Codex,” 2 videos, and exclusive instrumental mixes of the full 65 minute album in high res 96/24 stereo, 5.1 surround and Dolby Atmos. The 100 page Carl Glover designed hardback book and features Hajo Mueller’s artwork.
Listen to Steven Wilson:
Spotify: https://StevenWilson.lnk.to/Spotify
Apple Music: https://StevenWilson.lnk.to/AppleMusic
Amazon Music: https://StevenWilson.lnk.to/AmazonMusic
Purchase and Stream the album here: https://stevenwilson.lnk.to/TheHarmonyCodexID
Tracklist:
1 Inclination (7.15)
2 What Life Brings (3.40)
3 Economies of Scale (4.17)
4 Impossible Tightrope (10.42)
5 Rock Bottom (4.25)
6 Beautiful Scarecrow (5.21)
7 The Harmony Codex (9.50)
8 Time is Running Out (3.57)
9 Actual Brutal Facts (5.05)
10 Staircase (9.26)
