björk: family (moving album cover)
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- Опубліковано 15 бер 2015
- the video for ‘family’ was created in collaboration between björk and andrew thomas huang. the video depicts a moving cover of her current album ‘vulnicura’.
vulnicura is available now on cd and vinyl: smarturl.it/bjork-vulnicura-amz
and on itunes: smarturl.it/vulnicura
video credits:
concept and story by björk
director: andrew thomas huang
creative direction by björk, andrew thomas huang & james merry
executive producers: tamsin glasson & kevin shapiro
producer: tamsin glasson
cinematographer: laura merians
production designer: thorgeir frímann ódinsson
truenorth, icelandic production:
general manager: helga margrét reykdal
executive producer: rafnar hermannsson
producer: hrönn kristinsdóttir
camera department:
focus puller: kate wurzbache
2 camera assistant: elva sara ingvarsdóttir
digital image technician: benedikt jóhannesson
audio recording and playback: frank arthur blöndahl cassata
lighting:
gaffer: jonathan devaney
key grip: jón marino
production design:
production designer: thorgeir frímann óðinsson
art director: ásgeir guðmundsson
wardrobe design:
latex wardrobe design and chest embroidery by björk
embroidered mask by james merry
wound design and additional styling by hrafnhildur arnardottir aka shoplifter
dress by michael van der ham
make-up: andrew gallimore at clm london
hair: lok lau at clm london
production:
icelandic producer: hrönn kristinsdóttir
la coordinator: kitty walsh
vfx landscape capture by xrez studio: eric hanson & greg downing
local icelandic assistant to xrez studio: ólafur haraldsson
vfx by wolf & crow
executive producer: kevin shapiro
producer: kate berry
producer: emmi nakagawa
vfx supervisor & technical director: sebastiano d’aprile
cg modelers: dan edery & josh suyemoto
lead compositor: andrew thomas huang
compositors: lindsey fry, andrew knizek, norton, travis button
cg lead: sebastiano d’aprile
rendering & lighting: sebastiano d'aprile & josh suyemoto
cg artists: alexis brovko, andrew knizek, amy sharpe
powered by autodesk
autodesk producer: brian pene, director of emerging technology and cto autodesk behind the scenes
on-set capture: keith chamberlain
special thanks to arri media iceland, árni björn helgason andsagafilm studios
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I just noticed that this video has elements from vespertine: the pearls that hurt and were attached to her now are healing her wound; the threads still envelope her in a cocoon, but now instead of remain trapped in it, it helps her to move on
Vulnicura means "Cure for Wounds" (Vulnus + Cura)
considering what a dangerous but beautiful love song Pagan Poetry was, makes watching this incredibly bittersweet. we forgive, we heal, we grow.
omg yes! and the violet paint/weird liquid thing is maybe a reference to the hidden place video
the pearls were from pagan poetry also...!
+Prosh Tiki The liquid could be reference from blake lake too. All the pain flowing out her body.
"I wonder what my body would sound like
slamming against those rocks."
Comment oscar goes to you!
"My heart comes undone, slowly unravel in a ball of yarn."
Pensé en Unravel por un momento del video.
Again with those ribbon wire things like in cocoon. Anyone remember cocoon (even though it wasn't that long ago) ? Vespertine?
so many thoughts, so many feelings... i love this woman so much.
It's. oh. so quiet..
and so peaceful until...
you fall in love
zing boom
the sky up above
zing boom
is caving in
wow bam..!!!
I imagine it might sound
something like that.. :))
This entire album is getting me through the destruction of my own family... Thank you Björk
sad to hear :( i hope you are doing well, with warmth
you okay ? : (
are you okay? :(
come to me........ you need warm
Hugs.
vulnus (wound) cura (healing) hence vulnicura
I just discovered the meaning, amazing how evocative the video is and clearly showcases the process of healing from wounds
Such powerful imagery of self attendance
I imagined this song to have a darker imagery. It's breathtaking.
I love how the melody at the end is like an echo of 'All is full of love'. I think this is done on purpose.
I love the ending of the song so much
biggestfanofroger me too!
I thought this was for Stonemilker.?
***** wich i find strange because family sounds so much more dangerous
***** especially in the beginning.
Those are the strings from Cocoon, she is leaving the cocoon...Vespertine is over.
AHHH😭😭
Verspetine is my favorite album by her though:-:
T___T
🚥 🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢
Strings also appear in Unravel.
"Since the operation, I have some of the high notes better than I have had for a while but also I've got some deep notes that I didn't have before and I haven't used them. I'd like maybe to do an EP just with the deep notes." - Björk
I remember reading that in an article
+BjorksMusic Björk, do what pleases you. that will please me too. id love to hear that ep, but i also love to hear a high note ep. but only if it pleases you to do so.
+ BjorksMusic Bonjour bjork je te souhaite une heureuse et bonne année ! PS je n'arrive pas a trouver la traduction de
( stonemilker) ? je suis français je parle peu l'anglais, merci pour tous que tu fait !
Ce commentaire a plus d'un an mais :
"Stonemilker" c'est traire une pierre. C'est une analogie de la relation avec son ancien mari dans leurs derniers moments et de sa difficulté à communiquer ses doutes.
BjorksMusic i hear beauty
I wonder sometimes...can Bjork fail to amaze me or will she forever have this god-like quality of creating the most beautiful art?
Even when she "fails", she is still hitting for the furthest fences. It's all part of one process and it's all necessary.
Body English That's so articulately put. I completely agree!
***** Thanks. I actually didn't know that. I wanna see his other work.
***** what does that have to do with anything? It's ovbious björk didn't sit to direct or compose this on a computer. Her art is 100% collaborative.
+LoveIsAPuzzle only a no human person like her can do this amazing artwork ... sorry about my english , but i love Bjork ...
family is such a beautiful song. seriously ive never heard a song tell such an intense and intimate story broken into 3 parts. I feel the beginning (not in this video) is absolutely devastating. shes so broken and the sudden loud bass hits with heartbeats and strings full of tension fully captivates that. then we get to part two (where this video starts) and it feels like panic. extreme concern for her child and her own well-being. the very choppy and sudden strings represent that. then we get to part three and the tension suddenly begins to resolve. as represented by the soft sounds and resolution, as well as this video, it shows a steady healing process. i wish there was a full length video for all 8 minutes of the full song. so intense and beautiful and healing. good for the soul. warmth,
I agree. The way she sing "mother, father , child" is interesting too. Mother is higher note, father below and "child" is exatcly the middle between theses notes. A triangle of pitches...She tought in everything.
Augusto actually it's "father mother child"
Prosh Tiki Yes... I notice that after listening the music one more time. But the thing with pitches happen...
Nasty Muse: Sojin
I think it's divided into parts too. And I agree with your point of view on this song.
the end reminds me of all is full of love.
she is doing urdhva dhanurasana over that rock, a powerful yoga asana that expose our feelings and emotions to a higher level, a very eloquent artwork congrats!!!
Yes
This is the album in a nutshell. I wish there was a longer version, with the complete track, and maybe lyrics. The projection shown onstage during the tour is like a long version of this, and it lasts for the whole song.
Family is my favorite song from Vulnicura it is a genius composing and so well made its incredible. The last part of the song is breathtaking... i dont know why i feel this but the feeling of the song is so familiar like i heard the song so many times before. This is making me so emotional
Beautifully made. It shows so well the pain, storm and tension Björk has been through only for her to find the peace and heal her wounds.
Björk has made out of her pain and heartbreak a magnificent piece of art in every way.
if they made a visual for the whole song, it would honestly be the best thing ever made. the whole track is so... i can't put it in words... so eloquent in its devastation
+19RyanVoorhies93 On Vulnicura Tour a full version was shown as a backdrop during the 'Family' performance. You can see it (partly) in the Governors Ball performance.
ah yeah i remember seeing a bit of that in a clip. hope they upload it.
+19RyanVoorhies93 I hope so!
+19RyanVoorhies93 this is a pretty awesome fan Vulnicura live edit /watch?v=5pRwqfPvHB4 (the Mouth Mantra one is a total killer as well)
the vr version is amazing
the ending is so beautiful
Words cannot describe my admiration for Bjork...Everything she does is so artistically inspiring + her work has so much thought and emotion injected into it in. Spotting the extracts of past work weaved into current pieces adds so much depth to her clear growth through life. This isn't just a breakup album. This tells a story of a woman's world; her child, her confidence, her sexuality and happiness being impacted by this loss of love.
i wish there was a video for the entire song because this video and the song are simply stellar
:)
This song is so beautiful, lyrically. It has so much emotion behind it.
This song got me through the most destructive, tragic loss of my little family.. thank you Björk for this beautiful masterpiece.
It just amazes me how she got to describe a heartbreak so beautifully and eloquently
Oh my...GOD! This is incredibly beautiful! We can really feel all this organic-spiritual pain she felt in her but also, the fate and courage she had to heal her wounds after a long relationship and painful break-up. That's why I love her so much because through her authenticity, we still can relate to her; A lot of us have gone through a "big" rupture, separation with someone that we loved a lot but we had to "finish" the relation. It's always hard, very hard but she does demonstrate that it is "biologically" possible.
Thank you Bjork and I cannot wait to see more!
This will never not make me cry my little eyes out. Absolute masterpiece both music and video.
B.... Take me to the fucking cliff and push me the fuck off of it because I'm done. I'm in awe and I am dumbfounded... This is fucking amazing.
don't kill you, pleeeeeeeeease. Come to me :-)
What a lovely video! Family is my favourite song off the new album, because the ending is just so beautiful
"Family"
Is there a place
Where I can pay respects
For the death of my family
Show some respect
Between the three of us
There is the mother and the child
Then there is the father and the child
But no man and a woman
No triangle of love
So where do I go
To make an offering
I fall on my knees
And lay my flowers
Burn incense
Light the candles
So where do I go
To make an offering
To mourn our miraculous
Triangle
Father, mother, child
How will I sing us
Out of this sorrow
Build a safe bridge
For the child
Out of this danger
Danger
I raise a monument of love
There is a swarm of sound
Around our heads
And we can hear it
And we can get healed by it
It will relieve us from the pain
It will make us a part of
This universe of solutions
This place of solutions
This location of solutions
She is a pioneer and I'm glad my time on this planet collides at the same time she is here. There are no words ❤️
Her videos just seem to get better and better.
The visions go so well with the music.
One of the best
Was going to write a comment, but all words have escaped me apart from "goosebumps"!
looks like you managed it all the same :)
I feel you!! :D
yup
Family is definitely my favorite track off of Vulnicura. Evokes Homogenic 100% for me and I feel this track should have been the closer to the album similar to how All is Full of Love was.
As for the constant bashing of Matthew Barney from this album being released....I feel as though people are being too harsh to jump to conclusions. I only am familiar with some of Barney's work and I'm not sure what my overall opinion of it is but keep in mind Bjork and Barney were together for a a long time and I am sure there was mutual love and support there. These relationships, especially for celebrities, can be super difficult to sustain and often times do fall apart naturally. People drift apart, It's only natural. It's not men vs. women. Of course their is tremendous heartbreak....that is life. Let's not be so quick to pass such harsh judgement on the other party.
My skin crawls listening to Family. This specific part makes me sob completely.
Yeah all we can do is speculate. But I love Björk and for her to be so frank and personal in this album, just like she was frank and personal on Vespertine (an album about specifically the love, sex, and overall happiness with Matthew Barney. I can only assume that he fucked up, like I feel like out of nowhere he said "I'm done. I have a mistress, and Im leaving you for her".
Its terrible to speculate. But it makes every angry for her. But again this is her perspective. So the only people who know are them and their families.
I don't know, to me family is one of the hardest tracks to swallow on vulnicura (mouth mantra and quicksand are not my favorites either) but this video is soooo Björk that is almost impossible not to love it.
As for Barney, I think it's only logical that Björk's fans are gonna stand for her but he inspired her for some of her best works (as you know vespertine is all Barney) but we don't really know what happened between them.
Osvaldo Morales family and mouth mantra are my favs lol. and history of touches. anyway, I think people need to keep in mind that songwriting can be a "release" but not always represent reality. we can't know what happens behind closed doors and we shouldn't care because it doesn't affect us. luckily i haven't seen any fans misbehaving too much
I honestly thought I was the only one who felt All is full of love in this song, gives me a lump in my throat every time I hear it.
Arthur Deaville This is exactly why i really hate it when artists make break-up albums. It's so self indulgent, it's impossible for me to listen to this album or read about it without reading about her personal life-which as a fan i would like to be left out of.
You helped me to be healed. Thank you.
at 2:03 I always think that she's gonna say "All is full of love" and then I realize what song I'm listening to.
This is the most beautiful thing i've ever seen in my entire life.
Siempre creativa y sincera, es bueno ver que su herida ha sanado.
it reminds me some pictures after a volcano eruption and people were petrified literally... She is really connected to the earth, spirit, soul.love her.
Simply amazing! I so related with "Cocoon"...
This is still my favorite video from this album. It encapsulates everything.
I just bought my limited edition Vulnicura at Amazon. I bought the iTunes mp3 album when it came out because I couldn't wait. I buy all of her CDs (my limited edition Post was signed by Bjork at Tower Records Dublin, 1995). I will always part with cash for Bjorks CDs, gigs and DVDs. No artist makes me feel like she does. Music is the highest art form and Bjork sits at the top of the pile.
***** I absolutely love Kate Bush! Both Kate and Bjork have extraordinary talents
Hearing the many albums of Bjork's, She is truly the epitome of life. She's done songs about emotions and basic life occurrences but she's also touched upon the tiniest of particles to the massive sizes of planets. This album isn't any different but she really pushes upon the relations one would have with another human. These are my thoughts and gosh darn it please pretty please finish this song!!!
peak! cant wait for all of MVs!!
"I raise a monument of love" 🌈💕
this is really fucking amazing. i honestly don't have any words to describe how much i love this
THE FOLLOWING IS DEFINITELY STONEMILKER
I actually think it takes place after black Lake. Look at the outfit the statue wears. I know she goes into the Stonemilker outfit, but I think that represents she's healed again, and ready to move on. Stone milker was before the break up, and that wound or in Lionsong "heart" is covered. Here it's covered again. Also, in gate you notice her dress has the same few pearls on the same location. ( I mean the one where she plays a flute, NOT the gucchi one )
@@ryansoats581 you are right, I confirm that in the podcast for vulnicura.
Proud, defiant and delicate at the same time. Thanks for this gift.
Respect!
An Everyday Student This is a 2 1/2 minute section of an 8 minute song. The album it's on, "Vulnicura", is an album reflecting on Bjork's split with her husband back in late 2013. It was more focused on the emotional content, rather than the accessibility. That being said, I think some of it is catchy, and all of it is gorgeous.
Music doesn't always have to be danced to. Sometimes it's good to just listen and soak it in.
I love your comment, and thank you because it is all new information and I will look for the record.
This song is beautifully composed with beats at the beginning, nice orchestral in between then a full blown haunting melody that sounds both dark and beautiful at the same time. Genuinely my favourite off of Vulnicura and the moving image album cover just makes for a great video. It really does surprise me how she is so unique and constantly changing. Amazing, purely amazing :)
Bjork is a megamind who knows how to turn emotions into information through chords and words. AI in the future should study her work to get a hold of the reverse effect.
I’ve never went from disliking a song and loving it within the same listen before. The transition is so beautiful.
Its visual effect is very stunning!
The beads and the strings are a reminder of the videos for Cocoon and Pagan Poetry.
This imagery is just stunning. I feel like I can kind of relate to this song since I myself come from a very dysfunctional family...also the end reminds me of All Is Full Of Love which warmed my heart.
The people who produce her videos... Bless y'all!
Vulnicura has been playing non stop since January. It's so beautiful and heart wrenching
I think this video is just beautiful.
Absolutely gorgeous!!!! Bjork you never fail to amaze!!!
She's so amazing!!!
Everything she does is a master piece of art.
You just nail it!
You're just AMAZING!
Watching this always makes me tear up.
I can't begin to imagine how she truly felt during the ordeal, but I know it must have taken a lot for her to get to where she is now.
Magical. As always. Love it!
Nothing evokes that feeling of emptiness in me, like the final part and sounds of this song in its original version. It's a gorgeous piece of art.
Such a beautiful music video. Music at its best, timing, graphics, the landscape and Björk is god-like singer and actress. All the colours combination is just perfect! And such her art sew spiritual trascendental meanings with the events seen as common to us (like dessires for a family in the context of such a heartbreak)
my god vulnicura instrumentals are amazing, hopefully official instrumentals will leak someday
This song gives me the chills
I literally cried... This is beautiful!
You're amazing, Björk! I really love this!!!
I never heard this one! I love it!
Crying so much earing her songs... so much universal love
Simplemente genial. The effects are beautiful, i just love it.
Powerful visuals. I love it.
Now THIS is the awesome artistic quality I've come to expect from Bjork!
she's way ahead of time❤
Breath taking omg...
Her mind... UGH! it amazes me sometimes!
this video is so beautiful
I'm crying.
Ich liebe die meditativen Töne! Finde das sehr passend alles!
I loved this. Thank you.
Absolutely gorgeous.
how could this woman really exists ?
The visual is strong with this one
This is such an interesting video, it's like bjork transitioning from the vinyl cover into herself from stonemilker through some green lines. Im intrigued
This is one of my fav songs, and this specific part of the song makes me completely sob.
She never ceases to amaze me, her level of creativity is off the charts, and I will always believe that the magical place that shes from plays a part, loved this video , very expressive and raw, set in the expanse of nature it made great use of the 360, bless you my little pixie and future works, you never fail to seek out teams for your projects. +
I wonder if those stringy things are a reference to the cocoon video. It'd make sense since that was about Matthew as well.
simply sublime! is there going to be a longer/complete version for the video? because I really want it to happen
Beautiful video love it!!!
No es justo, debió ser single despues de "Notget" esta canció es oro puro que te lleva a otra dimensón. Es hermosa joder.
Canción*
Wow.... STUNNING!
loved it!
I don't understand how someone could just listen to Björk without the videos
Simply perfection.
Full body chills.
I need a full version of this. Some people have made amazing fan videos to complete, but I'd love to know what Bjork and the directors had in mind.
this is legit the best thing ive heard in the history of avant garde music
love the intention in emotions in this video piece. I can see inspiration of past sacrifices of the Mayan traditions....where those to just examples of a deeper intention of the balance of the meaning of life & death.
This is beautiful !
AMAZING!!
Beautifully speechless!
exactly perfect
I LOVE THIS SO MUCH IM CRYING