Over the weekend someone sent me a song they had created in a DM on Discord. I was getting ready to take a fleet out on a roam and didn't have much time, but I listened and I couldn't believe what I was hearing. It was really good. I will mention right up front that the person who sent me this song wishes to remain anonymous, so in the video I called them DJ-JBO. But wow. Someone spent some time writing some solid lyrics and putting a jam together. Even considering the involvement of AI, this tune rocked pretty hard. So I knew immediately that I needed to create a music video for it.
I'll be honest up front here - I think this is one of the best Eve songs I've ever heard. Right up there with the classics. And I should know something about that, having created the music video for "Dumb Ways to Die" which is (in my humble opinion) the greatest. But obviously music, much like art, has a lot to do with your own personal tastes, so rank things however you'd like. Point being, I wanted to create something special. But I also didn't want to spend a month or two working on it. That's when I decided to create all new visuals captured straight from the game. And use those visuals to cut the track.
It still took me three straight days to cut this 3 minute and twenty second video. And while I would have loved to spend even more time and create something even more unique I also think there is something to said for simplicity and clarity. I've created videos in the past with complex animations and art styles and right now I'm enjoying creating more videos with this style. I've got several more docs in the works and I'm having a blast doing them.
So I hope you enjoy the video. If you do, be sure to like and subscribe. It is sincerely appreciated and keeps me doing these.