Until the Quiet Comes by Flying Lotus favourite ever videos, music video or otherwise and I have chosen to do this video for my music video analysis. Directed by Kahlil Joseph who also made the visual album for Beyoncé’s Lemonade and a few others, but it is really in this video where he stretches his creative muscle, working with cinematographer Matthew J. Lloyd who is outstanding, creating breathtaking images throughout the video. The video is heavily influenced by the incredible 1978 film Killer of Sheep  by Charles Burnett, using the same settings and the same 35mm film cameras throughout. Both of these works appear to also influence the best picture winning film Moonlight, and visually all three works of art have incredibly imagery that stays with you long after they have ended.

I was drawn to this video not just because it is for an album I really enjoy, but because it sets itself apart by visualising a whole album and not just a snapshot single like most music videos, which is something I truly admire and appreciate as I love albums that are made as a singular work and not just an accumulation of songs.

I’ll leave you with an image from the video that I absolutely love and admire greatly.

 

 


“I wish more artists would do that sort of thing – just focus on one sound on a record instead of “Here’s my club banger, here’s my metro booming track, and then here’s my Americana song.” I like albums to feel like a world. That’s just me.” – Flying Lotus.