Post-rock instrumental band Explosions in the Sky are well regarded as having a cinematic sound. Not only have their songs been used in everything from CSI to promotional material for Street Fighter V, but they’ve produced soundtracks for four films, including the Academy Award-nominated Lone Survivor.
So it’s really no surprise that the music videos created specifically for their songs are true works of art.
Check out the video for Postcard From 1952, off their 2011 album Take Care, Take Care, Take Care.
Inspired by a range of old photos (which can be seen here), directors Annie Gunn and Peter Simonite played with the concept of what happened before and after the images were taken. The result is highly emotional, in no small part thanks to Simonite’s vivid photography.
The pair talk further about the making of the video below.
Explosion in the Sky’s seventh studio album, The Wilderness, is set to be released on April 1st, 2016.