A musician created the video for his new song completely in the Unreal Engine. And the result is more than worth seeing!
A news about the Unreal Engine, but for a change you can’t expect a tech demo created by a fan. Instead, this time it’s about a genuine music video that was created entirely in the engine and is worth a look even if you don’t like the music genre.
That the Unreal Engine can do more than just games is nothing new. Some time ago, for example, the video of a simple railway station caused open mouths, although nothing actually happens. The powerful tool from Epic is also used in film production, the automotive industry and other sectors. Now a music video – and what a video it is!
A crazy audiovisual trip
With the help of the (Metahuman-Feature) Unreal Engine, the musician (John Moods) has transported himself into the virtual world for the video of his new song Atlantic Station, where he fires off a veritable storm of effects. This is not about photo-realistic textures or the UE5 highlight Lumen
, but simply about the attention to detail and the effort that has obviously been put into it.
According to the credits, a certain Ludwig Plath is responsible for the video. Together with John Moods he came up with a lot to keep me as a listener interested, even if I personally don’t like the music. The video is so weird that it captivates me! I can’t close it anymore, but watch it until the end because I am so captivated. Like an accident that you can’t look away from, but that’s not meant in a negative way at all!
Though it is a music video, the result is also quite respectable from a technical point of view. Three points in particular catch my eye:
- Particles and lighting: Some scenes are nicely lit and have some particle effects worth seeing. I particularly liked the short scenes where John Moods wears a knight’s armour and is illuminated from behind in rainbow colours (I told you before, the video is really weird!). At other points, for example at minute 2:41, we get countless particles peppered around our ears from close-up.
- Face and hair: Both the protagonist’s hair and his fur-like coat are convincing, as can be seen at minute 0:55. And I don’t need to say anything about the face, because the Unreal Engine’s Metahuman feature has often produced impressive results, including our favourite wizard Geralt of Riva and other Witcher characters.
- Flying vegetables: No, actually it’s not about the carrots, mushrooms and potatoes, but more about the fact that there are lots of objects whizzing around the virtual John Moods several times, and apparently with a certain physical simulation in the background. If you look closely, you can occasionally see a collision between two vegetables flying around. I don’t think anyone would have missed such details, but they still made the effort – that earns my respect!
Just watch the video yourself and make up your own mind. But don’t say I didn’t warn you! If you like not only the video but also the music track, you can find (on this page) several sources of purchase, including Spotify, Apple Music and Deezer.
opinions abound, but I’m especially interested in yours! How do you like the music video? Are there any scenes that you find particularly funny, bizarre or worth watching for other reasons? Feel free to write me your opinion in the comments!
