The scene of his collapse returns, and gives way to more bizarre hallucinations-a talking sandwich, a plane crash that none of the other passengers seem to notice, and finally a free-fall through the sky. The man sits on an airplane, but doesn’t know how he got there the man wakes up to an alarm clock in a depressing hotel, puzzled the man plunges his face in water and takes his pills, but he doesn’t feel better. The ensuing visuals, at least initially, serve to heighten the unease. The man collapses with a heart attack, and my interpretation of the video is that everything that follows can be seen as the hallucinations of a dying man. It’s a feeling of unhappy claustrophobia that’s somehow related to bodily death, which is the next theme to emerge.
#TAME IMPALA LET IT HAPPEN REMIX SOUNDCLOUD WINDOWS#
The setting is dominated by gray, from the ugly carpets to the monotonous chairs to the industrial windows separating us from the freedom of the outside world. The camera hones in on the actor’s face, which is a mask of panic-a visceral, sweaty kind of discomfort native to air travel. Immediately, Wilson establishes an atmosphere of deep anxiety as a man in a suit sprints through an airport to catch his plane. The video for Tame Impala’s “Let It Happen,” directed by David Wilson, is the year’s best example of an artistic music video. And while most finished products are fairly forgettable, it’s always gratifying when something beautiful is created. Instead, it’s more of an abstract connection-the director translates the emotions of the song, rather than the lyrics. When you think about it, music videos are a strange genre that comes with a loaded question: How do you interpret a song? Most modern songs don’t tell a linear story, so it’s not like the musician or director can follow a script. Is it fair to ask for artistic depth from a music video? Maybe not-maybe it’s only reasonable to demand entertainment.