A dead bird becomes flowers becomes something you can't name, all in sync with music that sounds like it's coming from inside your chest. Animation and sound collapse into one thing here, not one serving the other. Watch it twice back-to-back and the second time it means something different.
A solitary bird flies through falling snow until it drops and dies in a forest of bare trees. From this moment of loss comes something unexpected: vivid flowers spring up where it fell, their colors bright against the bleak surroundings. These blooms do not stay still. They change and develop into different forms. What unfolds is less a narrative than a visual piece set to sound, an interpretive work built on the music of the group Acidman. The animator describes it as a collaborative effort meant to produce a 'musical image,' turning song into fantasy imagery for viewers who like to experience music as color and movement.
Streaming SAI: (Zenpen) / Mawaru, Meguru, Sono Kaku e legally, as of the last catalog refresh. Availability changes by region.
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