Leon Bridges – River’s music video
River’s music video, taken from Leon Bridges’ debut album Coming Home.
As beautifully explained by himself:
“A river has historically been used in gospel music as symbolism for change and redemption. My goal was to write a song about my personal spiritual experience. It was written during a time of real depression in my life and I recall sitting in my garage trying to write a song which reflected this struggle. I felt stuck working multiple jobs to support myself and my mother. I had little hope and couldn’t see a road out of my reality. The only thing I could cling to in the midst of all that was my faith in God and my only path towards baptism was by way of the river.
When thinking about how to best visually represent this universal battle, I reflected on the depiction of black communities in our media and particular experiences within my own life. This video showcases the unique struggle many black men and women face across this country. However, unlike the captured images which tend to represent only part of the story, I wanted to showcase that through all the injustice, there’s real hope in the world.
I want this video to be a message of light. I believe it has the power to change and heal those that are hurting.”
Get it on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/ComingHomeiT
Get it on Amazon: http://smarturl.it/ComingHomeAmzn
Stream it on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/ComingHomeSp
Lyrics: http://genius.com/Leon-bridges-river-…
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Writer & Director: Miles Jay
Production: Smuggler & OPC
Executive Producer: Patrick Milling Smith, Brian Carmody, Harland Weiss, Allison Kunzman,
Donovan Boden, Geoff McLean
Producer: Dennis Beier
Video Commissioner: Saul Levitz
Cast: Leon Bridges, Brittni Jessie, Maiya Mcknight, Grenard Barr, Jaylin J.J. Barr, Darien Whitaker, Jayme Delly
Cinematographer: Chayse Irvin
Production Design: Jade Healy & Erika Lobko
Wardrobe: Emma Potter
Editor: Ben Jordan – Work Editorial
Color: Tom Poole – Company 3
VFX: Steve Mottershead – Artjail
Sound Design: Stefano Campello – Heard City
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