Clip is part of the upcoming From Devil’s Breath documentary
Bastille drops the music video for their song “Hope For The Future.” The track was written as the title track for the upcoming documentary From Devil’s Breath, directed by Oscar-winning Orlando von Einsiedel and produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and Emmy-winning Chloe Leland. The video was shot by Orlando and his team from Grain Media in Dan Smith’s London home and interlaced with emotive and thought-provoking shots from the documentary to create a perfect visual accompaniment for the track.
“I was given the chance to watch From Devil’s Breath a while back, and was really moved by the incredibly powerful story that Orlando von Einsiedel and the team have woven together,” frontman Dan Smith says. “It’s a heart-breaking story that’s beautifully told, so when they asked me to write a song for the end credits, it seemed important to make something that felt intimate, but also struck a balance between the more poignant elements of these people’s stories and the hope that the film ultimately gestures towards. I also wanted it to feel and sound different, so this was the first song I ever wrote on a guitar. Sometimes songs seem to just fall out of your head, and this was very much one of those. I watched the film and then made the demo at home in a couple of hours. Over a few days I worked to build up the production and sonics with the hugely talented Charlie Barnes and Jack Duxbury, and it quickly became one of my favorite things we’ve made. It was also a helpful reset from the sonic and thematic world of our album Give Me The Future, and has laid the ground sonically for a lot of the music I’ve been making since.”
He continues, “When we discussed making a video for ‘Hope For The Future,’ we all felt that it should be something simple that wouldn’t get in the way of the film and its story. I didn’t think we’d be lucky enough to make it with Orlando, Chloe Leland, and the team who made the film itself, which has been such a privilege. Orlando and Chloe’s idea was to make the performance feel like it sat right within the world of the film, helping to re-tell the story in this shorter form. So, we shot the video in my house, sat around the kitchen in the room where I write, projecting footage onto the walls, and intercut this with moments from the film. It was so brilliant to be able to work with them all, and we’re really proud of the video we’ve been able to make with them.”
From Devil’s Breath tells the unlikely story of two remarkable narratives that come crashing together; the extraordinary, inspiring community of survivors of the deadly 2017 wildfires in Portugal, fighting to ensure what they’ve lived through can never happen again; and a revolutionary, world-changing scientific discovery which could help protect us all from the climate emergency. The documentary will be premiering as the second film in The Turning Point series on MSNBC and Peacock on November 13th at 10 pm EST.
Next year marks the 10th anniversary of Bastille’s chart-conquering, twice No. 1 debut album Bad Blood. In celebration of its release, the band announces 2023 Bad Blood X Tour, a series of very special one-off shows next summer, giving fans the opportunity to hear the album played live in its entirety alongside other fan favorites.
Bad Blood featured the international hit “Pompei” and became the biggest-selling digital album of 2013. Bastille became that year’s biggest-selling global breakthrough act, with over one billion Spotify streams, earning them the British Breakthrough Act award at the 2014 BRITS along with two Grammy nominations. Since then, “Bad Blood” has gone on to achieve 3x Platinum status with over one million copies sold in the UK alone.
In 2022, Bastille released their fourth album, the No. 1, critically acclaimed record Give Me The Future. The project explores a futuristic wonderland free from restrictions. Brimming with literary, cinematic, and cultural references to films like Thelma & Louise, the artist Keith Haring, and musicians like Phil Collins and The Police, the album is filled with danceable dreamscapes, providing an escapist universe where you can travel back and forward in time to be anyone, do anything, and embrace a new wave of technology, which enables us to get lost inside our imagination.
Earlier this year, the band completed an extensive sold out UK arena tour, followed by sold out shows in both the US and South America. Next up, they take the Give Me The Future Tour to Europe, playing 13 shows across ten countries.
