Overview

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Modest Mouse's music video for Dashboard spins a "big fish story"—a fantastical tale about encountering a mythical sea creature that's as incredible as it is unbelievable.

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About

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Magnus Rex was tasked with storyboarding and visually developing this fantastical nautical world, driven by lead singer Isaac Brock's vision and directed by Grady Hall and Motion Theory.

 

The "big fish," adorned with silver speaker cones instead of scales, symbolizes music's omnipresence and pulls Brock underwater. Upon surfacing, he discovers a surreal island of discarded audio equipment where music infuses every aspect of the environment: towering temples made of analog gear, fauna created from horn piles, and flowers fashioned from piano keys.

 

This richly imaginative landscape brought the music video to life, capturing over 20 million views.