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For In Ashes, Deep Sky was honored to collaborate directly with The Smashing Pumpkins to create a five-part animated series that accompanied songs from the band's new album, CYR. Translating frontman Billy Corgan's distinctive and multifaceted vision was a fun experience for our passionate artists, who blended eye-catching hand-drawn animation with a goth-futuristic style.
Working with Billy was a dream come true for our creative team. He detailed a clear vision of the characters and how the story should progress, which allowed us to build upon his ideas to create a fully-developed world for the series. This laid a solid groundwork for the layered narrative that Corgan had created.
To convey the intensity of emotion that seethes through these five interlinked tracks, our team utilized a vivid color palette. Its unique and vibrant aesthetic drew inspiration from such diverse influences as Bladerunner, Dune, H.R. Giger, and cyberpunk futurism. As the narrative pivots from internal conflict to external survival, the animation and color convey the characters' struggles and shifting emotions.
Ultimately, In Ashes turns the goth-rock sound of The Smashing Pumpkins into an operatic phantasmagoria of evolving identities and cosmic yearning—with some really cool chase scenes to boot.
