Steven Wilson shares a haunting music video for “Beautiful Scarecrow,” a track from his latest album, The Harmony Codex. The video, directed by Jess Cope and Venkatram Viswanathan, tells a gothic horror story in a post-apocalyptic world divided by a deadly pandemic. The video explores the lasting impact of a simple act of kindness. 

Cope comments:

“The video is a completely new approach for Owl House Studios. I wrote the original idea with my partner Jonathan Main and in conjunction with Venky Viswanathan and Shaheen Sheriff, we decided to pursue a 3D animation route. Our aim was to build a computer–generated world but give it the ‘feel and texture’ of a stop-motion animation. As always, Steven’s track was so exciting to work with, as the more you listen to the track the more your ears discover. The song has so much depth and richness, it allowed us to freely explore an intriguing visual narrative.”

Watch the clip below: