Raucous Contentโs Kiran Koshy directs this pulp sci-fi western music video for psych-country/indie-rock track โThe Trailโ by Detroit indie rock artist Sergio Gaetani.
โThe Trailโ tells a tale of murder and revenge set to a blend of psychedelic outlaw country and Latin Narco.
The video is an homage to the Coen Bros movie, The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs. The track evoked the opening scene on first listen and inspired Koshy to imagine an alien protagonist in Monument Valley, but in an alternate and very trippy universe. Koshy juxtaposes a traditional musical genre with a surreal palette of visual elements and color to weave this fantastical tale.
The video was filmed in Monument Valley, Arizona, in a single day by just the director and two DPs–with Gaetani as the protagonist in a custom creature mask created by Erick Rodriguez of L.A.-based Imaginerick Studios.
โThe Trailโ is the flagship track from Gaetaniโs โThe West That Never Was,โ a concept album about love, loss, revenge, murder, and empathy. It was recorded largely during the COVID pandemic, at home by Gaetani.