Never Stop Candy Bang
Never Stop Candy Bang is frequent creative chat with family, friends and industry artists about Storytelling, Music, Sound and Vision by Pete Candeland and Sophie Sound.
Never Stop Candy Bang
Never Stop Candy Bang Ep. 02 - Pete's The Beatles Pt. 01
In this episode, we begin the story of Pete Candeland’s visionary take on The Beatles: Rock Band - a project that reimagined the Fab Four through animation, colour, and movement like never before.
Before his work became synonymous with Gorillaz and Passion Pictures, Pete had already mastered the art of blending music and storytelling into something entirely new - a visual rhythm that carried The Beatles into a surreal, dreamlike world.
From the first illustrated cutouts to the fluid, hallucinatory transitions that defined the final piece, Pete’s direction captured the spirit of the musicians and their sound.
🎧 Listen in for:
How The Beatles: Rock Band came to life through layered animation and design
The craft of translating sound into motion and visual storytelling techniques Pete used
Early references, easter eggs, and the moments that make the piece worth rewinding
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