Temple of Circadia is a song released by John Petrucci (Dream Theater Guitarrist)
in his solo album Terminal Velocity.
The story is about a "guitarslinger" who was called by the Purple Nebula Majesty
to prevent the villain - Oddfather - from awakening his army of zombies to take over the empire.
Many elements were taken from Petrucci's own universe to create the story, such as:
song titles (Oddfather, Glassy-eyed Zombies, Gemini),
signature guitars (Iced Crimsom, Purple Nebula, Tiger's Eye) and even Internet memes -
his power to control the temperature of the sun!
The project was made in partnership with Wayne Joyner (head of the project and motion designer)
and Bill Bronson (Illustrator).
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A delightful challenge, which made us three to work really hard to accomplish
this animated music video with over 7 minutes!
I'm so happy to have our work being part of John Petrucci's universe, which opens up the possibility of going further with animated characters and all the wonders of animation!
Styleframe study for the Majesty's throne room
First attempt to illustrate the temple surroundings
Style study
Style study
Styleframe of the temple and the eclipse
John Petrucci (protagonist) - concept art
Rena Sands concept art
The Oddfather - concept art
Tiger's Eye Oracle - concept art
Glassy-Eyed Zombie - concept art
