
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























