Tokio Myers ft Akala 'Enter The Jungle' by Chirolles Khalil
Rob Ulitski - 14th Jan 2020
New director Chirolles Khalil directs a semi-autobiographical promo for Enter The Jungle, which revisits Tokio's youth and his struggle to choose between his passion for music and social expectations.Â
Nestled in a small room within a tower block, Tokio has his head down as he repeatedly runs through chords on his keyboard. We see the young artist dip his feet into the quintessential aspects of teenage life - hanging with friends in the park, having a first puff of a cigarette, playing sports - but nothing compares to the high he gets from being in his room, making music and exploring the depths of his artistry.Â
With a high-energy performance from Myers and Akala, the patchwork of different moments in the artist's life mirror the structure of the track, at times sounding like a full-on James Bond theme, and conversely like low-key bedroom rap. The sum of the different parts blend brilliantly to form a unique project with a fresh perspective.
"We wanted to show that we were not always a product of our environment but are who we choose to be", explains Khalil. The sheer ambition and scale of the video marks him out as a talent to watch out for.Â
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Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- Chirolles Khalil
- Producer
- Meghan Willcox
- Production Company
- Noir
- Executive Producer
- Greg Smith
- Executive Producer
- Javier Alejandro
- 1st AD
- Daniel Stoker
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Sam Friend
- Focus Puller
- Romyn Sharma
- 2nd AC
- Finn Sheriton
- Steadicam
- Justin Theodore
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Joe Nkadi
Art
- Art Director
- Zara Mills
Wardrobe
- Wardrobe
- Chess Lulli
Editorial
- Editor
- Magdalena Plugowska
- Editing company
- TE
Grading
- Colourist
- Jason Wallis
- Colour grade company
- EC
Commission
- Label
- Sony Music
Other credits
Production Assistant
Molly Bolton
Drone
Drone Capone
Camera Trainee
Jacob Sack
Spark
Marcus Yankey
Choreography Supervisor
Leroy Curwood & Lars Bohte
Movement Director
Max Keeble
DIT
Alys Willcox
Sound Designer
Timo Saila
Rob Ulitski - 14th Jan 2020