简介：Againstabrilliantlycoloreddreamscape,amotherrocksalittlegirlbytheseawhileashipfloatsinmidairbehindthem.Thegirlclimbsoutofhermother'sarms,getsonatricycleand,withthemagicofvideo,pedalsherwaythroughKenya,Russia,Spain,NewYorkandIndiabeforeendingupbackhome.InthisvisuallystunningclipforDeepForest's"SweetLullaby,"directorTarsemretellsinhisownwaythemythoftheHindugodGanesh'striparoundtheworld. Tarsem'slastvideo,R.E.M.'s"LosingMyReligion"(1991),madebelieversoutofthosewhodoubtedvideoscouldbeasartfulasthemusictheysell.Butittookhimafullthreeyearstofindasongthatinspiredhimenoughtomakeanother.Onceheheardthehauntingmelodyof"SweetLullaby,"asongsungbyagirlfromtheSolomonIslands,hewashooked. FrenchproducersEricMouquetandMichelSanchez,whomakeupDeepForest,settheSouthPacificlullabytoarhythmtrackthatintercutsEurodancemusicandCentralAfricanPygmychants.Theresult,"SweetLullaby,"issuddenlyeverywhere--ayearafteritsCDrelease. Thevideoisasmuchacross-culturalodysseyasthemusicis.Simplegesturesandimagesarerepeatedfromcountrytocountry,yeteachlocationistintedadifferenthue,alludingtoboththeuniversalityandtheexoticismofthesong.Asforpossiblechargesofexploitationofthenativeculturesfromwhichtheproducers"borrowed,"Mouquetsaystheytriedtocomplementratherthan"overpowerthebeauty"ofthemusictheysampled.Forhispart,Tarsemhadtheproducerssendhimeachtrackoftherecordingbeforeheconsentedtodotheproject."WhenIhearditallseparately,"hesays,"Irealizedhowmuchtheirinputhadcomein."…