From the album cover below, 'Invincible' we can see the use of the space theme that i mentioned when analysing 'Absolution'. It also has a clear romantic image which is used, yet the colour scheme is strange yet effective and gives the space sort of image I have been describing. 'Knights of Cydonia' which is one of the videos i have previously analysed, I have noticed that this cover is taken from a scene of this video.
After analysis of these album covers and further research it is clear that Muse like to include the theme of space in their music, and this concludes as to why there is some elements of space in some of their videos of which I have analysed. As it is a strange and mysterious topic, it strangely ties in with their unique style which they are associated with in alot of their products.
After researching more about Muse, I found that they use the theme of space as an influence in some of their music. I can see this clearly from the album cover shown above. It shows a man holding what looks like a gass mask staring into the sky, and around him we see shadows what appear to be human like. It shows the world from an abjective view, and the man seems to be looking up in confusion almost at what is above him. This gives us the idea of something that is superhuman or possibly extraterristrial, and the fact that he has a gass mask in his hand gives us the impression he is protecting himself from something. As we saw in the video 'Time is Running Out' which is actually from this album, there is the use of cold colours again particulaly blue.
This is good. I think there are a few more things you could talk about, such as the lack of the band appearing on the cover. You should also maybe look at the back of the album to see what you can find out and help you plan your own digipak.
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