The Sound of Silence - a.i. Generated Visual Lyric Video

Each lyric was used as the text prompt to create unique art using artificial intelligence image generators.
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[@lofi.farquaad]

Hey everybody! I"M BACK! Thank you so much for 1k+ subs and 100k+ views on this vid! I'm finally making NEW original ai MUSIC! It's pretty Rad, Check it out here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6TMnZewebmDb7s&ab_channel=LoFiFarquaad

[@bennieboi3802]

"And the people bowed and prayed, to the neon God they made" ironically matches us adoring these ai images

[@lofi.farquaad]

nailed it

[@manray3023]

🤓

[@T-borG]

Yeah, man. For the last 25 years I have sing this part : "And the people bowed and prayed, to the digital God we made"!

[@mastercharlesdiltardino8058]

Nothing new, the rabbis say that in the days of Egypt the idols did have some power and moved and stuff.

[@jaredkennedy6576]

That was my thought as well, maybe these guys were time travelers and wrote about what they saw.

[@geonerd]

It's clear that the AI has no real 'understanding' of the song as a whole, but every so often it utterly nails the image for a given verse.

[@asbestoswanker]

Well with this specific AI, each verse is individually plugged in so the A.I. has no context.

[@danjohnston9037]

Like So Many Classic Rock Music Fans

[@lofi.farquaad]

@@danjohnston9037 lol

[@herohonda4183]

Because each sentence of the lyrics are put in individually, maybe when these become more advanced we will be able to put in whole songs/poems and it will generate an image about it

[@Haiesta]

@@herohonda4183 I would absolutely love to see what would happen, how could something fit an entire song within a single image seems impossible but it could also be hugely complex with many intricacies representing individual lines This song I’d imagine would be someone in a dark, rainy night looking at a street light in awe and terror as they view what’s inside. This one is very similar to what the song describes but what’s in the light is what would interest me

[@Zero_8347]

I can just imagine some guys in the 60's seeing this and thinking they're tripping on LSD

[@blackc1479]

Hell, I'm in '22 and getting flashbacks lol. (Not that I would know anything about lsd of course. Other than what I've read😁)

[@hunterofdarkness8329]

I bet he wouldn't expect that we will live in a future where art such is this is easily created by technology

[@KingOfTheUnderdogs]

I loved loved LOVED the "disturb the sound of silence" image on 1:44. Silent trees in the distance looking like soundwaves, it's brilliant. If a human made such a thing I would think that they are so smart.

[@Andrea.1tree]

It’s funny that you think humans didn’t make this.

[@RaccoonHenry]

people talking without speaking, people hearing without listening... those two images, I'm speechless...

[@RonyPlayer]

I never noticed that "still remains" can have a double meaning

[@lofi.farquaad]

Agreed! I had the same thought

[@Haiesta]

Huh, same here, seems a lot grimmer now

[@banjofett3949]

“The words of a prophet” are written on a subway wall So the AI has a sense of humor

[@aleonimation]

as someone who's been a Simon & Garfunkel since I was a child, I've never seen a video so perfectly reflect/illustrate the eerieness of this song

[@julieb3996]

This is one of the best ones I've seen so far on my tour of "AI generated lyric music video." I think the lyrics really lend themselves to this kind of image, but I also like the little animation

[@lofi.farquaad]

Thank you! stick around for more :) Any songs you wanted to see on your tour but didn't?

[@SlimThrull]

@@lofi.farquaad I would love to see Wonderwall by Oasis. I suspect some of the art based on the lyrics will be.... Mind bending.

[@hurinthalion5984]

@@lofi.farquaad you should also Boulevard of Broken dreams the depressing and somewhat abstract lyrics would really lend themselves to something like this

[@Alexcobra861]

@@lofi.farquaad another brick in the wall , just to see if the AI is able to make images even more twisted and disturbing than that of the clip.

[@foxbat1766]

"...and the people bowed and prayed... to the Neon God they made..." (Love, love, love this lyric...)

[@SlimThrull]

And the image was damn near perfect for it. I, too, have always loved this line.

[@eldermillennial8330]

A god that reacts with NOTHING. So symbolic of our age.

[@davidshoemaker4437]

I have watched a few of these now, and I can't help but get the feeling that AI is going through a Goth stage, it is all so dark. Who knows maybe it will grow out of this and cheer up.

[@HermanTheHalfGerman]

the image for "people writing songs that voices never shared" is amazing.

[@ericmatthews9894]

When I clicked on this, I was terrified it was going to be that terrible Disturbed cover that the young people think is the original. Thank you for using the original.

[@lofi.farquaad]

lol welcome

[@steveread4021]

I personally knew this song for years before the Disturbed version, and I regard Disturbed's take as a powerful interpretation of a profound and brilliant pop song.

[@ericmatthews9894]

@@steveread4021 I used to have all of Simon and Garfunkel's albums. Personally, I have never been a disturbed fan and feel their version has been American Idol-ized if ya know what I mean, like he over-acted it or something. He made it way to dramatic, it's a simple thought that builds but that distrubed guy kinda vomits it out in this way of over dramatizing vocals

[@Harry-yx2on]

Nothing wrong with disturbed version. 1999 child here grew up with original

[@ericmatthews9894]

@@Harry-yx2on if you like it then I would never take that away from you. There is nothing wrong with anyone who likes it. Music is art and art is 50% participation. If you like it that's fine with me, but it gets on my every last nerve. It's just my personal opinion that it's the absolute worst cover of any song by any band in the history of cover songs ever. You are completely entitled to your opinion, and I respect that. I'm from 1973, I have a completely different outlook on music than someone form 1999 I'm sure.

[@altair8598]

Well done, this is probably the best AI video I've seen so far and not just because of the choice of music.

[@lofi.farquaad]

Thanks! More to come soon!

[@jaredkennedy6576]

Talking without speaking, hearing without listening, bowing and praying to a neon god- Smartphones. This song is about smartphones.

[@hunterofdarkness8329]

I really love these AI art music videos. They're so chilling and fascinating

[@jeweltorkelson]

This is so artful it almost brings a tear to the eye.

[@khresnokhresno2513]

I've had creepy nightmares for several days this month. I think my anxiety is coming back. This visual sums up my nightmares.

[@imtiazalam5439]

these vids feel like visualizers on steroids, someone should make an app or something which directly gies such vids for the song you like

[@ormapa1206]

Some images are very eerie.

[@spiderpickle3255]

Best AI music video I've watched so far. A version of Don't Fear the Reaper being a very close second.

[@Eleora1997Msia]

2:39 love the art and the massage in art form

[@lofi.farquaad]

At 1000 subs I will upload a Midjourney V4 Disturbed cover version. Spread the word!

[@lofi.farquaad]

Here it is! kzbin.info/www/bejne/b16YmpttbNuakMk&ab_channel=LoFiFarquaad

[@Daniel-lq5qq]

Those Pictures are Crazy good Art

[@madeleinekayser4069]

Well done. Pretty prophetic... imho

[@leslietaylor4458]

This video would soo fit the 70s

[@darrinwebber4077]

Excellent

[@Bladerunner-qs7pv]

A surreal video that brings these old but wonderful surreal lyrics back to life. A depiction of what is going on in my head.... Great!

[@Pogomeister]

This is so fascinating. Which A. I. did you use for making this video? I haven’t yet met an A. I. lyrics to images video that features animated pictures.

[@lofi.farquaad]

Thank you! I used MidJourney to generate the images :)

[@balijosu]

The explosion of videos of AI images generated for song lyrics is going to make Midjourney change its default of generating a woman looking away from the camera.

[@mysterioustree1402]

"this your ear?" "nah bro its yours" 1:29

[@lofi.farquaad]

lol

[@ramonvalencia5719]

Wow, there are so many classic rock songs I'd love to see interpreted in this style. Just off the top of my head: California Dreaming (The Mamas and the Papas) Hotel California (The Eagles) Lookin' Out My Back Door (Creedence Clearwater Revival) House of the Rising Sun (The Animals) Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin) The Lion Sleeps Tonight (The Tokens) Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen) American Pie (Don McLean) Bad Moon Rising (Creedence Clearwater Revival) Don't Stop Believin' (Journey) Keep up the good work!

[@serendipityshopnyc]

Unsurprisingly, some people on youtube have already taken a crack at these. Daara did Stairway to Heaven and Hotel California and a particularly beautiful job on Don't Fear the Reaper. And Kiki did American Pie.

[@elsiecooper4372]

Watched and listened twice.......

[@writerinprogress]

This. Is. AMAZING!

[@lofi.farquaad]

Hey everybody! Thank you so much for 1000 subs and 100,000 views on this vid! I made a new updated video for the Disturbed cover of SoS using the newest algorithm from MidJourney! Check it out here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/b16YmpttbNuakMk&ab_channel=LoFiFarquaad

[@aarontyler69]

An eternal song with an infinite palette of creativity.

[@lofi.farquaad]

true

[@markberman6708]

Simply amazing, well.done.

[@Hewhowalksbehindtherows]

One of my favorite songs. Very interesting

[@thegeneralist7527]

Very interesting.

[@stephaneberrebi7106]

Extraordinaire ! two steps closer to the singularity ?

[@pepoloco27]

This is the best channel doing this... The movement of the images... Cool stuff!

[@Noentiendo64FTW]

I’ve been watching ai videos all afternoon. This one is really amazing! Some incredible images, great work with the motions.

[@kenjonathan9435]

A beauriful song

[@68fmj51]

Very beautiful.

[@elizabethmorgan293]

God only knows how many artists it would take to paint these lyrics so exquisitely.

[@markpirola8152]

And the vision that was planted in my brain…. amazing

[@iastitraia]

Great job, man! Crossing this song off my list! :)

[@manolingz]

I never knew AI can experience existential dread.

[@reymusicstudio5974]

One of my fav song. Thanks for sharing this song.. im so impressed❤❤❤ keep uploading lods and good luck also to your channel. Sharing subs pls. Thanks😊

[@YOURNAME-in9xm]

i loved this

[@yurizhivago4848]

Great Video. I did not know this technology existed. I grew up in the 60's when we had LPs and album art and really miss this type of imagery. My 17 yr old Nephew knows 6 computer coding languages including Linux and I am sure this tech would be his forte and something he understands. Old farts like me miss album art and LPs.

[@clieding]

Creepy, disturbing and beautiful! This is as much about an AI’s ability to create compelling images as it is about our brain’s ability to find meaning and emotion in these compelling images. I spent an evening with one of the free online imagine creating programs. I entered a line from a favorite song and was blown away by the artistic and ‘imaginative’ interpretation of the lyrics. As an aspiring amateur painter I was also dismayed that this ‘mindless-soulless’ algorithm did a better job than I am capable. I decided to put my defeatist reaction aside and am now inspired by the quality of these creations to make my own attempts more emotive, more expressive, more spontaneous, more risky, more stylized. I think being bested by an automaton has given me the kick-in-the-ass I have needed to take my own work to a higher level. That said, I am really glad I am not a professional artist who now has to compete with a computer program. 🤖🎨🖼️

[@TylkoOnTuStoi]

Is it possible to download some of these pictures as a wallpaper?

[@danjohnston9037]

BRAVO

[@patremagilbert8787]

This song is classic an calming.

[@justyouraverageblackstar3672]

Literal perfection.

[@mardy3732]

Yo what this artwork is profound.

[@mismagge8017]

72 female now, best ever 🎉Epic song ❤

[@crackheadadventures]

I subbed both for this video and for your channel name

[@lofi.farquaad]

thanks!

[@mis4nthr0p3]

Appropriately dark animation. Thank you.

[@danielsime911]

I thought it was interesting when it came to "the words of the prophet written on the subway ways" because in amongst the graffiti it had some arabic so it obviously must have drawn a connection to Muhammad

[@MC-24]

That AI seems to be made by the “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” illustrative crew.

[@theoldhip]

The additional subtle movements within the individual shots work wonderfully, at least in my senses. The fact that an "artificial mind", (not much artificial as non-organic), was so often able to catch the expressed emotions within the song. . . Well, was just scary, even if beautiful. Has anyone given this new art form, (that's so familiar but so different at the sane time), a name?

[@mendiapodaca]

The AI makes the little animations too, or one has to use some extra software?

[@erickelm4974]

Skynet I see👁 you!

[@cobrachicken07]

Unreal. This was a great moment to experience. Yeah. AI gets some of it.

[@Riegawa]

"AND THE SIGN WARING oUT IS WARNIG - ATNG" The internet is a beautiful place. (2:33)

[@live2dance]

Great work! What software do you use to edit the motions? After Effects?

[@lofi.farquaad]

Story Z

[@grandfromageprod]

great stuff how did you create the animated parts? + what vid editing software to stitch it all together/? thanks

[@lofi.farquaad]

Story Z for motion, adobe premiere for editing

[@user-iv3fi2mb9w]

激しく,辛く、悲しく、美しい

[@Edward-gt4mi]

And the people bowed and prayed To the neon god they made..............2022 in a nutshell

[@themalcontent100]

I wonder how you would get disturb's version. Type in goth or just disting as a style.

[@lofi.farquaad]

I plan on trying it out with slightly different prompts... coming soon!

[@nano65114]

I'm pretty sure I went through 5 realities while listening to this.

[@MakersMatrix]

Same 😂😂😂

[@djpegao]

The A.I. must have melted trying to come up with a proper image for the sound of silence and settled for the closest

[@hippydippydude8895]

The whole Piper at the gates of dawn w these images would def be a trip lol

[@lofi.farquaad]

Y E S

[@themalcontent100]

Also try to do nightwish

[@aclopes1]

I would love to see some music from The Doors,.I would like the end, but I think it's too long...

[@carllawler2837]

That was different...

[@corinnaschultz9359]

Thank You 123 Tausend Dank 🥺🥳😎👻💥💣👌💔

[@desertquesst]

Slender Man at 2:04

[@timstuhldreherii865]

The god of this world does not care for music or it's original frequency only an altered tone to bend the minds will in a direction to maximize the outcome or possiblity to weaken heavens resonance

[@bryanreed742]

This may have surpassed white rabbit as my favorite one of these.

[@lofi.farquaad]

❤

[@manray3023]

You should made ode to the mets video

[@user-wo9eg3hb2w]

Please do Slipping Through My Fingers by ABBA and/or You and Me by The Cranberries.🙏🏽

[@lofi.farquaad]

Love the Cranberries :)

[@okrasaghia]

If you had told me these images were made by a priced artist I would totally have believed you!

[@lofi.farquaad]

instagram.com/forbidden.fruit.ai

[@lofi.farquaad]

N E W V I D ! - B L A C K H O L E S U N kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWbbpaWBZc55bK8&ab

[@jaminova_1969]

This is interesting. So the AI generated all of the images from the song lyrics? It didn't just search the internet to create the video? As someone else mentioned, how long before AI has a deeper understanding and can interpret or put things in context?

[@lofi.farquaad]

I input the lyrics line by line and for each lyric it outputs 4 image options that I choose from and edit into the video. Check my newest vid for an updated version with the new ai algorithm!

[@namvo3013]

I'd like to see some of the Beatles's songs

[@SlimThrull]

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds has my vote.

[@tempestfennac9687]

@@SlimThrull I can imagine Across the Universe being quite pretty too (A Day in the Life and a few of the Abbey Road medley songs would probably work well too).

[@RaccoonHenry]

how about Across the Universe?? I bet it would get very interesting results!

[@lofi.farquaad]

i did that one! KZbin blocked it for like a year but i think it's visible for now

[@ericmatthews9894]

How about the Doors "Celebration of the Lizard" or "Severed Garden" or both

[@lofi.farquaad]

Great ideas! 👍🏻

[@saramarrspellmaker9592]

Best played at playback speed of .75

[@lehoang7780]

Geez, ever since I watched these AI generated art I felt creepy. Almost every pics is sad and sorrow af.

[@DreamWeaver24]

What is the ai software used for this

[@lofi.farquaad]

MidJourney

[@GingerSnape46]

I thought those images were beautiful.

[@5jinncyn]

Now make it find one image that sums up the whole song for it!

[@joe6pak14]

I want to know how much Hash that you had to feed the computer to get these.

[@lofi.farquaad]

12 buckets

[@kelia.geancamp9775]

Ai, the woman you pick as the antagonist... I want ti know why, if you please.

[@Linuxdirk]

I wonder if AIs constantly suffer from depression.

[@CascadianPatriotII]

Somebody get on the horn to Paul Simon! He should see this!

[@manray3023]

what ai did you use to make this?

[@lofi.farquaad]

midjourney

[@manray3023]

@@lofi.farquaad how do you make the image moving?

[@lofi.farquaad]

@@manray3023 StoryZ

[@anthonydemonssillerrunb4me118]

I no this is supposed to be a dark song but my gods is this scary. God help us if these things develop sentience

[@lofi.farquaad]

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