Synopsis

Dan Black and Kid Cudi's "Symphonies" is presented as a rapid-fire reel of imaginary movie trailers. Each section adopts a different cinematic style, combining dramatic title cards, exaggerated action imagery, romance, suspense, and surreal visual effects. The trailer titles echo lines from the song, turning the lyrics into a series of mock film concepts. Dan Black appears throughout the stylized montage, while Kid Cudi's presence connects the video to the remix version of the track.

Factoids & Trivia

• The concept is built as a tribute to classic movie trailers rather than as a conventional narrative music video.

• The fictional film titles are drawn from lines in the song. This makes the video function as a visual translation of the lyrics, with each phrase becoming the premise of a different imaginary film.

• The visual design was created by the Paris-based collective Chic & Artistic, with Corinne Bance and Axel d'Harcourt associated with the concept and design work.

• The production used multiple cinematic genres and deliberately exaggerated trailer conventions, including oversized title cards, dramatic editing, stylized action scenes, and intentionally heightened performances.

• The video was recognized with two nominations at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards: Breakthrough Video and Best Special Effects in a Video.

• The Kid Cudi version is a remix of Dan Black's original "Symphonies." It was associated with the US release of Black's debut album, "UN," and helped give the track a stronger connection to the American hip-hop audience.