Light Up the Night

Light Up the Night (2016)

Light Up the Night is an analog science-fiction short film set in an Orwellian, futuristic 1980s. The story tells the tensions flaring between rebellious citizens and robotic law enforcement. We are introduced to two dissidents as they take aim at the city's looming, panoptic control tower, while local band The Protomen take the stage amidst the action, inciting unrest as they narrate the struggle.

Date of release
2016-09-09
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (3)
Runtime
17m
Genres
Science Fiction, Action, Music
Director
Matt Sundin, Caspar Newbolt

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Act II: The Father of Death
  • Filmed in: Manhattan and Brooklyn

"Light Up the Night" is a song by American rock band the Protomen, appearing as the tenth track on their second studio album, Act II: The Father of Death (2009). Written by the band and produced alongside Alan Shacklock, it serves as the narrative climax of the album's Mega Man–inspired rock opera story.

Background and recording

On September 2, 2009, "Light Up the Night" was released on the Protomen's website as a teaser for the then-upcoming Act II: The Father of Death. On September 8, 2009, it was officially released as the tenth track on Act II: The Father of Death, written by the band and produced alongside Meat Loaf producer Alan Shacklock.

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