Leaves is Ben&Ben’s second digital single, released on March 31, 2017.
The concept of loss or death wasn’t really present in the songwriting process, as the song was inspired by a difficult time in a relationship. The team behind the video thought of framing the song from the perspective of family, and the story developed from that thought. The loss in the family was the cause of the rift between dad and son, and the process of healing and forgiveness between the both of them is the essence of the video.
The story you guys told in your Rappler live jam about another song “Dahilan” comes to mind, how you wrote it with the death of a friend in mind but then it was interpreted in many different ways after (including a wedding video). I guess you can say the same for how the “Leaves” video came to be. Given that, does relatability play a role in your songwriting process?
Yup, we pretty much did the same thing here in “Leaves.” The funny thing though is that when we write songs, we don’t factor in the relatability of the song; it just comes naturally. What we find to be true is that the more personal the song is, the more the universe tends to embrace it and relate to it. This is what worked in “Dahilan,” and what worked here in this song.
read more at: https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/ben-ben-leaves-music-video
you can listen and watch at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCd1nAI-po4
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