"Nature's Symphony"

25 November 2024

3 mins 10s

Man and beast in perfect harmony.

This epic Royal Ontario Museum spot is an unexpected companion piece to 'Better Man', the film where Robbie Williams is played by a CGI chimp. 'Immortal Symphony' features one, too—only this ape prefers classical music to pop.

Choreographer Jennifer Rose dons the mo-cap suit to play Luna, a chimpanzee curious about the world and her place in it. What comes out of her mouth is not pant-hoots, but ‘Una furtiva lagrima' from 'L'elisir d'amore' by Gaetano Donizetti. This might be as close as we ever get to ‘Planet of the Apes: The Musical'.

It would be hard to top what Revolver's Rune Milton and the team at Chemistry have come up with. There are hints of 'Planet Earth', and '2001: A Space Odyssey' to a commercial that reminds viewers how they lucked out with Earth: art, culture, nature, et cetera.

The hope is that RMO patrons are just as inspired as Luna by the time they reach the gift shop. Expect chimpanzee toys to be popular in the run-up to Christmas.

Canada

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