Singer Markus Riva has released a “cinematic” video for “If You’re Gonna Love Me,” which will take the stage in the semifinals of the Supernova stage on February 5.
The song “If You’re Gonna Love Me” was originally created in Latvian under the title “If You Love Me”, which was included in Markus Riva’s album “Lost in the City” released last December.
However, the song also inspired the creation of an English version. “When I sang this song in Latvian, my feelings resonated so much that I realized that I want to share it with a wider circle that extends beyond the borders of our country, and that’s why the song was written in English,” reveals the musician. “The story, of course, is about love – something to long for and strive for, where you are accepted as you are. And if you ever experience it, then any doubts must be given up and it must be allowed to happen. There is also a song about it – the courage to give in to what we really feel. ”
The video for the song was made last weekend. Although it was originally planned to be filmed on the side of Liepaja, in Karosta by the sea, the threat of a storm made me abandon this idea at the last minute. Despite the obstacles, the musician has managed to create a video story in the world-popular “cinematic” style, which was filmed while driving in the streets of Riga, by the sea in Lapmežciems and in the abandoned factory premises. “Right now, there is a gloomy weather outside the window, the general mood around the world is complicated, and perhaps that is why the video has become in a melancholy mood – it alternates between dark and light. But I believe that after each dark period, the light will come again, and love is definitely the way to go, ”says Markus Riva. The director of the video is Pavel Trebuhin, with whom the musician has already created several video clips for the songs “I Don’t Meet”, “This Time”, etc.
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