Musical Montage: Muse “Thought Contagion”
Coming out in 2018 off the album Simulation Theory, Muse’s “Thought Contagion” has some creepy vibes in the music but it’s being featured in Musical Montage for its neon-drenched music video that is partially an homage to “Thriller”. The lyrics were partially inspired by Muse frontman Mark Bellamy reading about Richard Dawkins’s idea that thoughts can be spread like a virus and seeing what was on the US news at the time. The song reached #1 on the UK rock charts and #3 on the Billboard Rock Airplay charts. The music video feels like it’s on the same wavelength as stuff like Far Cry: Blood Dragon and Kung Fury with a hyper-stylized 80s aesthetic but it becomes a horror movie when the video’s main character’s girlfriend turns into a vampire and then is joined by other vampires. They are able to manipulate electricity along with busting out some sweet “Thriller” style dance moves. You can check out the video below.
