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American Gods (2017)

American Gods
The good news is we're lettin' you out early. The bad news is your wife's dead.
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Told through the point of view of an ex-con named Shadow Moon, Starz’s new series American Gods tells the story of a battle brewing between the new gods and the old. Developed by producer and screenwriter Bryan Fuller (Dead Like Me, Hannibal) and writer Michael Green (Heroes, Logan), the series translates Neil Gaiman’s fantasy novel of the same name into a psychedelic spectacle of deities and devils.

The opening title sequence sets up the show’s polychromatic and surreal world through iconography both modern and ancient, dousing classical artefacts, religious symbols, and modern technology in fuchsia and azure, chartreuse and crimson. The mood, musical theme, and pacing of the opening sequence is more than a little reminiscent of the titles for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, directed by Tim Miller. The theme music by Brian Reitzell for American Gods seems to echo Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s take on Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song”. Even the vocals bear a resemblance to Karen O’s discordant howl. Still, the sequence is a stunning vision and a powerful herald for an ambitious series as well as a prime monument to the current era of title design.

  • Credits

Studio: Elastic
Director: Patrick Clair
Lead Compositor and Animator: Raoul Marks
Composite and Animation: Yongsub Song, Sam Sparks
Designers: Jeff Han, Felix Soletic
Editor: Devin Mauer
Storyboard Artist: Lance Slaton
Producer: Paul Makowski
Sound Design: Echolab
Head of Production: Carol Salek
Executive Producer: Jennifer Sofio Hall
Managing Director: Linda Carlson

Music: Brian Rietzell

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Title sequence

  • Production Studio

    Elastic
  • Creative Director

    Patrick Clair
  • Lead Animator

    Raoul Marks
  • Animators

    Yongsub Song
    Sam Sparks
  • Designers

    Jeff Han
    Felix Soletic
  • Category

    TV
  • Styles

    2010s, 3D, CGI, digital, main title
American Gods
  • Creators

    Bryan Fuller
    Michael Green
  • Release Date

    April 30, 2017
  • Aspect Ratio

    1.78:1
  • Network

    Starz
  • Country

    USA
  • Language

    English
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Article

  • Writer

    Lola Landekic
  • Published

    May 10, 2017

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