The official video for The Veil by Peter Gabriel premieres on NPR today – watch on the NPR.org website here.
The track features in, and was written especially for, the Oliver Stone movie SNOWDEN.
Considered a hero by some, and a traitor by others, SNOWDEN is the epic story of whistle-blower Edward Snowden and looks at how and why he did what he did and who he left behind.
The Veil was written and produced by Peter Gabriel and mixed by Tchad Blake.
“As we become so visible in the digital world and leave an endless trail of data behind us, exactly who has our data and what they do with it becomes increasingly important.
Snowden’s revelations shocked the world and made it very clear why we need to have some way to look over those who look over us. With increasing terrorist attacks, security is critical, but not without any accountability or oversight.
I was very happy to learn Oliver Stone had decided to make a film about Edward Snowden and believe this is a powerful and inspiring film.
Oliver takes his music very seriously and I have always enjoyed collaborating with him and [music supervisor] Budd Carr.” – Peter Gabriel
The video is directed by Kurt Mattila.
The Veil is available now on all digital download and streaming services:
Buy on iTunes | Listen on Spotify | Listen on Apple Music
Buy on Google Play | Buy on Amazon MP3 | Listen on Tidal