MANILA, Philippines — On August 26, Over October’s new music video, “Sandali Lang,” went live. The video, directed by Carl Chavez, is the band’s first music video in two years. It stars young actors Miles Ocampo and Elijah Canlas. The music video highlights Over October’s first-ever Tagalog song, marking a milestone for the band. The single was released earlier on streaming platforms by Island Records Philippines.
Over October members Josh Buizon and Josh Lua were responsible for the lyrics of “Sandali Lang.” However, the band says, the song came together in a writing session in La Union. “We were in a bubble making music and the song just came out,” the band says, “It was an exciting feeling writing in Filipino for the first time”. The song was arranged by the band and producers Jazz and Peavey Nicolas in the studio, thus making the song “more complete.”
Chavez, the video’s director, met with Over October to work out the concept for the video. After hearing about how the song came to be, he worked out a narrative which the band describes as “awesome.” “What we like about the video is that it’s really open to interpretation,” the band says, “and it could mean a different thing to each person depending on where [they] are in life.”
Planning a video shoot during the pandemic and lockdowns meant that every meeting was online. Over October only got to meet the cast and crew when the shoot actually happened. “We really had a good time shooting the video,” the band says, “and we had an even more fun time watching Miles and Elijah play their roles.”
Image courtesy of Island Records Philippines
Image courtesy of Island Records Philippines
Over October credits the production team for pulling off a music video at a very challenging time. They add that making the video during the pandemic is a first for all of those involved, with a lot going into it. They hope that viewers will appreciate the interesting and thought-provoking story and the actors’ efforts in bringing the story to life.