PAUL CHADEISSON

Second Skin

Services

ORIGINAL MUSIC

Year

2026

CRÉDITS

Paul CHADEISSON - AD / Direction

Alien Collapse - Production

Arcades Sound - Audio Direction

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PAUL CHADEISSON

Second Skin

In Second Skin, Paul creates a dense, multi-layered dystopian world where two worlds coexist without ever intersecting—one dominated by technology and the other by underground life.

Second Skin is a science-fiction short film conceived by Paul Chadeisson, a concept artist known for his work on major cinematic franchises such as Dune (Parts II and III), Blade Runner 2099, and Project Last Chance.

The film presents a dystopian vision where two realities coexist. On the surface, an omnipresent military authority.

Beneath it, a population that is monitored, contained, and almost invisible.

Issue

To create music capable of conveying this duality.
Two worlds. Two perspectives. A constant tension.

The intention was to reveal what lies beneath the surface of the narrative: the pressure, the surveillance, and a kind of human inertia.

The reference cited—from the Blade Runner 2049 soundtrack—guided the approach toward a slow, massive, almost tectonic composition.

Sound approach

The composition is built on a dense, gradually evolving soundscape.

Deep, almost mineral-like synthetic layers

Stretched bass lines, creating a sense of weight and crushing pressure

Subtle harmonic variations suggesting latent instability

And the gradual emergence of more organic elements, like an attempt to breathe.

The whole builds a slow, uninterrupted crescendo, where the tension is never fully released.

Intention

Here, the music acts like a second skin.
It doesn’t comment on the image; it envelops it.

It gives substance to the invisible world—
the one that lies between control and resignation.

A continuous, almost physical sonic presence that accompanies the viewer on a slow and inexorable journey of immersion.

In Second Skin, the music extends the narrative and reveals its hidden threads.
It serves to illustrate and open up a complementary interpretation of the world imagined by Paul Chadeisson.

A parallel narrative, where music and imagery move forward together and build a shared narrative arc.

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