BRUCE DICKINSON has released the official music video for ‚Tears Of The Dragon‘, a cinematic production filmed in an abandoned brewery in São Paulo, Brazil. The video, featuring a live band, orchestra and ballet dancer, has already claimed multiple ‚Best Music Video‘ awards at international film festivals around the world.BRUCE DICKINSON has officially unveiled the music video for ‚Tears Of The Dragon‘, a visually striking and emotionally charged production that has been making waves on the international film festival circuit since its completion in late 2025. The video accompanies a newly re-recorded orchestral version of the classic track, originally featured on the 1994 album ‚More Balls To Picasso‘, which was reimagined and reissued last year.
Filmed following BRUCE DICKINSON’s appearance at The Town Festival in São Paulo, the production was directed by Leo Liberti and Antoine de Montremy. The location — a vast, derelict brewery in São Paulo bearing an almost Renaissance-era grandeur — provided a suitably dramatic backdrop. DICKINSON was joined by his House Band of Hell (HBOH) and the Almai Orchestra, conducted by Antonio Teoli, who also contributed to the studio recording of the piece. Brazilian ballet dancer Renata Bardazi brings an additional layer of emotional depth to the film through her interpretive performance alongside the band.
The video has already earned recognition as Best Music Video at the Los Angeles Film Festival IAF, the Los Angeles Film Awards, the New York International Film Awards, the Eastern Europe Film Festival, the Sweden Luleå International Film Festival, the World Premiere Films Awards, and the Asian Independent Film Festival, alongside a Bronze award at the Berlin Music Video Awards. Further nominations remain pending at events including the Cannes Film Awards and Rome Prisma Film Awards.
DICKINSON described the project as ‚brilliant madness‘, noting that the decision to incorporate an orchestra was central to the creative vision from the outset, with Teoli composing specifically for the arrangement.
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