This is a re-edited version of the promo music video for illitheas – Last Forever (Intro Mix) that features two stunning animated short films: Lunette (by Phoebe Warries) and The Life of Death (by Marsha Onderstijn). Unlike earlier versions, this one preserves the full emotional arcs of both shorts, especially The Life of Death, which was originally cut short.
While some may find the ending “too sad,” I believe that sadness is exactly what makes it beautiful. The Life of Death isn’t about fear—it’s about compassion, grief, and the quiet strength of restraint. To remove the ending is to take away Death’s humanity (ironically) and the message that death can be gentle, even kind.
This re-edit was made out of love for these films, and to give proper credit to the creators who poured their hearts into these stories. Please support them by watching the originals:
The thumbnail was made with the help of prompts from ChatGPT and Invoke. Everything in the video is original content, not owned by me.
Prompt a soft 2D illustration of a wolf touching the glowing moon and a cloaked skeletal figure standing in a quiet forest at night, symbolic, storybook style, ethereal lighting, warm & cool contrast, professional artstation quality, hand-painted look, cinematic composition, no borders
neg photorealistic, 3D render, extra limbs, bad hands, deformed anatomy, poor contrast, blurry, watermark, logo, signature
