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TOMORA 'Come Closer' by Adam Smith

David Knight - 12th Feb 2026

Adam Smith directs the second instalment in his collaboration with TOMORA - the new project from The Chemical Brothers' Tom Rowlands and Norwegian singer Aurora - and creates a visual as minimal, direct and haunting as the track.

If its predecessor Ring The Alarm feels all of a piece with more recent Chemical Brothers output - with a video by Smith that feels like an extension of the body of work he creates with Marcus Lyall for their live shows - then Come Closer harks back to the Nineties, the time of the early Chems and their contemporaries. 

The video reflects this with the simple technique of training the camera on Aurora as she addresses the camera - which is, almost imperceptably, moving closer. A light constantly moves creating ever-changing shadows on Aurora's face, heightening the mood. A cresendo arrives, where she is caught in an intense, flickering strobe.

This is a showcase for the singer and its gripping. Aurora gives a memorable performance, her personality quietly radiates to us. Mesmerizing stuff.

David Knight - 12th Feb 2026

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Adam Smith
Line Producer
Matt Cummins
Creative Producer
Tim Bell
a S T A R T ! x Treatment Production
Production Assistant
Ruben Bo Dower
Runner
Finlay Kingston

Camera

Director of Photography
Dan Lowe
Focus Puller
Chris Starkey
2ND AC
Tom Watson
DIT
Lilly Palmer
Sound Playback
Henry Rowlands

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
Paul Allen
Desk Op
Conor Vennard
Electrician
Alex Kerr

Wardrobe

Hair & Make-up
Miranda Aksnes

Casting

Rehearsal Stand-In
Weronika Maria

Editorial

Editor
Mark Whelan

Grading

Colourist
Dan Lowe

Commission

Fontana Head of Marketing
Orna Lyons
Marketing
Samii Tayor
Content Creation
Sam Moore, Lulu Vicedomini

Other credits

Thanks to

Nancy and Albert, Sam Pattinson, Sam Brickman, Suzi McDowell and Dominika Osimowicz at Treatment Studio, London Film Studios, Complicité

David Knight - 12th Feb 2026

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