Serj Tankian releases the video for “Appropriations”

Following the September 27th release of his new five-song EP “Foundations,” System of a Down vocalist Serj Tankian has released the music video for the main song, “Appropriations,” below. This new visual presentation was co-directed by Todd Harapiak and Ara Soudjian.

The original version of this is a bunch of delayed guitars that I had played with some beats, and it wasn’t a complete song. Then, I got an offer from a streaming service—I do a lot of film composing and TV composing—to do a title track for a new TV series. So, I repurposed those guitars for a 30-second theme song. The streaming service paid me a kill fee and ended up going with something else, but I liked this so much that I decided to make it into a full song. So, I appropriated my own music. That’s why I call it that. The lyrics are about community and the need to really foster love and lack of judgment and creativity. It’s our only way out of the mess that we’ve created with this so-called civilization.