The Hardest Part

creative work·music video·active

Washed Out music video conceived, generated, directed, and edited by Paul Trillo using an early-access version of OpenAI Sora.

Verified facts

Official site	https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/the-hardest-part/1742877296 ↗
Geography	United States market
work type	music video
tools and versions	tool: OpenAI Sora · stage: visual generation · access: pre-release creator access · version: not publicly disclosed
current availability	Available as an official music video on Apple Music at the snapshot date.
human machine process	Trillo supplied the long-held concept, prompted and iterated visual sequences, selected outputs, and edited them into the finished video; Sora generated the visual footage, while the song and artist performance identity remained human-created.
creators and performers	artist and music: Washed Out (Ernest Greene) · writer director editor: Paul Trillo
organizations and release	label: Sub Pop · platform: Apple Music
related events and awards	2024 Prix Ars Electronica Golden Nica — AI in Art
attributed rights and disclosure	The production publicly disclosed Sora use and credited Trillo as writer, director, and editor.