Minifigure Pharrell Shares His Colorful Life In “Piece By Piece” Music Video

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The visual also includes clips from his LEGO-inspired biopic of the same name.

Pharrell Williams has officially released the music video to his leading single “Piece By Piece” from his animated biopic of the same name, on Thursday (Oct. 24).

The uplifting track — which encourages people to keep building their lives even through setbacks — was produced by the multifaceted impresario himself, and brought to life through LEGO animation.

Directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville, the vibrant visual includes scenes from the Focus Features film and new animation that brings the story to life. Minifigure P can be seen in the lab cooking up beats, hitting the stage at his Something In The Water Festival, and even going down memory lane to when he first turned his dreams into reality. Minifigure Snoop Dogg, Pusha T, and Gwen Stefani all make their appearances in the video, too.

The “Piece By Piece” music video comes as the full soundtrack for the major motion picture has released.

The album — which is also available as a limited-edition vinyl — has five brand-new tracks from P including the aforementioned single “Piece By Piece,” “It’s Happening,” “VIRGINIA Boy (remix)” featuring Tyler, the Creator, “L’EGO Odyssey,” and “For Real.”

Additionally, the LP includes 16 previously released classics from Pharrell’s longstanding career such as his collaborative works with JAY-Z, Snoop, Kendrick Lamar, Justin Timberlake, and more.

Speaking of the first-of-its-kind biopic, Pharrell told Variety: “Being a Maverick and being a pluralist — one who’s interested in and inspired and has aspirations in many different directions and artistic disciplines — my story never really made a lot of sense to most people. Because most people just choose a lane or two and I like to cross into different lanes and go into different worlds and take what I feel like is interesting from this place and those experiences and apply them elsewhere.”

“I was very self-conscious to listen to myself, like, talk. I love giving advice and helping people live in a solution space,” he continued. “But my own? I was like, ‘Man, how do I sit and listen to myself philosophize for an hour and change?’ So I never really wanted to do it, but when I was given the opportunity to do a documentary any way I wanted, and Morgan raised his hand, it was like, ‘OK, this could be interesting.’ And it’s been nothing but magical.”

He added, “This guy is a masterful painter in the color of vulnerability. He’s just one of the greatest stitchers of tapestry and of eras, ever, and I’m just lucky to be one of his many, many, many subjects.”

Take a look at the official music video for “Piece By Piece” above and the trailer for the titular biopic below.