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Brikk Channels the Jazzy Gangster Life in Music Video for Caravan Palace & Mouse: P.I. For Hire

Posted on Friday, April 17, 2026

Updating classic 1930s animation, director Matthew Reeve and the Brikk Animation team in Stockholm deliver a rollicking hand-animated music video for Fumi Games’ first-person shooter MOUSE: P.I. For Hire.

Matthew Reeve, EP, head of film & TV at Brikk: “The project is part of the game’s official soundtrack and builds on its distinctive visual identity — a black-and-white, retro noir world inspired by 1930s animation and gangster cinema.

“By combining traditional craftsmanship with modern rhythm and pacing, we aimed to create a visual experience that feels both timeless and contemporary.”

“The music video is based on the track ‘Good Mouse’, produced exclusively for the game by the band Caravan Palace, whose signature style blends vintage jazz with modern electronic energy.

“The entire film is hand-animated frame by frame by our team at BRIKK, with a focus on recreating the feel of classic rubber hose animation. By combining traditional craftsmanship with modern rhythm and pacing, we aimed to create a visual experience that feels both timeless and contemporary.

“The result is a tribute to the early era of animation, while also reflecting the high energy and playful brutality of MOUSE: P.I. For Hire — a project where nostalgia and innovation meet in every frame.”

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A black-and-white cartoon band featuring Mouse: P.I. and other anthropomorphic mice plays instruments labeled Caravan Palace, capturing a vintage animation style with a hint of Gangster Life charm reminiscent of early cartoons. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Black-and-white cartoon scene inspired by the Caravan Palace & Mouse PI For Hire music video by Brikk Animation: anthropomorphic animals in 1930s attire play poker at a round table, with expressive faces, cards, and poker chips on display. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Three cartoon mice in old-fashioned clothing enact a classic Gangster Life scene: two dunk a third, tied up in a suit, into a bucket of water while another mouse watches from the left. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Two cartoon mice in 1930s-style black-and-white animation sit at a table; one, wearing a hat and vest, opens a briefcase full of cash, while the other, dressed in a suit, grins mischievously—living that Gangster Life. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Two cartoon mice dressed as gangsters in suits and hats fire Tommy guns, grimacing fiercely. The black and white scene channels a vintage animation style, evoking the energetic vibe of a Caravan Palace music video about gangster life. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Credits

Client: PlaySide Studios, Fumi Games

Production: Brikk
Director: Matthew Reeve
Producer: Matthew Reeve
Creative Director: Samuel Fast Hurtigkarl
Art Director: John Göransson
Animator: Emil Lundmark, Denis Bousygin, Cristina Conte, Enerio Pagorogon, Julie Roulet, Johannes Fast, Rob Strachan, Boy Lacampuenga, Nils Kuhl, Lora Hristova
Clean-Up: Emil Lundmark, Denis Bousygin, Julie Roulet, Johannes Fast, Nils Kuhl, Saffron Lea Mackie, Wren Wright, Andreia Ayumi, Caro Borovich
Background artist: Denis Bousygin, Robin Ecalard, Johannes Edvardsson, Anton Andinugroho, Ahmed Zulfiqar, Julie Roulet, Simon Putz, Marco Castiello
Compositor: Denis Bousygin, Daniel Laney, Santiago Suárez

Music: Caravan Palace

Sound design: Josef Andersson, Joel Andersson

Stephen Price

Stephen is the co-founder/CD of Stash Media Inc. and the executive editor of Stash Magazine and the Stash Permanent Collection.
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Category: Animation, Character Animation, Featured, Games, Music Video · Tags: Brikk, Caravan Palace, Fumi Games, Matthew Reeve, PlaySide Studios