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Mark Romanek (born September 18, 1959) is an award-winning American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 music video
Music video

A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a pop music or rock music song with lyrics. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings....
 director
Film director

A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a film. A film director visualizes the Screenplay, controlling a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of his or her vision....
 who has also moved into directing theatrical film
Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
s.

nek was born in Chicago, Illinois. He credits seeing Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick was an influential American-British filmmaker, screenwriter, Film producer and photographer. He directed a number of highly acclaimed and often controversial films....
's 2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey (film)

2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 in film science fiction film directed by Stanley Kubrick, written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke. The film deals with thematic elements of human evolution, technology, artificial intelligence, and extraterrestrial life, and is notable for its scientific realism, pioneering special effects, ambiguous and of...
 in 1968, at the age of nine, and again during its rerelease in 1973, with inspiring him to become a film director. Romanek experimented with Super 8
Super 8 mm film

Super 8 mm film, also simply called Super 8, is a film film formats released in 1965 by Eastman Kodak as an improvement of the older 8 mm film home movies format, and the Cine 8 format....
 and 16mm film as a teenager while attending New Trier East
New Trier High School

New Trier High School is a public high school four-year high school with its major campus located in Winnetka, Illinois, Illinois, United States, and a second campus in Northfield, Illinois, Illinois, with freshman classes and district administration....
, a progressive public high school north of Chicago that offered a four-year film production and theory program.






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Mark Romanek (born September 18, 1959) is an award-winning American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 music video
Music video

A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a pop music or rock music song with lyrics. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings....
 director
Film director

A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a film. A film director visualizes the Screenplay, controlling a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of his or her vision....
 who has also moved into directing theatrical film
Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
s.

Background

Romanek was born in Chicago, Illinois. He credits seeing Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick was an influential American-British filmmaker, screenwriter, Film producer and photographer. He directed a number of highly acclaimed and often controversial films....
's 2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey (film)

2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 in film science fiction film directed by Stanley Kubrick, written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke. The film deals with thematic elements of human evolution, technology, artificial intelligence, and extraterrestrial life, and is notable for its scientific realism, pioneering special effects, ambiguous and of...
 in 1968, at the age of nine, and again during its rerelease in 1973, with inspiring him to become a film director. Romanek experimented with Super 8
Super 8 mm film

Super 8 mm film, also simply called Super 8, is a film film formats released in 1965 by Eastman Kodak as an improvement of the older 8 mm film home movies format, and the Cine 8 format....
 and 16mm film as a teenager while attending New Trier East
New Trier High School

New Trier High School is a public high school four-year high school with its major campus located in Winnetka, Illinois, Illinois, United States, and a second campus in Northfield, Illinois, Illinois, with freshman classes and district administration....
, a progressive public high school north of Chicago that offered a four-year film production and theory program. At New Trier, Romanek studied under Kevin Dole, a local filmmaker who was already creating a form of music video on his own in the mid 1970's. Romanek subsequently attended Ithaca College
Ithaca College

Ithaca College is a private college institution of higher education located on the South Hill of Ithaca, New York. The school was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music....
 in Ithaca, New York
Ithaca, New York

The City of Ithaca sits on the southern shore of Cayuga Lake, in Central New York New York State, USA. It is best known for being home to Cornell University ? an Ivy League school with almost 20,000 students ....
, and graduated from its Roy H. Park
Roy H. Park

Roy Hampton Park was an United States media executive and entrepreneur.Park was born in Dobson, North Carolina, the son of a tenant farmer. He began writing for two local North Carolina newspapers at the age of 12; although he suffered a severe bout with rheumatic fever at 13, Park graduated from Dobson High School at the age of 15 and fol...
 School of Communications with a degree in cinema and photography.

Romanek served as 2nd assistant director
Assistant director

An assistant director is a person who helps the filmmaker in the filmmaking of a movie or television show. The duties of an AD include setting the shooting schedule, tracking daily progress against the filming production schedule, arranging logistics, preparing daily call sheets, checking the arrival of cast and crew, maintaining order on t...
 for Brian De Palma
Brian De Palma

Brian De Palma is an US film director. In a career spanning over forty years, he is probably best known for his suspense and thriller films, including such box office successes as Carrie , Dressed to Kill , Scarface , The Untouchables , and Mission: Impossible ....
 on Home Movies, an autobiographical film De Palma conceived as an exercise for his students at Sarah Lawrence College
Sarah Lawrence College

Sarah Lawrence is a Private school, Independent school, Liberal arts colleges in the United States in the United States. It is located in southern Westchester County, New York, New York, in the city of Yonkers, New York, north of New York, New York....
 (having returned to his alma mater after the shooting of The Fury as an instructor of film production). On set, Romanek met Keith Gordon
Keith Gordon

Keith Gordon is an United States actor and film director....
, playing De Palma's alter ego.

Gordon remembers Romanek's entrance into film production:

He released his first film, Static
Static (film)

Static is an United States Comedy-drama directed by Mark Romanek. Static stars Keith Gordon, Amanda Plummer, and Bob Gunton, and was released in 1986 by NFI Productions....
, in 1986. It was co-written with and starred Keith Gordon
Keith Gordon

Keith Gordon is an United States actor and film director....
 as a man who claimed he had invented a television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
 set capable of showing a live picture of Heaven
Heaven

Heaven may refer to the physical heavens, the atmosphere or the seemingly endless expanse of the universe beyond. This is the traditional literal meaning of the term in English, however since at least AD 1000, it is typically also used to refer to an afterlife plane of existence in various religions and spirituality philosophy, often descri...
; Amanda Plummer
Amanda Plummer

Amanda Michael Plummer is an award-winning United States actress....
 also starred. The film achieved something of a cult following in London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 and led to his first job at the helm of a music video for the British New Wave
New Wave music

New Wave is a genre of rock music which originated from the late 1970s. It emerged from punk rock as a reaction against the popular music of the 1970s....
 group, The The
The The

The The are an England musical and multimedia group that have been active in various forms since 1979, with singer/songwriter/frontman Matt Johnson being the only constant band member....
 (who featured on the soundtrack for Static
Static

Static has several meanings:* Static electricity, a net charge of an object** The triboelectric effect, e.g. from shoes rubbing carpet* White noise, a random signal with a flat power spectral density...
), in 1986.

Music video career

After a few years writing screenplays, Romanek decided to focus on music videos and signed on with Satellite Films, a boutique division of Steve Golin
Steve Golin

Steve Golin is founder and CEO of Anonymous Content LLP, a multimedia development, production and talent management company and co-founder and former CEO of Propaganda Films....
's Propaganda Films
Propaganda Films

Propaganda Films was one of the oldest companies to make music videos. Propaganda was founded in the 80s by Steve Golin and Joni Sighvatsson....
. His subsequent work has come to be regarded as among the best of the medium. He has worked with many top-selling recording artists from different genres of popular music, and his videos have been given credit for making stars out of some.

One of his earliest notable videos was for the Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails

Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock music group, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio. As its main Producer , singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction....
 song "Closer". Its critical acclaim was only matched by its critical controversy, many accusing the video as being disturbing, demonic and demented (a big reason why the video was so popular among fans). Romanek would again work with Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails

Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock music group, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio. As its main Producer , singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction....
 for the song "The Perfect Drug".

Romanek was given his first Grammy Award
Grammy Award

The Grammy Awards ?or Grammys?are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry....
 for Best Short Form Video
Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video

The Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video has been awarded since 1984. A similar award for Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video has also been awarded since 1984....
 in 1996 for "Scream
Scream/Childhood

"Scream"/"Childhood" is the debut single from Michael Jackson's HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I album?where "Scream" is track one and "Childhood" is track ten....
," a collaboration between the pop superstar siblings Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson is an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group....
 and Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson

Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Born in Gary, Indiana and raised in Encino, Los Angeles, California, she is the youngest child of the Jackson family of musicians....
. The video, which cost $7 million to make, is cited as the most expensive ever made. Romanek won his second Grammy two years later, again with Janet Jackson, for her video "Got 'Til It's Gone
Got 'Til It's Gone

"Got 'til It's Gone" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson, featuring American rapper Q-Tip and Canadian singer Joni Mitchell. It was released as the lead single from Jackson's sixth studio album, The Velvet Rope ....
."

In 2002, Romanek shot a video for Audioslave
Audioslave

Audioslave was an American hard rock Supergroup that formed in Los Angeles, California in 2001. It consisted of ex-Soundgarden frontman and rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell and the former instrumentalists of Rage Against the Machine: Tom Morello , Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk ....
's "Cochise" in which the band performed in the midst of a prolonged pyrotechnic display of the intensity usually seen only during fireworks
Fireworks

A firework is classified as a low explosive material pyrotechnics device used primarily for aesthetic and entertainment purposes. The most common use of a firework is as part of a fireworks display....
 finales. The explosions were so loud during the night shoot in the San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley

The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley located in Southern California, United States. More than half of the city of Los Angeles' land area lies within the San Fernando Valley....
 that local police and fire departments received hundreds of calls from residents who feared that a terrorist attack was underway.

Romanek's 2002 music video for country music icon Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash was a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Primarily a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll , as well as blues, folk music and Gospel music....
's cover of Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails

Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock music group, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio. As its main Producer , singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction....
' "Hurt" has been hailed by many critics and fans alike as the most personal and moving music video ever made. The song expresses self-loathing and the futility of worldly accomplishments; this content took on a new poignancy when sung by Cash near the end of his life, quietly performing in his memorabilia-filled home, with shots of the flood-ravaged "House of Cash" museum and archival shots of a younger, cockier Cash edited in. The video was nominated for seven VMAs, winning one for cinematography, and also won Romanek his third Grammy.

Other Romanek videos that have received accolades and awards include the VMA winners "Free Your Mind" (En Vogue
En Vogue

En Vogue is a Grammy nominated United States female Contemporary R&B vocal quartet assembled by music producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy....
), "Are You Gonna Go My Way
Are You Gonna Go My Way (song)

"Are You Gonna Go My Way" is the first Single to be released by Lenny Kravitz from the album of Are You Gonna Go My Way. It was released in March 1993....
" (Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz

Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz is a popular United States singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and arrangement whose "retro" style incorporates elements of rock music, soul music, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic rock, traditional music and ballad ....
), "Rain
Rain (Madonna song)

"Rain" is a single by United States singer-songwriter Madonna . It was the fifth single release from her fifth studio album Erotica . It was released as the final American single on July 17, 1993 and on July 25, 1993 in the United Kingdom....
" (Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)

Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
), "Devil's Haircut
Devils Haircut (song)

"Devils Haircut" is a single by Beck, taken from the album Odelay....
" (Beck
Beck

Beck Hansen is an United States musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist known by the stage name Beck. With a pop art collage of musical styles, oblique and irony lyrics, and postmodern arrangements incorporating sample , drum machines, live instrumentation and sound effects, Beck has been hailed by critics and the public...
), "99 Problems
99 Problems

"99 Problems" is the third single released by American rapper Jay-Z in 2003 from the The Black Album . It reached number thirty on the United States Billboard Hot 100 singles chart....
" (Jay-Z
Jay-Z

Shawn Corey Carter , better known as his stage name, Jay-Z, is an American hip hop artist and businessman. He is the former Chief executive officer of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records....
) and "Criminal
Criminal (song)

"Criminal" . Apple described the song as a description of "feeling bad for getting something so easily by using your sexuality." It was released as the album's third single in September 1997 , and is widely considered Apple's breakout hit, peaking at #21 on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as #4 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart....
" (Fiona Apple
Fiona Apple

Fiona Apple is a Grammy Awards of 1998 United States singer-songwriter. She gained popularity through her 1996 studio album Tidal , especially with the single "Criminal ", and because of the music video made for it....
). Many others have also received nominations. In 1997, Romanek became the first filmmaker to receive the VMA Video Vanguard Award for his contribution to the medium. Two of Romanek's music videos, "Closer
Closer to God

"Closer" is a song written by Trent Reznor and featured on the 1994 Nine Inch Nails album The Downward Spiral. In mid-1994, the song was released as the second single from the album....
" by Nine Inch Nails, and "Bedtime Story" by Madonna, have been made part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art

The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, USA, on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues....
 in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
.

Feature films

In 2002, Romanek wrote and directed his second full-length feature movie, One Hour Photo
One Hour Photo

One Hour Photo is an United States psychological thriller, written and directed by Mark Romanek and starring Robin Williams. Fox Searchlight Pictures distributed the movie in the United States, and it also starred Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Gary Cole, and Eriq La Salle....
, with Robin Williams
Robin Williams

Robin McLaurim Williams is an Academy Award-, Golden Globe-, and Grammy Award-winning United Statesn comedian and actor.Rising to fame with his role as the alien Mork in the TV series Mork and Mindy, and later stand up comedy work, Williams has performed in many feature films since 1980....
 in the lead role about a department store photo processor who becomes obsessed with a family through their snapshots. One Hour Photo proved to be only a moderate hit, but still established Romanek as a respected movie director. Rumors spread that the studio, Fox Searchlight, had forced changes on Romanek that seriously altered the film from how he had intended it. He has disclaimed this story, however, stating that there never was a "director's cut" of One Hour Photo and that studio did not exercise any editorial control. As of 2005, Romanek was scheduled to direct Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks

Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American film actor, film director, voice-over artist, writer and film producer. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies before achieving success as a dramatic actor portraying several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia , the title role in Forrest Gump, Commander J...
 in a film adaptation of the book, A Cold Case
A Cold Case

A Cold Case is a 2002 novel by Philip Gourevitch. A film adaptation of the novel starring Tom Hanks was attempted, but the project did not enter production....
 but the project seems to be languishing in development hell
Development hell

"Development hell" is media-industry jargon for a film, television screenplay, computer program, concept, or idea becoming and remaining stuck in development and taking an especially long time to start film production, if ever....
. In December 2005, it was announced that he would direct A Million Little Pieces
A Million Little Pieces

A Million Little Pieces is a controversial memoir by James Frey. It tells the story of a 22-year-old alcoholic and drug abuser and how he copes with rehabilitation in a Twelve-step program-oriented treatment center....
, the film adaptation of the book of the same name but due to events regarding the authenticity of the book's content, it has also become a subject of speculation as to whether the film will indeed be made or not.

Romanek has also directed television commercials for Apple Computer
Apple Computer

Apple Inc., formerly Apple Computer Inc., is an United States multinational corporation which designs and manufactures consumer electronics and software products....
, Acura
Acura

Acura is the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Honda Motor Company. It primarily competes with Buick, Lexus and Infiniti among others in the luxury vehicle segment....
, Nike
Nike, Inc.

Nike, Inc. is a major Public company sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, near the Portland metropolitan area of Oregon....
, Calvin Klein
Calvin Klein

Calvin Richard Klein is an United States fashion designer. In 1968, he launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc.In addition to clothing, Calvin Klein also gave his name to a range of perfumes, including CK One and CK Be , now owned by Coty Inc....
, American Express
American Express

American Express Company , sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a Diversification global financial services company that is headquartered in New York City, New York....
, ESPN
ESPN

ESPN is a United States cable television Television network dedicated to Broadcasting of sports events and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day....
, Saturn, Honda
Honda

is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....
, and Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil

Cirque du Soleil is an entertainment company. Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, Montreal, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul, Qu?bec in 1984 by two former street performers, Guy Lalibert? and Daniel Gauthier....
. He is currently represented for music videos and commercials by a company called Anonymous Content.

On February 8, 2007 he signed on to direct the remake of The Wolf Man
The Wolf Man (2009 film)

The Wolfman is a 2009 in film horror film that is a remake of the 1941 in film classic The Wolf Man . The remake is directed by Joe Johnston and stars Benicio del Toro....
, set to be released in spring 2009. As of January 29, 2008, he has dropped out of directing the film.

Filmography

  • Static
    Static (film)

    Static is an United States Comedy-drama directed by Mark Romanek. Static stars Keith Gordon, Amanda Plummer, and Bob Gunton, and was released in 1986 by NFI Productions....
     (1985)
  • One Hour Photo
    One Hour Photo

    One Hour Photo is an United States psychological thriller, written and directed by Mark Romanek and starring Robin Williams. Fox Searchlight Pictures distributed the movie in the United States, and it also starred Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Gary Cole, and Eriq La Salle....
     (2002)


Music video filmography

  • "Buzz" Pop's Cool Love
  • "Sweet Bird of Truth," The The
    The The

    The The are an England musical and multimedia group that have been active in various forms since 1979, with singer/songwriter/frontman Matt Johnson being the only constant band member....
     (1986)
  • "Madonna of the Wasps" Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians (1989)
  • "One Long Pair Of Eyes" Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians (1989)
  • "You Don't Have to Worry," En Vogue
    En Vogue

    En Vogue is a Grammy nominated United States female Contemporary R&B vocal quartet assembled by music producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy....
     (1990)
  • "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" De La Soul
    De La Soul

    De La Soul is an American hip hop music group formed in 1987 in Amityville, New York. They are best known for their eclectic sampling and quirky, surreal lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres....
     (1991)
  • "Love Conquers All" ABC (1991)
  • "Wicked As It Seems," Keith Richards
    Keith Richards

    Keith Richards is an England guitarist, songwriter, singer, record producer and a founding member of The Rolling Stones. As a guitarist, Richards is mostly known for his innovative rhythm guitar playing....
     (1992)
  • "Moira Jane's Cafe" Definition of Sound
    Definition of Sound

    Definition of Sound is a London based dance music musical ensemble, consisting of Kevin Clark and Don Weekes, working with musicians Rex Brough and latterly, Mike Spencer....
     (1992)
  • "Constant Craving," k.d. lang
    K.D. Lang

    k.d. lang Order of Canada is a Canada pop music and country music singer-songwriter. The artist gives her name in lowercase letters, with the given names contracted to initials and no space between these initials....
     (1992)
  • "Free Your Mind
    Free Your Mind

    "Free Your Mind" is the name of a Grammy Award-nominated hit single released by the all-female contemporary R&B group En Vogue in September 24, 1992 from their critically-acclaimed album Funky Divas....
    ," En Vogue
    En Vogue

    En Vogue is a Grammy nominated United States female Contemporary R&B vocal quartet assembled by music producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy....
     (1992)
  • "Are You Gonna Go My Way
    Are You Gonna Go My Way (song)

    "Are You Gonna Go My Way" is the first Single to be released by Lenny Kravitz from the album of Are You Gonna Go My Way. It was released in March 1993....
    ," Lenny Kravitz
    Lenny Kravitz

    Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz is a popular United States singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and arrangement whose "retro" style incorporates elements of rock music, soul music, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic rock, traditional music and ballad ....
     (1993)
  • "Jump They Say
    Jump They Say

    "Jump They Say" is a song by David Bowie from his album Black Tie White Noise. It was released as a first single from the album in March 1993....
    ," David Bowie
    David Bowie

    David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and Arrangement. Active in five decades of rock music and frequently reinventing his music and image, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s....
     (1993)
  • "Black Tie White Noise
    Black Tie White Noise (song)

    "Black Tie White Noise" is the title track from David Bowie's Black Tie White Noise. Featuring guest vocals by Al B. Sure!, it was released as a second single from the album in June 1993....
    ," David Bowie
    David Bowie

    David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and Arrangement. Active in five decades of rock music and frequently reinventing his music and image, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s....
     (1993)
  • "Rain
    Rain (Madonna song)

    "Rain" is a single by United States singer-songwriter Madonna . It was the fifth single release from her fifth studio album Erotica . It was released as the final American single on July 17, 1993 and on July 25, 1993 in the United Kingdom....
    ," Madonna
    Madonna (entertainer)

    Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
     (1993)
  • "Is There Any Love In Your Heart," Lenny Kravitz
    Lenny Kravitz

    Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz is a popular United States singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and arrangement whose "retro" style incorporates elements of rock music, soul music, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic rock, traditional music and ballad ....
     (1993)
  • "Beside You" Iggy Pop
    Iggy Pop

    Iggy Pop, born James Newell ?sterberg, Jr. on April 21, 1947, is an American Rock music singer, songwriter, and occasional actor. Although he has had only limited mainstream success, Iggy Pop is considered an innovator of punk rock, garage rock, and other related rock music....
     (1994)
  • "Closer," Nine Inch Nails
    Nine Inch Nails

    Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock music group, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio. As its main Producer , singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction....
     (1994)
  • "Cold Beverage," G. Love & Special Sauce
    G. Love & Special Sauce

    G. Love & Special Sauce is a three member alternative hip hop band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The trio is known for their unique, "sloppy", and "laid back" blues music sound that encompasses the sound and production of classic R&B....
     (1994)
  • "Bedtime Story
    Bedtime Story

    "Bedtime Story" is a song by United States singer Madonna from her 1994 album Bedtime Stories . The song was released as a single in April 1995....
    ," Madonna
    Madonna (entertainer)

    Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
     (1995)
  • "Strange Currencies
    Strange Currencies

    "Strange Currencies" is a song by R.E.M.. It was included on the album Monster and was also released as a music single in 1995. The single hit #9 in the UK singles chart and peaked at #47 in the United States....
    ", R.E.M. (1995)
  • "Scream
    Scream/Childhood

    "Scream"/"Childhood" is the debut single from Michael Jackson's HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I album?where "Scream" is track one and "Childhood" is track ten....
    ," Michael Jackson
    Michael Jackson

    Michael Joseph Jackson is an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group....
     & Janet Jackson
    Janet Jackson

    Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Born in Gary, Indiana and raised in Encino, Los Angeles, California, she is the youngest child of the Jackson family of musicians....
     (1995)
  • "Little Trouble Girl
    Little Trouble Girl

    "Little Trouble Girl" is a song by Sonic Youth, released as the second and final single from their 1995 album Washing Machine . Guest vocals for the song were provided by Kim Deal....
    ," Sonic Youth
    Sonic Youth

    Sonic Youth is an American rock music rock band formed in New York City in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Mark Ibold and Steve Shelley ....
     (1996)
  • "Novocaine for the Soul
    Novocaine for the Soul

    "Novocaine for the Soul" is the first single released by United States rock band, Eels . The track comes from their 1996 debut album, Beautiful Freak....
    ," Eels
    Eels (band)

    Eels is an American Rock music band formed by singer/songwriter Mark Oliver Everett, better known as A Man Called E, Mr. E, or simply E....
     (1996)
  • "El Scorcho
    El Scorcho

    "El Scorcho" is the first single off the second album Pinkerton by Weezer, released in 1996. The music video features the band playing in an old ballroom in Los Angeles , surrounded by light fixtures of diverse origin, flashing in time to the music....
    ," Weezer
    Weezer

    Weezer is a Grammy-winning United States Rock music band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1992. Initially, the band consisted of Rivers Cuomo , Patrick Wilson , Matt Sharp , and Jason Cropper ....
     (1996)
  • "Devils Haircut" Beck
    Beck

    Beck Hansen is an United States musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist known by the stage name Beck. With a pop art collage of musical styles, oblique and irony lyrics, and postmodern arrangements incorporating sample , drum machines, live instrumentation and sound effects, Beck has been hailed by critics and the public...
     (1996)
  • "The Perfect Drug," Nine Inch Nails
    Nine Inch Nails

    Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock music group, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio. As its main Producer , singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction....
     (1997)
  • "Criminal
    Criminal (song)

    "Criminal" . Apple described the song as a description of "feeling bad for getting something so easily by using your sexuality." It was released as the album's third single in September 1997 , and is widely considered Apple's breakout hit, peaking at #21 on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as #4 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart....
    ," Fiona Apple
    Fiona Apple

    Fiona Apple is a Grammy Awards of 1998 United States singer-songwriter. She gained popularity through her 1996 studio album Tidal , especially with the single "Criminal ", and because of the music video made for it....
     (1997)
  • "Got 'Til It's Gone
    Got 'Til It's Gone

    "Got 'til It's Gone" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson, featuring American rapper Q-Tip and Canadian singer Joni Mitchell. It was released as the lead single from Jackson's sixth studio album, The Velvet Rope ....
    ," Janet Jackson
    Janet Jackson

    Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Born in Gary, Indiana and raised in Encino, Los Angeles, California, she is the youngest child of the Jackson family of musicians....
     (1997)
  • "If You Can't Say No
    If You Can't Say No

    "If You Can't Say No" is a song by Lenny Kravitz, released as the first single from his album 5. The song was written by Kravitz and reached the Top 40 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart and hit the #48 in the UK Charts....
    ," Lenny Kravitz
    Lenny Kravitz

    Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz is a popular United States singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and arrangement whose "retro" style incorporates elements of rock music, soul music, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic rock, traditional music and ballad ....
     (1998)
  • "Do Something
    Do Something (song)

    "Do Something" is the lead single from Macy Gray's debut album On How Life Is, released in 1999. The song sampling OutKast's 1994 song "Git Up, Git Out" and Nice & Smooth's 1989 song "Funky for You", therefore it contained no less than seventeen co-writers including Gray herself....
    ," Macy Gray
    Macy Gray

    Macy Gray is an American contemporary R&B and soul music singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor, famed for her distinctive raspy voice and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday and Betty Davis as well as Keith Harris as Orville the Duck....
     (1999)
  • "I Try
    I Try

    "I Try" is the second single from Macy Gray's debut album On How Life Is, released in 1999 internationally, but not becoming a hit in her native United States until 2000....
    " (second version), Macy Gray
    Macy Gray

    Macy Gray is an American contemporary R&B and soul music singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor, famed for her distinctive raspy voice and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday and Betty Davis as well as Keith Harris as Orville the Duck....
     (1999)
  • "Sleepwalker," The Wallflowers
    The Wallflowers

    The Wallflowers are a Grammy Award-winning rock music band from Los Angeles, California....
     (2000)
  • "God Gave Me Everything," Mick Jagger
    Mick Jagger

    Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an England rock musician best known as the lead vocalist of the The Rolling Stones. As well as a songwriter, he is an actor, and record producer and film producer....
     (2001)
  • "Hella Good
    Hella Good

    "Hella Good" is a song written by Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, and The Neptunes for No Doubt's fifth studio album Rock Steady . The song draws influence from electro music, Rock music, and funk music....
    ," No Doubt
    No Doubt

    No Doubt is an American Rock music band from Anaheim, California, founded in 1986. The ska-pop music sound of their first album, No Doubt , failed to make waves due to the popularity of the Grunge music movement at the time....
     (2002)
  • "Cochise
    Cochise (song)

    "Cochise" is the first single by Audioslave for their debut album Audioslave . It was released in 2000 in music.The single was released with a white and a black cover....
    ," Audioslave
    Audioslave

    Audioslave was an American hard rock Supergroup that formed in Los Angeles, California in 2001. It consisted of ex-Soundgarden frontman and rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell and the former instrumentalists of Rage Against the Machine: Tom Morello , Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk ....
     (2002)
  • "Hurt," Johnny Cash
    Johnny Cash

    Johnny Cash was a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Primarily a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll , as well as blues, folk music and Gospel music....
     (2002)
  • "Can't Stop
    Can't Stop (song)

    "Can't Stop" is a song by United States Rock music band, Red Hot Chili Peppers from their 2002 album, By the Way. It is the third single from the album....
    ," Red Hot Chili Peppers
    Red Hot Chili Peppers

    Red Hot Chili Peppers are a Grammy Award-winning American Rock music band formed in Los Angeles, California, California, in 1983. For most of the band's existence, the members are vocalist Anthony Kiedis, guitarist John Frusciante, bassist Flea , and drummer Chad Smith....
     (2003)
  • "Faint
    Faint (song)

    "Faint" is a nu metal song written by Linkin Park from their second studio album Meteora .The song was released as the album's second single in late-2003 and entered the top thirty on the majority of the record charts it appeared on, including the Hot 100, in which it reached #48 on August 26, 2003....
    ," Linkin Park
    Linkin Park

    Linkin Park is an American Rock music band from Agoura Hills, California, California. Since its formation in 1996, the band has sold more than 50 million albums and won two Grammy Awards....
     (2003)
  • "99 Problems
    99 Problems

    "99 Problems" is the third single released by American rapper Jay-Z in 2003 from the The Black Album . It reached number thirty on the United States Billboard Hot 100 singles chart....
    ," Jay-Z
    Jay-Z

    Shawn Corey Carter , better known as his stage name, Jay-Z, is an American hip hop artist and businessman. He is the former Chief executive officer of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records....
     (2004)
  • "Speed of Sound", Coldplay
    Coldplay

    Coldplay are a United Kingdom alternative rock Musical ensemble formed in London, England in 1998. The group comprises vocalist/pianist/guitarist Chris Martin, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer/multi-instrumentalist Will Champion....
     (2005)


Video

  • The Work of Director Mark Romanek
    Directors Label

    Directors Label is a series of DVDs devoted to notable music video directors. First released in 2003 by Palm Pictures, the series was created by Spike Jonze, Chris Cunningham, and Michel Gondry, the subjects of the first three volumes....
     (2005)


External links

  • about the making of Nine Inch Nails Video Perfect Drug, inspired by Edward Gorey
    Edward Gorey

    Edward St. John Gorey was an United States writer and artist noted for his macabre illustrated books....
     - Mooncusser Films
    Mooncusser Films

    Mooncusser Films, LLC is the film and video production company founded by documentary producer/director Christopher Seufert. Notable projects include cinema verit? films with alterna-folk musician Suzanne Vega, the late illustrator Edward Gorey, and one upcoming portrait of legendary filmmaker Albert Maysles....
  • , MTV VMA Lens Recap
  • MTV VMA Lens Recap. Describes the concept of Mark Romanek's first hip-hop video, Jay-Z's "99 Problems."
  • An interview with Romanek in short-film format by Hillman Curtis
    Hillman Curtis

    D. Hillman Curtis is an American new media designer, author, and filmmaker. Curtis is the Principal and Chief Creative Officer of hillmancurtis.com, inc., a digital design firm in New York City....
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