The only condition was to create a story that would revolve around the main verse of the song (“Tomorrow never comes until it’s too late”). A fan of Asian cinema, the Californian musician proposed to Wong Kar-Wai (his favorite director) to make a short film for the second single of the album, called Six Days.
Joshua Paul Davis, better known as DJ Shadow, was preparing the release of his album Private Press in 2002. Although to some it may seem like a pretentious and/or amateur exercise, Nick Cave went so far as to describe this production as beautiful, disturbing and thoughtful. With no framed band members or other common places, the video clip expresses itself with subtlety and invites to connect with the disturbing and melancholic atmosphere of the song. Far from his violent and unhinged style, but without giving up his bases, the Argentine director offers a single sequence in which a human shadow moves through the darkness of a thick forest. We No Who U R was the first single from the album and its video clip was made by the filmmaker Gaspar Noé. This album was the first without the participation of Mick Harvey (one of the founding members) and in general it received mixed reviews that highlighted the meditative, somber and minimalist nature of some of its songs. In 2013 they released Push The Sky Away, their fifteenth studio album. After experimenting with rock in all its variations, the Australian musician, writer and actor is without a doubt one of the most popular artists and his long period with The Bad Seeds has been fundamental to this success. Nick Cave has had a career that is as multifaceted as it is vibrant. We No Who U R (2013) by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Martin Scorsese applied an effective use of color to divide the video into two parts, telling Daryl’s story in black and white and the musical part (where Daryl confronts his friends) in color. Although at the beginning the relationship between them is friendly, as time goes by it deteriorates and reaches a breaking point. The videoclip is slightly inspired by the musical West Side Story (Robert Wise & Jerome Robbins, 1961) and is about Daryl (Michael Jackson), a boy who has finished his studies in a private school and is reunited with his old friends from a gang, led by Mini Max (Wesley Snipes). After the success of the album Thriller, Michael Jackson wanted to repeat the experience with an equally risky video clip and for that he contacted Martin Scorsese, who developed a proposal with imperfect characters and dubious morals. One of the most iconic collaborations on this list. The selection includes, for the most part, directors who have developed their work outside of Hollywood, so names like Tim Burton, David Fincher, Sofia Coppola or even Michael Bay will not be seen in this list, although they are contemplated for a future occasion. The following videos are attached to the vision of the filmmaker and not so much to that of the musician (who is often quite involved in the process). You may be interested in: All the music videos directed by Spike Lee Many masterpieces have resulted from these collaborations. In search of creating something extraordinary, artists have turned to film directors to develop an original and creative proposal, appealing to their talent and mastery of film language. Every day, the big music companies compete to produce the most spectacular video that will generate them more income and attract new audiences.
Video clips are the commercial strategy of music production companies to position their products in the preference of their consumers.