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Fincher's music videos

posted 10 years ago by AwesomeRob
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Like you guys, I'm a huge Fincher fan and have been since Seven, but I got into his work in the late 80's as I was a teenage Madonna fan and he directed four of her most iconic videos (Vogue & Express Yourself among them). In fact, I'm actually headed to a pal's house tonight (28 male) who'd never seen a Fincher film until I brought SE7EN over for movie night last week, and tonight we're doing Benjamin Button. But I'm gonna geek out and make him watch my 9 favourite Fincher music videos while we drink beers beforehand.

Seriously - if you're not aware of his work as a video director, he's amazing. He was doing things in the late 80s and early 90s that had never before been seen on MTV. Check out George Michael's "Freedom '90", Billy Idol's "Cradle of Love" and Don Henley's "End of the Innocence" to start - they're all classic Fincher. Trust me.

[–] kobe_q 10 years ago

Some of my favourite music videos There.

[–] dk17111 9 years ago

APC "Judith"

[–] Teriek-Williams 9 years ago

Generally speaking, music videos got better at times went on and most 80s videos are horribly dated (much like the music, films and fashion of the period). Fincher's better music video work lies in his Grammy-winning videos for "Love is Strong" (1994) by the Rolling Stones and "Suit & Tie" (2013) by Justin Timberlake.

But Mark Romanek, as a video director, is the greatest of all time. He took Fincher's innovations of the 80s and realized their full potential in the 1990s/2000s with stuff like "Closer" (Nine Inch Nails). Unfortunately, Romanek didn't move as successfully into cinema.

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[–] edwardsmakov 9 years ago

Pretty late to the party here, but I had enjoyed his video for "Englishman in New York" long before I knew it was made by him. I don't think Fincher has ever lived in NYC, but he seemed to just "get it" in the time he was there making the video. Litter, traffic, and ConEd smokestacks.

It's interesting to see his trademark approach start showing its roots even here: lots of locked down shots, attention to architecture, etc. I think you could compare it most to his visual style in Seven.

[–] mad_men 9 years ago

I've only seen the Madonna ones, but they're amazing. I wouldn't put them with the rest of dated 80s stuff. There's a reason people still talk about them. I think if they were remastered and release in HD they would look amazing.