Sophie Muller
Sophie Melanie Muller (* 31 January 1962 in Marylebone , London , England ) is a British music video - director . She has directed over 160 music videos, working long-term with artists such as No Doubt , Garbage , Blur , Annie Lennox and the Eurythmics .
Life
Although born in London, she grew up on the Isle of Man on, then went to London again, visited the Central Saint Martins and studied after graduation there Film and Television at the Royal College of Art to master . Of the films "Interlude" and "In Excelsis Deo (In Adoration of God)" she made during her studies, "In Excelsis Deo" was awarded the "J Walter Thompson Prize for creativity".
First she worked on the horror film "Company of Wolves" (German: " The Time of the Wolves ") as a third assistant. The opportunity to direct the film came from her acquaintance with John Stewart and Billy Poveda from the Oil Factory - a film production company that was already established at the time. She started there with works like “I Need A Man” for the Eurythmics . She became one of the busiest employees at the Oil Factory . She currently works for both the American production company Oil Factory and the British company Factory Films .
Music videos (selection)
- 1982
- Eurythmics - The Walk (arrangement)
- 1987
- Eurythmics - Beethoven (I Love to Listen to)
- Eurythmics - I Need a Man
- 1988
- Eurythmics - Brand New Day
- Eurythmics - Do You Want to Break Up?
- Eurythmics - Heaven
- Eurythmics - I Need You
- Eurythmics - Put the Blame On Me
- Eurythmics - Savage
- Eurythmics - Wide Eyed Girl
- Sade - Nothing Can Come Between Us
- Sade - Turn My Back On You
- Eurythmics - I Need a Man
- Sade - Love Is Stronger Than Pride
- Eurythmics - You Have Placed a Chill In My Heart
- Shakespear's Sister - Break My Heart
- Annie Lennox featuring Al Green - Put a Little Love In Your Heart
- 1989
- Shakespear's Sister - You're History
- Shakespear's Sister - Run Silent
- Eurythmics - Don't Ask Me Why
- Eurythmics - Angel
- 1990
- Eurythmics - King & Queen of America
- Julia Fordham - Lock and Key
- Sinéad O'Connor - Emperor's New Clothes
- 1991
- Nanci Griffith - Late Night Grande Hotel
- World Party - Thank You World
- Curve - Coast Is Clear
- Shakespear's Sister - Goodbye Cruel World
- 1992
- Curve - Fait Accompli
- Shakespear's Sister - Stay
- Aaron Neville - Somewhere, Someday
- Annie Lennox - Why
- Shakespear's Sister - Hello
- Annie Lennox - Precious
- Vegas - Possessed
- Annie Lennox - Cold
- Sade - No Ordinary Love
- Annie Lennox - Walking On Broken Glass
- Shakespear's Sister - I Don't Care
- Annie Lennox - Little Bird
- 1993
- Björk - Venus as a Boy
- Annie Lennox - Love Song for a Vampire
- Annie Lennox - Money Can't Buy It
- 1994
- Hole - Miss World
- The Jesus and Mary Chain featuring Hope Sandoval - Sometimes Always
- The Jesus and Mary Chain - Come On
- Sparks - When Do I Get to Sing My Way?
- 1995
- Sophie B. Hawkins - As I Lay Me Down
- Sparks - When I Kiss You
- Stone Roses - Ten Storey Love Song
- Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories - Do You Sleep?
- Jeff Buckley - So Real
- Weezer - Say It Ain't So
- 1996
- The Cure - The 13th
- Kè - Strange World
- Gary Barlow - Forever Love
- Shakespear's Sister - I Can Drive
- No Doubt - Don't Speak
- No Doubt - Excuse Me Mr.
- No Doubt - Sunday Morning
- The Lightning Seeds - What If ...
- 1997
- Blur - Beetlebum
- Blur - On Your Own
- Blur - Song 2
- Maxwell - Whenever, Wherever, Whatever
- Curve - Chinese Burn
- No Doubt - Hey You
- No Doubt - Oi to the World
- 1998
- James Iha - Be Strong Now
- Maxwell - Luxury: Cococure
- Sparklehorse - Sick of Goodbyes
- Garbage - When I Grow Up (Live Version)
- Garbage - The Trick Is to Keep Breathing
- Rufus Wainwright - April Fools
- 1999
- Blur - tender
- Sinéad O'Connor - Chiquita
- Natalie Merchant featuring N'Dea Davenport - Break Your Heart
- Sparklehorse - Pig
- Manic Street Preachers - You Stole the Sun From My Heart
- Garbage - When I Grow Up (US Version)
- Semisonic - Secret Smile
- The Cardigans - Hanging Around
- Sarah McLachlan - Possession
- Sarah McLachlan - I Will Remember
- Emilíana Torrini - To Be Free
- Beth Orton - Central Reservation
- Sarah McLachlan - Ice Cream
- Supergrass - Mary
- 2000
- Eurythmics - I Saved the World Today
- No Doubt - Simple Kind of Life
- Ute Lemper - The Case Continues
- Doves - Catch the Sun
- Bentley Rhythm Ace - How'd I Do Dat?
- Alisha's Attic - Push It All Aside
- Alisha's Attic - Pretender Got My Heart
- JJ72 - Oxygen
- PJ Harvey - Good Fortune
- Sade - By Your Side
- Coldplay - Trouble
- 2001
- Turin Brakes - The Door
- Sade - King of Sorrow
- Turin Brakes - Underdog (Save Me)
- No Doubt - Bathwater
- PJ Harvey - A Place Called Home
- Nelly Furtado - Turn Off the Light
- Sophie Ellis Bextor - Take Me Home
- PJ Harvey - This Is Love
- Radiohead - I Might Be Wrong
- Sophie Ellis Bextor - Murder on the Dancefloor
- 2002
- Amy Studt - Just a Little Girl
- Sophie Ellis Bextor - Move This Mountain
- Sugababes - Freak Like Me
- Coldplay - In My Place
- Amy Studt - Misfit
- The Beau Sisters - I Was Only 17
- Sparta - Cut Your Ribbon
- P! Nk - Family Portrait
- No Doubt featuring Lady Saw - Underneath It All
- Sophie Ellis Bextor - Music Gets the Best of Me (Both Versions)
- 2003
- Nickel Creek - Speak
- Dolly Parton - I'm Gone
- Dido - Life for Rent
- P! Nk - Trouble
- The Raveonettes - That Great Love Sound
- 2004
- Dixie Chicks - Top of the World
- The Killers - Mr. Brightside
- Sixpence None the Richer - Don't Dream It's Over
- Maroon 5 - This Love
- Maroon 5 - She Will Be Loved
- Nelly Furtado - Try
- Mindy Smith - Come to Jesus
- Jamelia - See It In a Boy's Eyes
- Sarah McLachlan - World on Fire
- Sarah McLachlan - Stupid
- The Strokes - The End Has No End
- Natasha Bedingfield - These Words (UK Version)
- Vanessa Carlton - White Houses
- Loretta Lynn featuring Jack White - Portland, Oregon
- 2005
- KT Tunstall - Black Horse & The Cherry Tree
- Garbage - Why Do You Love Me
- Garbage - Bleed Like Me
- Garbage - Sex Is Not the Enemy
- Garbage - Run Baby Run
- Gwen Stefani - Cool
- Coldplay - Fix You
- Faith Hill featuring Tim McGraw - Like We Never Loved at All
- Gwen Stefani - Luxurious
- 2006
- Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean - Hips Don't Lie
- Dixie Chicks - Not Ready to Make Nice
- She Wants Revenge - These Things
- Faith Hill - Stealing Kisses
- Lily Allen - Smile
- Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z - Déjà Vu
- Beyoncé - Ring the Alarm
- Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Catch You
- Gwen Stefani - Wind It Up
- Siobhán Donaghy - Don't Give It Up
- Gwen Stefani - The Sweet Escape
- 2008
- The Kills - URA Fever
- The Kills - Cheap and Cheerful
- The Kills - Last Day of Magic
- Leona Lewis - Better in Time
- Leona Lewis - Footprints in the Sand
- The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name
- Gavin Rossdale - Love Remains The Same
- Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire
- Cold War Kids - Something is Not Right With Me
- Duffy - Stepping Stone
- Sarah McLachlan - U Want Me 2
- Duffy - Rain on Your Parade
- Kings of Leon - Use Somebody
- 2009
- Paloma Faith - Stone Cold Sober
- Shakira - Did It Again
- Shakira feat. Lil Wayne - Give It Up to Me
- P! Nk - I Don't Believe You
- Beyoncé - Broken-Hearted Girl
- 2010
- Sade - Soldier of Love
- Sade - babyfather
- Armin van Buuren vs. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Not Giving Up on Love
- Cheryl Cole - Promise This
- Cheryl Cole - The Flood
- Brandon Flowers - Only The Young
- Kings of Leon - Radioactive
- 2011
- The Kills - Satellite
- Ellie Goulding - " Lights "
- Noah and the Whale - LIFEGOESON
- Birdy - Skinny Love
- Sade - Love Is Found
- 2012
- Alicia Keys - Girl On Fire
- No Doubt - Settle Down
- Beyoncé - I Was Here
- No Doubt - Push and Shove
- Labrinth feat. Emeli Sandé - Beneath Your Beautiful
- 2013
- Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko - Stay
- Tom Odell - Hold Me
- Garbage and Screaming Females - Because the Night
- Lana Del Rey - Young and Beautiful
- P! Nk feat. Lily Rose Cooper - True Love
- Birdy Wings
- 2014
- OneRepublic - Love runs out
- Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Runaway Daydreame
- Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Love Is a Camera
- Tim McGraw - Lookin 'for That Girl
- Birdy - Words As Weapons
- Katy B - Still
- Gwen Stefani - Baby Don't Lie
- 2015
- Selena Gomez feat. A $ AP Rocky - Good for You
- One Direction - Perfect
- Gwen Stefani - Used To Love You
- 2018
- Kylie Minogue - Dancing
- Bebe Rexha - I´ma Mess
- 2019
- Shakespears Sister - All The Queen's Horses
Awards
She won a Grammy Award for the Annie Lennox video "Diva" , an MTV Video Music Award for the music video for Annie Lennox "Why?" And was nominated for a Grammy for the Eurythmics video "Savage". She received the Brit Award for the video by the group Shakespears Sister entitled "Stay" .
Web links
- Overview of Sophie Muller's videos at mvdbase.com (English)
- Sophie Muller in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Sophie Muller at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ WATCH IT: Birdy "Wings" (Sophie Muller, dir.). In: VideoStatic. Retrieved April 9, 2016 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Muller, Sophie |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Muller, Sophie Melanie (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British music video director |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 31, 1962 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Marylebone , London , England |