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- DirectorMichel GondryStarsBjörkMusic video for "Hyperballad" performed by Björk.
- DirectorSerge BeckerPeter ChristophersonEric GoodeStarsTrent ReznorJames DuvalBob FlanaganTrent Reznor presents his dark vision of the EP 'Broken' by telling the story of a man kidnapped and forced to watch Nine Inch Nails videos, disturbing in their own right, while being tortured.
- DirectorMichel GondryStarsStephanie Landwehr
- DirectorChris CunninghamStarsBjörkThe accompanying music video for the single was directed by Chris Cunningham and depicts the assembling of a robot with Björk's features, and her passionately kissing another robot in front of an ethereal and sterile backdrop.
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsBeastie BoysAdam YauchAdam HorovitzSet to the song, Sabotage, the Beastie Boys appear in a condensed parody of a 1970s cop show.
- DirectorChris CunninghamStarsAphex TwinMarcus MorrisGary CruzTwo stereotypical gangster wannabes try to get lucky with two young women when the man himself, Aphex Twin, interrupts their crude discussion to show off his dancing skills. The women are entranced (as shown since their faces have become similar to Richard's) and follow him in his limousine to the beach. The two men watch as Aphex performs a huge dance (involving champagne and a very messed up female version of Richard) in front of them.
- DirectorJonathan DaytonValerie FarisStarsThe Smashing PumpkinsBilly CorganJimmy ChamberlinA day in the life of disaffected suburban teenagers driving around in a Dodge Charger.
- DirectorMichel GondryStarsBjörkMusic video for Björk's song Human Behaviour. A woman in a cabin in the woods, a hunter, a bear, a moth and other forest creatures' lives intersect in surreal and unpredictable ways.
- DirectorJonathan DaytonValerie FarisStarsThe Smashing PumpkinsJimmy ChamberlinBilly CorganMusic video for the Smashing Pumpkins song "Tonight, Tonight".
- DirectorJonathan GlazerStarsRadioheadLajos KovácsThom YorkeHere's Radiohead's clip for "Karma Police" from their hit album "Ok Computer" (1997). A car without a driver follows a desperate running man on this endless road at night. But from time to time, a shot reveals lead singer Thom Yorke appearing in the car's backseat, singing the chorus. The pursuit continues for a time until the man gets tired and stop, and the vehicle follows his action, taking some distance. But a strange surprise is right on their way.
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsDaft PunkCatherine KellnerTony MaxwellA music video to promote the 1997 Daft Punk single 'Da Funk' from the album Homework.
- DirectorJohn LandisStarsMichael JacksonOla RayForrest J. AckermanA night at the movies turns into a nightmare when Michael and his date are attacked by a hoard of bloodthirsty zombies - only a "Thriller" can save them now.
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsBjörkBryan AnthonyAnthony MarcionaBjörk sings "It's Oh So Quiet" in a musical number set in and around a tire store.
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsWeezerTom BosleyTony MaxwellMusic video for the song "Buddy Holly" by the American rock band Weezer, written by Rivers Cuomo. It was released as the second single from the band's debut album Weezer (The Blue Album) in 1994.
- DirectorTony GardnerStarsJohn ArnerBrianna GardnerKyra Elise GardnerMusic pioneers and multi Grammy award winning French duo, Daft Punk, collaborate with Tony Gardner to create a very unique music video for their 2005 single "The Prime Time of Your Life," off of their 3rd studio album, "Human After All".
- DirectorJonas ÅkerlundStarsThe ProdigyTeresa MayThe video shows some rampant adventures on the night London from the first person view. In the full version of the clip, called the Most Controversial Version, there are all kinds of antisocial behaviors, such as drinking hard liquor and drunk driving, taking cocaine, attacking people, violence, vandalism, heroin use, a scene in which Car shoot down a man, a female striptease without censorship, and at the end of the clip the main character is engaged in sex with the same stripper.
- DirectorHayao MiyazakiSet in the future: Two men learn that a mysterious winged girl has been taken prisoner, and then decide that they must free her at any cost.
- DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsGrace IllingworthAva PuorroThom YorkeIn this music video for Radiohead's new single, singer Thom Yorke traverses a shifting landscape of hall-ways, houses, department stores and mountains in search of an unknown destination. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.
- DirectorPhilip G. AtwellDr. DreStarsDr. DreEminemRobert CulpMusic video for the 1999 song "Guilty Conscience" by Eminem feat. Dr. Dre. It depicts Eminem and Dr. Dre rapping to the song's protagonists on how to deal with their conflicting situations.
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsChristopher WalkenA businessman, overhearing the song on the maid's radio, takes to dancing in the hotel lobby.
- DirectorChris CunninghamStarsShelly WeissElvis FeticPercy RutterfordAn experimental music video about a wheelchair-bound boy who morphs and moves to an Aphex Twin song. The experience gets weirder when he takes cocaine and everything gets out of control.
- DirectorAdam JonesStarsTool
- DirectorLaurie AndersonStarsLaurie AndersonLaurie Anderson performs the song "O Superman", from her debut album "Big Science", using different lighting effects, shadow shows, a Vocoder, and American sign language while wearing white gloves, white sunglasses and a white vest.
- DirectorMichel GondryStarsRobert Del NajaGrant MarshallTracey ThornMusic video for Protection by Massive Attack and Tracey Thorn. The camera moves in and out of the windows and the lives of various people in an apartment building.
- DirectorMichel GondryStarsDaft PunkA promotional video for the Daft Punk's 1997 single "Around the World ."
- DirectorJes BenstockLuke LoseyStarsOrbitalTilda SwintonSimon KennettAn otherworldly traveler phases into existence and experiences the madness of modern urban life in this music video for Orbital's The Box.
- DirectorMagnus CarlssonStarsRadioheadAnimated video by Magnus Carlsson to support Radiohead's song "Paranoid Android." Robin and his friend Benjamin wander around a European city, running into all types of bizarre individuals and strange situations.
- DirectorChris Cunningham
- DirectorSean HellfritschIsaiah SaxonStarsBjörkVideo promo for Björk: Wanderlust.
- DirectorPaul HunterStarsGinger FishMadonna Wayne GacyMarilyn MansonThe music video for "I Don't Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me)" was directed by Paul Hunter, who had previously directed the video for "The Dope Show". The video features constant contrasts between a saturated light color palette and a saturated dark color palette. In the clip, Manson is shown attached to a cross made out of television sets. He wears white, androgynous clothing similar to Bowie's fashion, and appears to lack melanin. His hair is fair and reminiscent of Marilyn Monroe's; alongside Charles Manson, Monroe served as the band's namesake. Vignettes in the video depict a family with abnormally large eyes who are implied to be abusing drugs, Manson being chased by headless policemen.
- DirectorNick KnightStarsBjörkPromo video for Björk: Pagan Poetry.
- DirectorMark RomanekStarsFiona AppleA promotional video for Fiona Apple's 1997 single "Criminal."
- DirectorTakeshi Murata
- DirectorKevin AltieriTodd McFarlaneStarsJeff AmentStone GossardJack IronsAn animated music video for Pearl Jam's song "Do the Evolution".
- DirectorDavid LynchStarsEmily Elicia LowChris PoundersPandie SuicideAn ensemble of oddball characters provide percussion in a nondescript backyard while Lynch's lyrics flatly detail what's happening.
- DirectorEva HussonDepicts two teenage roller skating girls who, at the end of the clip, are seen kissing male roller bladers.
- DirectorMark RomanekStarsMichael JacksonJanet JacksonMichael Jackson and Janet Jackson star in this short-film to spread awareness on the media's constant slander on various artists.
- DirectorTodd McFarlaneJonathan DaytonValerie FarisStarsReginald 'Fieldy' ArvizuJonathan DavisKornA music video for Korn's song 'Freak on a Leash'.
- DirectorDavid GarfathStarsKate BushMichael HervieuKate Bush performs in the music video "Running Up That Hill" from the album "Hounds of Love" recorded for EMI. Kate Bush performs an interpretive dance with Michael Hervieu to the music of her song through a number of different settings including a dark room, a long hallway, and a reddened landscape.
- DirectorChris CunninghamStarsGil Scott-HeronChris Cunningham's audiovisual remix of Gil Scott-Heron's "New York Is Killing Me".
- DirectorMark RomanekStarsNine Inch NailsTrent ReznorThe controversial promotional video for Nine Inch Nails' 1994 single "Closer."
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsThe PharcydeBooty BrownFatlip
- DirectorJeff SteinStarsTom Petty & The HeartbreakersLouise FoleyTom PettyTom Petty plays the Mad Hatter in this Alice in Wonderland inspired video for his song "Don't Come Around Here No More"
- DirectorChris HopewellStarsRadioheadThom YorkeIn the manner of a fairy-tale, singer Thom Yorke intrudes in an enchanted forest and is cursed for it
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsAshley BarnettFatboy SlimMichael GierThe fictional "Torrance Community Dance Group" does improvisational dance in a mall to Fatboy Slim's "Praise You."
- DirectorKar-Wai WongStarsChang ChenDanielle GrahamDJ Shadow video directed by Wong Kar Wai. A man tries to erase all traces of his former lover only to realize the futility of the attempt.
- DirectorAndrew Thomas HuangStarsBjörkVideo promo for Björk: Stonemilker.
- DirectorTamra DavisStarsSonic YouthKim GordonThurston MooreSonic Youth performs in the music video "Dirty Boots" from the album "Goo" recorded for Geffen Records. The music video begins with a young woman entering a Sonic Youth concert. She spots a boy just as the band begins to play. The band performs on stage while the audience dances. The boy and girl fall in love.
- DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsHaimAlana HaimDanielle HaimOfficial music video for "Summer Girl" by Haim.
- DirectorGaspar Noé
- DirectorJonathan GlazerStarsOlegar FedoroRobert Del NajaTricky