Sophie Muller

Sophie Muller (born 31 January 1962) is a British music video director.

Background

Sophie Muller was born in Marylebone, London, but spent her early years growing up on the Isle of Man. After leaving secondary education, she returned to London to attend Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, gaining a Foundation Diploma in Art.

Following her graduation, Muller went to the Royal College of Art to study for her Masters in Film and Television, where she made "Interlude" and "In Excelsis Deo (In Adoration of God)." The latter won the J Walter Thompson Prize for creativity.

Career

Muller's first taste of professional film came working as a third assistant on the horror/thriller "Company of Wolves." Sophie then went on to work for International Film and Video, honoring her for her editing, producing, and directing skills.

Sophia's real goal was to become a successful director in her own right, and her big break came through a chance meeting with John Stewart and Billy Poveda of Oil Factory, an established film production company.

She has directed over a hundred music videos and has been a longtime collaborator with acts like Sophie Ellis-Bextor, No Doubt, Garbage, Blur, Annie Lennox and Eurythmics. Her work with Annie Lennox won her a Grammy for the "Diva" video album. She also picked up an MTV Video Music Award for "Why" and was also Grammy nominated for the Eurythmics' "Savage" video album.

Muller has directed seven No Doubt videos and six solo videos for Gwen Stefani. When No Doubt's "Don't Speak" won the award for Best Group Video at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards Stefani thanked her extensively, saying, "I'd like to say that Sophie Muller is a genius." Stefani has also stated, "Sophie Muller is one of my most talented friends. She can and will only do projects that she is inspired by. She is driven by creativity and the love for what she does and as a result she never compromises. I consider her a true artist. I was a fan of Sophie's work before I even imagined working with her. She has a very pronounced style and taste that drew me in. I think she has the gift of being able to bring out the artist's personality, emotion and style. After working with her for the first time on our "Don't Speak" video, we became close friends [...] . On the set her direction is humble and simple, but she knows what she wants and knows when she gets it. A woman in charge in the male-dominated world of filmmaking makes the whole experience that much more exciting. [...] She has a way of making every cut have a reason and meaning. The videos have a life of their own and become better each time you watch them. I am always in shock the first time I see them and then after a few more times I am actually amazed. She has taught me a lot and I feel very lucky to have worked with her." [ [http://mvwire.com/dynamic/article_view.asp?AID=10047] ]

Muller states that her only ambition is to continue directing to her own high standards and to never grow bored. In 2004, she directed the socially aware video for Sarah McLachlan's "World on Fire", where all but $15 of the entire $150,000 video budget was donated to charities. Recently, she has directed videos for Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Shakira, Mika and the critically acclaimed comeback video for the Dixie Chicks, "Not Ready to Make Nice".

elected videography

1983
*Eurythmics - "The Walk" (editing)1987
*Eurythmics - "Beethoven (I Love to Listen to)"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"
*Shakespear's Sister - "Heroine"
*Annie Lennox featuring Al Green - "Put a Little Love in Your Heart"1989
*Shakespear's Sister - "You're History"
*Shakespear's Sister - "Run Silent"
*Sarah Brightman - "Anything but Lonely"
*Eurythmics - "Don't Ask Me Why"
*Eurythmics - "Angel"1990
*Eurythmics - "The King and Queen of America"
*Julia Fordham - "Lock and Key"
*Sinéad O'Connor - "The 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 (Turn Your Radio On)"
*Annie Lennox - "Precious"
*Vegas - "possessed"
*Annie Lennox - "Cold"
*Annie Lennox - "Money Can't Buy It"
*Annie Lennox - "Legend in My Living Roon"
*Annie Lennox - "The Gift"
*Annie Lennox - "Primitive"
*Annie Lennox - "Keep Young and Beautiful"
*Sade - "No Ordinary Love"
*Annie Lennox - "Walking on Broken Glass"
*Annie Lennox - "Love Song for a Vampire"
*Shakespear's Sister - "I Don't Care"
*Annie Lennox - "Little Bird"'1993
*Björk - "Venus as a Boy"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"
*Shakespears 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" (U.S. version)
*Semisonic - "Secret Smile"
*The Cardigans - "Hanging Around"
*Sarah McLachlan - "Possession" (American version)
*Sarah McLachlan - "I Will Remember You"
*Emiliana 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 Beu Sisters - "I Was Only 17"
*Sparta - "Cut Your Ribbon"
*Pink - "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"
*Pink - "Trouble"
*The Raveonettes - "That Great Love Sound"
*Sophie Ellis-Bextor - "I Won't Change You" [co-produced] 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 and 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"
*Gwen Stefani - "Serious"
*Gwen Stefani - "The Real Thing"
*Gwen Stefani - "Crash"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- "Deja Vu"
*Beyoncé - "Ring the Alarm"
*Sophie Ellis-Bextor - "Catch You"
*The Raconteurs - "Level"
*Gwen Stefani - "Wind It Up"2007
*Siobhán Donaghy- "Don't Give It Up"
*Mika - "Grace Kelly"
*Gwen Stefani - "4 in the Morning"
*Mika - "Love Today"
*Rufus Wainwright - "Going to a Town"
*Garbage - "Tell Me Where It Hurts"
*Sophie Ellis-Bextor - "Today the Sun's on Us"
*Maroon 5 - "Won't Go Home Without You"
*Gwen Stefani - "Early Winter"2008
*The Kills - "U.R.A. Fever"
*The Kills - "Cheap and Cheerful"
*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"

References

External links

* [http://www.oilfactory.com The Oil Factory]