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[[Image:Markromanek.jpg|thumbnail|Mark Romanek]]
'''Mark Romanek''' (born September 18, 1959) is an award-winning music video director , TV commercial, and film director. He has directed music videos for numerous artists such as The The, [[David Bowie]], Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beck , and Sonic Youth.
One of his earliest notable videos was for the [[Nine Inch Nails]] song "[[Closer]]." Its critical acclaim was matched by its critical controversy as many accused the video of being disturbing, demonic , and demented. Romanek worked with NIN again for the song "[[The Perfect Drug (song)|The Perfect Drug]]." Additionally, [[Trent Reznor]] was originally hired to score Romanek's second full-length feature film, ''One Hour Photo.''
Romanek's 2002 music video for Johnny Cash's cover of NIN's "[[Hurt (song)|Hurt]]" has been hailed by many critics and fans alike as the most personal and moving music video ever made. The song expresses self-loathing and the futility of worldly accomplishments; this content took on a new poignancy when sung by Cash near the end of his life, quietly performing in his memorabilia-filled home, with shots of the flood-ravaged "House of Cash" museum and archival shots of a younger, cockier Cash edited in. The video was nominated for seven VMAs, winning one for cinematography, and also won Romanek his third Grammy.
===Music video filmography===
*"Buzz"," Pop's Cool Love *"Sweet Bird of Truth"," The The (1986) *"Madonna Of The Wasps" , Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians (1989) *"One Long Pair Of Eyes" , Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians (1989) *"You Don't Have to Worry"," En Vogue (1990) *"Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" , De La Soul (1991) *"Love Conquers All" , ABC (1991) *"Wicked As It Seems"," Keith Richards (1992) *"Moira Jane's Cafe" , Definition Of Sound (1992) *"Constant Craving"," k.d. lang (1992) *"Free Your Mind"," En Vogue (1992) *"Are You Gonna Go My Way"," Lenny Kravitz (1993) *"Jump They Say"," David Bowie (1993) *"Black Tie White Noise"," David Bowie (1993) *"Rain"," Madonna (1993) *"Is There Any Love In Your Heart"," Lenny Kravitz (1993) *"Beside You" , Iggy Pop (1994) *"Closer"," Nine Inch Nails (1994) *"Cold Beverage"," G. Love & Special Sauce (1994) *"Bedtime Story"," Madonna (1995)
*"Strange Currencies", R.E.M. (1995)
*"Scream"," Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson (1995) *"Little Trouble Girl"," Sonic Youth (1996) *"Novocaine for the Soul"," Eels (1996) *"El Scorcho"," Weezer (1996) *"Devil's Haircut"," Beck (1996) *"The Perfect Drug"," Nine Inch Nails (1997) *"Criminal"," Fiona Apple (1997) *"Got 'Til It's Gone"," Janet Jackson (1997) *"If You Can't Say No"," Lenny Kravitz (1998) *"Do Something"," Macy Gray (1999)
*"I Try" (second version), Macy Gray (1999)
*"Sleepwalker"," The Wallflowers (2000) *"God Gave Me Everything"," Mick Jagger (2001) *"Hella Good"," No Doubt (2002) *"Cochise"," Audioslave (2002) *"Hurt"," Johnny Cash (2002) *"Can't Stop"," Red Hot Chili Peppers (2003) *"Faint"," Linkin Park (2003) *"99 Problems"," Jay-Z (2004)
*"Speed of Sound", Coldplay (2005)
*"Picasso Baby", Jay-z (2013)
*"Invisible", U2 (2014)
*"Shake It Off", Taylor Swift (2014)
*"Sandcastles", Beyoncé (2016)
*"Can't Stop The Feeling!", Justin Timberlake (2016)
*"The Story of O.J.", Jay-Z (2017)
*"Adnis", Jay-Z (2017)
*"Filthy", Justin Timberlake (2018)
*"Rescue Me", Thirty Seconds to Mars (2018)
==External Links==
*[httphttps://www.youtubeimdb.com/watch?v=l0s5UOVsMDg "The Perfect Drug" music video]*[http:name/nm0738796/www.markromanek.com Mark Romanek's official website] [http://www.portraitofdecay.net/www.markromanek.com/ markromanek.com c. 2007at the Internet Movie Database]*[httphttps://www.imdbvimeo.com/name/nm0738796/ Mark Romanek at the Internet Movie Database3704806 The making of NIN's "Closer" music video]*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDRYwULurGk Mark Romanek interview on the making of NIN's '"The Perfect Drug' " music video]
[[Category: Related to NIN]]