you ready me when the cinematic
big-screen meets the musical small
screen it’s a match made in
entertainment heaven welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top 10
music videos inspired by movies for this
list we’ve looked at any music video
irrespective of genre that draws
inspiration from one or many cinematic
productions as always only one entry
allowed per artist number 10 the ghost
of you My Chemical Romance
Oh
depictions of the d-day beach landings
are risky for modern filmmakers ever
since the iconic opening to Steven
Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan
at mark web director of this My Chemical
Romance effort certainly took
inspiration from those seeds but this
video is a piece of art in its own right
more than just a bunch of musicians
playing soldiers the shots are epic
graphic and ultra realistic with a
narrative that flips between the beach
and the ballroom the lyrical theme of
love and loss is perfectly realized
number nine fancy Iggy Azalea first
things first I’m the realest realest let
now Oh or Philly Philly any clueless fan
will tell you that there’s only one cher
Horowitz but on her breakthrough record
Iggy Azalea gained worldwide recognition
as an almost perfect reconstruction like
we’d bring an ad see you in a BC this
video which heavily features English
performer Charli XCX as well pays homage
to the cult mid-90s comedy right down to
its plaid yellow back to school get ups
sister named later got a whole world is
can how what does banjee scenes from the
film are recreated with XCX playing ty
Frazier share slash eggies socially odd
sidekick the impressive on-screen
chemistry is even greater
given that the two artists met for the
very first time on the day of shooting
number eight rush rush Paula Abdul some
scenes in our next video were actually
duplicated shot for shot from the 1955
classic rebel without a cause
rush rush is a series of meticulous
imitations starring Paula Abdul as Judy
the object of many affections and a
young Keanu Reeves as Jim the film’s
iconic James Dean character
fresh off of Bill & Ted’s Excellent
Adventure Reeves is a little longer hair
than Dean in the original role but
otherwise he’s the full ticket red
jacket and all
for democracy any man it has only begun
number seven
one Metallica the very first music video
ever created for a Metallica song its
subject is probably even heavier than
the metal music for which the band are
famous the film incorporates actual
footage from the 1971 anti-war movie
Johnny got his gun including scenes in
which an irrevocably vegetated world war
one soldier struggles with his inner
thoughts
these fans stationed in front of them
when that’s edited together with black
and white shots of Metallica playing
inside a disused warehouse
the result is arguably even more
haunting than the movie itself a deal
for hell
you
bhai
number six the universal blur this is
the next century
appropriately enough our next band have
blurred the boundaries between movies
and the music on more than one occasion
the video for to the end pays homage to
the French new-wave film last year at
Marienbad but today we’ve gone a little
more mainstream the video for the
universal is instantly recognizable as a
rethink of Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork
Orange
lead singer David Albarn is legendary
antihero Alex de large as the quartet
frequent the ominous milk bar the
universals here and it’s clearly quite
disturbed
number five Everlong Foo Fighters
another faintly frightening music video
this ultra surreal Foo Fighters video is
in part inspired by the 1981 cult horror
classic The Evil Dead
enough to give us all nightmares the
videos narrative is constructed around
the dream worlds of two characters a
couple played by Dave Grohl and drummer
Taylor Hawkins
while they’re sleeping thoughts are
plagued by zombies Ally evil dead bro
battles the bad guys in the hope of a
return to happiness we might have
featured the falling down a mosh and
walk but ever long just edges it
number four the kill 30 Seconds to Mars
what if I wanted to break
widely considered one of the best modern
rock videos ever made the kill was
directly inspired by another Stanley
Kubrick movie The Shining there’s the
secluded Hotel setting the repetitive
typewriter allusions to the film’s eerie
characters and a constant theme of split
personalities or double identities
brilliantly edited together especially
on the demonic drum rolls it’s also
reported that Jared Leto adopted visual
techniques from director Darren
Aronofsky having worked with him five
years earlier on requiem for a dream
number three Material Girl Madonna
there aren’t many people with the
courage or the class to even attempt a
serious comparison with Marilyn Monroe
but in the video for Material Girl
Madonna manages exactly that
imitating her performance of diamonds
are a girl’s best friend from the 1953
film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes let’s
quick okay shake these rocks don’t lose
bass shape it’s not the only time the
Princess of Pop has played around with
the movies her video for express
yourself was directed by David Fincher
and based on the sci-fi classic
metropolis
however hits rarely get bigger than
material girl and cinematic references
rarely gets better
number two
tonight tonight the Smashing Pumpkins
never
our runner-up draws inspiration from the
very very early film work of George
Melies and specifically his feature a
trip to the moon
produced in 1902 the film relied upon
basic editing techniques and effects
techniques many of which are recreated
here
1900s feel is finished with period
costumes which were actually incredibly
difficult to obtain at the time of
filming James Cameron was shooting a
little movie called Titanic and it hired
almost every item available
before we unveil our topic here are a
few honorable mentions
the way you
my
number one thriller Michael Jackson
consistently cited as the most
influential music video of all time
Michael Jackson Thriller was an all-out
game-changer it seems to me the dog
however half the reason it works so well
is its links to the feature film
business thriller was directed by John
Landis who had previously directed an
American Werewolf in London
it featured music by composer Elmer
Bernstein who had worked on the same
movie and at horror legend Vincent Price
as narrator the skies even face the
hounds of hell and rot inside a corpse
shell the Hollywood ties were
indisputable and it ensured a music
video that’s incomparable so do you
agree with our list which movie inspired
music video did we miss
for more silver-screen toptenz
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
big-screen meets the musical small
screen it’s a match made in
entertainment heaven welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top 10
music videos inspired by movies for this
list we’ve looked at any music video
irrespective of genre that draws
inspiration from one or many cinematic
productions as always only one entry
allowed per artist number 10 the ghost
of you My Chemical Romance
Oh
depictions of the d-day beach landings
are risky for modern filmmakers ever
since the iconic opening to Steven
Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan
at mark web director of this My Chemical
Romance effort certainly took
inspiration from those seeds but this
video is a piece of art in its own right
more than just a bunch of musicians
playing soldiers the shots are epic
graphic and ultra realistic with a
narrative that flips between the beach
and the ballroom the lyrical theme of
love and loss is perfectly realized
number nine fancy Iggy Azalea first
things first I’m the realest realest let
now Oh or Philly Philly any clueless fan
will tell you that there’s only one cher
Horowitz but on her breakthrough record
Iggy Azalea gained worldwide recognition
as an almost perfect reconstruction like
we’d bring an ad see you in a BC this
video which heavily features English
performer Charli XCX as well pays homage
to the cult mid-90s comedy right down to
its plaid yellow back to school get ups
sister named later got a whole world is
can how what does banjee scenes from the
film are recreated with XCX playing ty
Frazier share slash eggies socially odd
sidekick the impressive on-screen
chemistry is even greater
given that the two artists met for the
very first time on the day of shooting
number eight rush rush Paula Abdul some
scenes in our next video were actually
duplicated shot for shot from the 1955
classic rebel without a cause
rush rush is a series of meticulous
imitations starring Paula Abdul as Judy
the object of many affections and a
young Keanu Reeves as Jim the film’s
iconic James Dean character
fresh off of Bill & Ted’s Excellent
Adventure Reeves is a little longer hair
than Dean in the original role but
otherwise he’s the full ticket red
jacket and all
for democracy any man it has only begun
number seven
one Metallica the very first music video
ever created for a Metallica song its
subject is probably even heavier than
the metal music for which the band are
famous the film incorporates actual
footage from the 1971 anti-war movie
Johnny got his gun including scenes in
which an irrevocably vegetated world war
one soldier struggles with his inner
thoughts
these fans stationed in front of them
when that’s edited together with black
and white shots of Metallica playing
inside a disused warehouse
the result is arguably even more
haunting than the movie itself a deal
for hell
you
bhai
number six the universal blur this is
the next century
appropriately enough our next band have
blurred the boundaries between movies
and the music on more than one occasion
the video for to the end pays homage to
the French new-wave film last year at
Marienbad but today we’ve gone a little
more mainstream the video for the
universal is instantly recognizable as a
rethink of Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork
Orange
lead singer David Albarn is legendary
antihero Alex de large as the quartet
frequent the ominous milk bar the
universals here and it’s clearly quite
disturbed
number five Everlong Foo Fighters
another faintly frightening music video
this ultra surreal Foo Fighters video is
in part inspired by the 1981 cult horror
classic The Evil Dead
enough to give us all nightmares the
videos narrative is constructed around
the dream worlds of two characters a
couple played by Dave Grohl and drummer
Taylor Hawkins
while they’re sleeping thoughts are
plagued by zombies Ally evil dead bro
battles the bad guys in the hope of a
return to happiness we might have
featured the falling down a mosh and
walk but ever long just edges it
number four the kill 30 Seconds to Mars
what if I wanted to break
widely considered one of the best modern
rock videos ever made the kill was
directly inspired by another Stanley
Kubrick movie The Shining there’s the
secluded Hotel setting the repetitive
typewriter allusions to the film’s eerie
characters and a constant theme of split
personalities or double identities
brilliantly edited together especially
on the demonic drum rolls it’s also
reported that Jared Leto adopted visual
techniques from director Darren
Aronofsky having worked with him five
years earlier on requiem for a dream
number three Material Girl Madonna
there aren’t many people with the
courage or the class to even attempt a
serious comparison with Marilyn Monroe
but in the video for Material Girl
Madonna manages exactly that
imitating her performance of diamonds
are a girl’s best friend from the 1953
film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes let’s
quick okay shake these rocks don’t lose
bass shape it’s not the only time the
Princess of Pop has played around with
the movies her video for express
yourself was directed by David Fincher
and based on the sci-fi classic
metropolis
however hits rarely get bigger than
material girl and cinematic references
rarely gets better
number two
tonight tonight the Smashing Pumpkins
never
our runner-up draws inspiration from the
very very early film work of George
Melies and specifically his feature a
trip to the moon
produced in 1902 the film relied upon
basic editing techniques and effects
techniques many of which are recreated
here
1900s feel is finished with period
costumes which were actually incredibly
difficult to obtain at the time of
filming James Cameron was shooting a
little movie called Titanic and it hired
almost every item available
before we unveil our topic here are a
few honorable mentions
the way you
my
number one thriller Michael Jackson
consistently cited as the most
influential music video of all time
Michael Jackson Thriller was an all-out
game-changer it seems to me the dog
however half the reason it works so well
is its links to the feature film
business thriller was directed by John
Landis who had previously directed an
American Werewolf in London
it featured music by composer Elmer
Bernstein who had worked on the same
movie and at horror legend Vincent Price
as narrator the skies even face the
hounds of hell and rot inside a corpse
shell the Hollywood ties were
indisputable and it ensured a music
video that’s incomparable so do you
agree with our list which movie inspired
music video did we miss
for more silver-screen toptenz
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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