There’s a lot of classic music associated with Star Trek but my favorite will always be the fight music that Gerald Fried put together for the Amok Time episode in 1967. This music went on to become the standard music that played during subsequent fight scenes during the second season of Star Trek.
To quote George Costanza, “That was a hell of a thing when Spock died.”
That we all know that Spock was restored to life by the Genesis Project does not make this scene from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan any less effective. Spock, who was ruled by logic and often accused of not having any feelings, made the ultimate sacrifice for his ship and, even more importantly, for his friends.
He’s not really dead, as long as we remember him.
4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!
59 years ago, Star Trek had its American television premiere. (It had premiered a few days earlier in Canada.) Today, we celebrate Star Trek Day!
4 Shots From 4 Films
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979, directed by Robert Wise)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982, directed by Nicholas Meyer)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986, directed by Nicholas Meyer)
Star Trek (2009, directed by JJ Abrams)
“Pure energy.”
Thank you, Leonard Nimoy.
Happy Star Trek Day to all who celebrate!
Happy birthday to Chrissy Hynde!
Today’s music video of the day features Hynde filling in for Diana Rigg and searching for John Steed in a tribute to The Avengers. Patrick Macnee makes an appearance as Steed, courtesy of archival footage from The Avengers.
Television director Stuart Orme has also done videos for Level 42, Bonnie Tyler, Whitney Houston, Sade, Genesis, and Frida.
Enjoy!
This is a classic Iron Maiden song that, as far as I know, has never gotten an official music video. The live performance will have to do.
The dialogue at the start of the song was, of course, sampled from the cult television series of the same name starring Patrick McGoohan. According to Iron Maiden’s manager, McGoohan had never heard of Iron Maiden but he still gave them permission to use the sample in the song after he was told that they were a “rock band.”
Enjoy!
4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!
In remembrance of the great Raquel Welch.
4 Shots From 4 Films
One Million B.C. (1967, directed by Don Chaffey)
Fathom (1967, directed by Leslie H. Martinson)
100 Rifles (1969, directed by Tom Gries)
Kansas City Bomber (1972, directed by Jerrold Freedman)
There’s never a dull moment when you’re a member of Dokken! If you’re not playing in the rain, you’re standing on a computer generated grid. I think this was all supposed to represent what Don Dokken was seeing in his dreams.
This single was released off of Dokken’s third studio album, Under Lock and Key. The video was directed by Wayne Isham, who directed videos for everyone who was anyone. Dokken definitely had their moment in the 80s. The band’s classic line-up broke up in 1988 and Don Dokken is the only original member in the band’s current incarnation. (When Don Dokken initially left the band in 1988, it created an odd situation where the other three members were still performing as Dokken even though the band’s namesake was pursuing a solo career.) In April, Don Dokken said that he might be retiring from performing all together.
Enjoy!
Heaven was Warrant’s most commercially successful single and it is certainly more sentimental than something like Cherry Pie. The song itself was originally recorded by Plain Jane, the band that singer Jani Lane was in before Warrant.
The music video was shot in Kansas City and features Scottish model Tracy Allan. Director Nick Morris also worked with bands like Europe, Cinderella, and Thunder.
Enjoy!
Sometimes, the most difficult thing is just making it to the audition in time. That is the theme of the video for R.E.M.’s At My Most Beautiful, which follows a cellist as she tries to make it to her audition for R.E.M.
The cellist is played by Rain Phoenix. Rain was the younger sister of River Phoenix, who was a friend of R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe. Rain had previously been a member of River’s band, Aleka’s Attic, and she also served as a back-up singer with the Red Hot Chili Peppers shortly before she appeared in this video.
Director Nigel Dick is another one of those music video directors who worked with almost everyone. If you were a successful musician, Nigel Dick probably did at least one video for you.
Enjoy!
Through the Shattered Lens 