Task 3 - Music Video Director Research

director: Jonas Åkerlund

1988
"Bewitched" for Candlemass

1992
"Så länge det lyser mittemot" for Marie Fredriksson (Female half of Roxette)
"Mellan sommar och höst" for Marie Fredriksson

1993
"Fingertips '93" for Roxette

1994
"Run To You" for Roxette

1995
"A la ronde" for Sinclair
"Vulnerable" for Roxette
"Pay For Me" for Whale

1996
"June Afternoon" for Roxette
"She Doesn't Live Here Anymore" for Roxette
"Un Dia Sin Ti" for Roxette (Spanish version of "Spending My Time")

1997
"Do You Wanna Be My Baby?" for Per Gessle (Male half of Roxette)
"James Bond Theme" for Moby
"Kix" for Per Gessle
"I Want You To Know" for Per Gessle
"Smack My Bitch Up" for The Prodigy

1998
"Ray of Light" for Madonna
(Won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video)
"My Favourite Game" for The Cardigans
"Turn the Page" for Metallica

1999
"Whiskey in the Jar" for Metallica
"Wish I Could Fly" for Roxette
"Canned Heat" for Jamiroquai
"Anyone" for Roxette
"Corruption" for Iggy Pop

2000
"The Everlasting Gaze" for The Smashing Pumpkins
"Music" for Madonna
"Porcelain" (version 1) for Moby
"Try, Try, Try" for The Smashing Pumpkins
"Try" (15-minute alternate version to "Try, Try, Try")
"Beautiful Day" (version 1: airport) for U2
"Black Jesus" for Everlast
"Still" (version 2: white hair) for Macy Gray

2001
"Gets Me Through" for Ozzy Osbourne
"Walk On" for U2
"The Centre of the Heart" for Roxette

2002
"A Thing About You" for Roxette
"Lonely Road" for Paul McCartney
"Fuel For Hatred" for Satyricon
"Me Julie" for Ali G and Shaggy
"If I Could Fall In Love" for Lenny Kravitz
"Beautiful" for Christina Aguilera

2003
"Beautiful Day" (version 2: Eze) for U2
"American Life" for Madonna
"Good Boys" for Blondie
"True Nature" for Jane's Addiction
"Come Undone" for Robbie Williams
"Sexed Up" for Robbie Williams

2004
"I Miss You" for blink-182
"Aim 4" for Flint
"Tits On The Radio" for Scissor Sisters (internet video only)

2006
"Rain Fall Down" for The Rolling Stones
"Jump" for Madonna
"One Wish" for Roxette
"Mann gegen Mann" for Rammstein
"Country Girl" for Primal Scream

2007
"Wake Up Call" for Maroon 5
"Good God" for Anouk
"Same Mistake" for James Blunt
"Watch Us Work It" for Devo

2008
"No. 5" for Hollywood Undead
"Undead" for Hollywood Undead
"Sober" for P!nk

2009
"Paparazzi" for Lady Gaga
"When Love Takes Over" for David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland
"We Are Golden" for Mika
"Celebration" for Madonna
"Pussy" for Rammstein

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_%C3%85kerlund#Videography#

He was a memeber of a swedish heavy metal band called Bathory from 1983 to 1984. in 1998 he worked with madonna on her "ray of light" music video.

He has worked with metallica, U2 and various other artists many of them big names.

http://www.raf.se/index.asp?director=02jonas_akerlund

filmography
Spun (2002)
Madonna: I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2006)
Madonna: Confessions Tour - Live from London (TV Special) (2006)
Madonna: The Confessions Tour (CD/DVD Release) (2007)
Horsemen (2009)

Jonas Åkerlund is a Swedish film and music video director. He is better known for his music videos, which are often mock forms of movie trailers and short films. he was orginally a member of a black metal band adn decided to try his hand at directing music videos and later progressed to films aswell.

th artist he has collaberated with is madonna, working with her on many of her songs and also her tour dvd,