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Carey Mulligan Explains How Steven Spielberg Made Debut as Music Video Director With Marcus Mumford Song
Steven Spielberg, one of Hollywood’s most well-known filmmakers and producers, has had a busy year with the release of Jurassic World: Dominion and The Fabelmans, but making his debut as a music video director was probably not initially in the plans. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news During a Monday interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, actress Carey Mulligan explained how her husband, Marcus Mumford, and Spielberg teamed up to create the music video for his song “Cannibal.” As it turned out, the lead singer of Mumford & Sons needed help with the song’s video before the release of his solo album Self-Titled. Earlier this year, Mulligan was working on Maes...
Marcus Mumford Didn’t Want to ‘Terrorize People’ With Addressing of His Traumatic Past on Solo Debut
Marcus Mumford felt he was covering such potentially triggering terrain on his solo debut, (self-titled), out tomorrow on Capitol Records, that the Mumford & Sons frontman ran every line by a trauma specialist. “I said, ‘Look, I don’t want to terrorize people, I don’t want to activate people for the sake of it. But this feels true to me in every sense,’” he tells Billboard. Mumford confronts his demons from the very first line of the album’s very first song. “Cannibal” calls out the person who sexually abused Mumford when he was six: “I can still taste you and I hate it/ That wasn’t a choice in the mind of a child and you knew it,” he sings calmly, before the song bursts into an explosion of energy as he shifts the narrative to learning to forgive and begin ...
Marcus Mumford Plans First Solo Tour This Fall
Mumford & Sons frontman Marcus Mumford will embark on his first solo tour this fall, in support of his upcoming solo debut album, (self titled). The outing begins Sept. 19 in Boulder, Colo., and will feature support from Danielle Ponder through Oct. 14, after which Sylvan Esso side project The A’s will open through the Nov. 10 finale in Toronto. As previously reported, (self titled) was produced by Blake Mills and boasts guest appearances by Phoebe Bridgers, Brandi Carlile, Clairo. It will be released Sept. 16 by Island Records. The first single, “Cannibal,” is accompanied by a video directed by Steven Spielberg, a first for the legendary filmmaker. [embedded content][embedded content] Before the tour gets underway, Mumford will perform alongside as-yet-unannounced special guests tomor...
Steven Spielberg Directed His First Music Video for Marcus Mumford’s ‘Cannibal’
Marcus Mumford‘s debut solo track, “Cannibal,” has received some very exclusive treatment for its accompanying video. How exclusive? The clip was directed by none other than Steven Spielberg — a first for the Academy Award-winning director. [embedded content][embedded content] Shot only on an iPhone, the video was created by just four people, who Mumford credited in an Instagram post. Spielberg’s wife, Kate Capshaw, was the video’s co-producer, art director and dolly grip, while The Great Gatsby actress (and Mumford’s wife) Carey Mulligan handled costuming and sound. Kristie Macosko Krieger was a producer and the videographer of the behind-the-scenes footage. Mumford identified himself as “some chancer mug” and the track’s performer. “On Sunday 3rd July in a high school gym in New Yor...
Mumford & Sons Banjo Player to Take Leave of Absence From Band
On March 7, Winston Marshall, guitarist and banjo player for British folk stars Mumford & Sons, shared his support of author and right-wing disinformation spreader Andy Ngo via a tweet that read: “Finally had the time to read your important book. You’re a brave man.” The book in question? Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan To Destroy Democracy. <!– // Brid Player Singles. var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ “div”: “Brid_10143537”, “obj”: {“id”:”25115″,”width”:”480″,”height”:”270″,”playlist”:”10315″,”inviewBottomOffset”:”105px”} }); –> While Marshall quickly deleted the tweet, it wasn’t in time to prevent backlas...
