Heath Ledger-Directed, Terry Gilliam-Animated Modest Mouse Music Video To Be Released?
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... Before his death, Heath Ledger directed a music video for the indie rock band Modest Mouse, animated by filmmaker Terry Gilliam. The music video is for the track King Rat, a bonus track from the band’s 2007 release We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank. There had been rumors that the video would never be completed or released, but a spokesman for the band recently told SPIN that the video will be released “soon”, but did not specify a date. ...
Ledger Directed Modest Mouse Video To Be Released: You're Welcome
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... last week uncovered that a Modest Mouse video directed by Heath Ledger everyone jumped on the story and now Spin are reporting that the band themselves have decided to release it. No specific date is attached, just "soon." As previously reported the video is directed by Ledger and animated by Terry Gilliam. The two had previously worked together on "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" which IMDB says has a September 24, 2009 release date attached. ...
Heath Ledger-Directed Modest Mouse Music Video To Be Released?
/Film —
... Before his death, Heath Ledger directed a music video for the indie rock band Modest Mouse, animated by filmmaker Terry Gilliam. The music video is for the track King Rat, a bonus track from the band’s 2007 release We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank. There had been rumors that the video would never be completed or released, but a spokesman for the band recently told SPIN that the video will be released “soon”, but did not specify a date. ...
The Heath Ledger-directed music video for Modest Mouse’s ‘King Rat’
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... of the question marks left dangling after the untimely passing of Heath Ledger in January of 2008 was the music video for Modest Mouse’s “King Rat.” Conceived by the late actor, the video seemed to be lost to the winds as the band, understandably, didn’t want to be seen as capitalizing on the star’s death.
It was announced back in March, after some admirable persistence from the guys at The Playlist, and an eventual pick-up in the pages of Spin Magazine, that the piece would finally have its day in the sun. ...




