Whew! What a week. Hasn't been feeling well this past week, but today I've been feeling much better and think I'm almost fully healed. Had a bit of fever, cough, running nose etc since Sunday. Think maybe it's cos of all the sight-seeing I've been doing last weekend when Alvin dropped by from UK. It was really cool and fun though, and it's always nice to see the familar face of an old friend, and I have to chuckle at the irony that both of us are from Malaysia and we ended up meeting somewhere in between as a compromise - Spain.
Anyway, I'm a big fan of OneRepublic and heard they've got a new song coming out. I've heard their new song, "All the Right Moves" on youtube a couple of times, but have yet to hear it on radio (back in Malaysia). So anyway apparently they now have an official music video up, which unfortunately I'm not allowed to embed here, so here you go:
One Republic - All the Right Moves
When I first saw the director of the video is Wayne Isham, I can't help but smile. I've noticed his names quite a few times, and he's worked with many of the biggest pop stars in the past like Britney Spears, N'SYNC etc. I like that his videos always seem to have an artistic feel to it, and also quite a good production value. I know music videos these days are a dime a dozen, but I think a good video can really enhance the enjoyment (and sales) of a song, and I quite appreciate videos which are not the typical cheesy storylines, corny dancing, or slo-mo sexy poses, or the endless girls in skimply clothing dancing around some (usually ugly) rapper/hip-hop singer.
For this video, I really enjoyed it and think it's a good video. I like the ambience of it which fits the mood of the song, and the well-choreographed dramatic dancing which blends with the song's tempo. Of course, there are still bits of "artistry" in this video which I can't quite figure out yet. And yeah, I really like the slick feel and overall good production of it.
Here's another old video by Wayne Isham which I find is a bit more creative and fun:
(Damn these official videos! Can't embed them..)
Anyway, I'm a big fan of OneRepublic and heard they've got a new song coming out. I've heard their new song, "All the Right Moves" on youtube a couple of times, but have yet to hear it on radio (back in Malaysia). So anyway apparently they now have an official music video up, which unfortunately I'm not allowed to embed here, so here you go:
One Republic - All the Right Moves
When I first saw the director of the video is Wayne Isham, I can't help but smile. I've noticed his names quite a few times, and he's worked with many of the biggest pop stars in the past like Britney Spears, N'SYNC etc. I like that his videos always seem to have an artistic feel to it, and also quite a good production value. I know music videos these days are a dime a dozen, but I think a good video can really enhance the enjoyment (and sales) of a song, and I quite appreciate videos which are not the typical cheesy storylines, corny dancing, or slo-mo sexy poses, or the endless girls in skimply clothing dancing around some (usually ugly) rapper/hip-hop singer.
For this video, I really enjoyed it and think it's a good video. I like the ambience of it which fits the mood of the song, and the well-choreographed dramatic dancing which blends with the song's tempo. Of course, there are still bits of "artistry" in this video which I can't quite figure out yet. And yeah, I really like the slick feel and overall good production of it.
Here's another old video by Wayne Isham which I find is a bit more creative and fun:
(Damn these official videos! Can't embed them..)
