Harem Scarem - Blue HQ

What this video is

Released in 1995, 'Blue' arrived during a period of severe commercial pressure on melodic hard rock and AOR acts in North America. Harem Scarem, a Toronto-based band signed to Warner Music Canada, found their polished rock sound increasingly marginalised domestically by the grunge-dominated mainstream, even as they maintained strong traction in Japan. Voice of Reason, the album from which 'Blue' was drawn,…

Why it matters

This video is a documented early commission in Floria Sigismondi's directorial filmography, predating her international breakthrough with Marilyn Manson. As such, it constitutes primary evidence of her developing visual language — the black-and-white expressionism, rapid intercutting, and…

The director

Italian-Canadian director and photographer (born 1965, Pescara, Italy; raised in Hamilton, Ontario). Studied painting and illustration, then photography, at the Ontario College of Art (OCAD). Entered music video direction via The Revolver Film Co., initially…