RHEMA ＂Combine Man＂ music video - RHEMA ＂Combine Man＂ music video

What this video is

RHEMA was an Atlanta-area techno-rock band recruited into the 1984 Pia Zadora vehicle Voyage of the Rock Aliens after producer Dennis Alexander's connections opened a deal with Curb/MCA Records. The band played alien characters in the film, and 'Combine Man' was among their four contributions to the soundtrack. The song and its video were never officially issued by Curb Records as a standalone single, though the…

Why it matters

Represents a key artifact at the intersection of the early MTV music video format and the low-budget Hollywood sci-fi musical, a short-lived but culturally distinctive subgenre of the early 1980s. The video's direct extraction from film footage—rather than independent production—illustrates an…

The director

James Fargo (born August 14, 1938, Republic, Washington) is an American film and television director. He served as assistant director to Steven Spielberg on Duel and on multiple Clint Eastwood films before directing The Enforcer (1976) and Every Which Way…