Still one of my favourite adverts EVER. To me, this is not an Ad … It’s art. I wish all advertising was this emotive.
Directed by Jonathan Glazer in 1999, the advert won numerous awards at the time.
The pounding soundtrack is called ‘Phat Planet’ by Leftfield. You can find out more about the ad here
They don’t make them like this anymore.
Found this great video on YouTube. Powerful stuff when you mix inspirational quotes with art.
This is an amazing piano cover of ‘Toxicity’ by Vika. Make sure you watch all the way through, the girl is fierce.
Check out more of Vika’s metal piano covers on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/vkgoeswild
If you can’t see the video above click here.
Leonard Bernstein and the Vienna Philharmonic performing Symphony No. 9 in D major: Mov. 4, “Adagio: Sehr langsam und noch zurückhaltend”
If you can’t see the video click here.
‘The Loneliness of a Tower Crane Driver’ one of my favourite tracks from ELBOW, taken from the album ‘The Seldom Seen Kid‘.
Accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Possibly one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen was a statute in a graveyard. A life-size angel towering above a grave, right hand pointing accusingly towards the sky. The look on its face was one of both extreme desperation and eternal gratitude, eyes both pleading and full of fury.
The function of this statue was to defend and protect his dead charge no matter who it may have been and no matter what they may have done in life. God and the angels in heaven had to be able to look upon this stone creature and have pity on the soul that lay beneath its feet. This statue was not created for decoration or adornment but as permanent plea for mercy.