Sophie Muller
Sophie Luise Elisabeth Muller (born 31 January 1962) is a British music video director who has directed over 300 music videos.[1] She won a Grammy Award for Annie Lennox's 1992 Diva video album, and an MTV Video Music Award for Lennox's song "Why" from the same album. In 1993, she received a BRIT Award for "Stay" by Shakespears Sister. She won another MTV Award in 1997 for "Don't Speak" by No Doubt. Muller is a longtime collaborator of Sade, Annie Lennox, Gwen Stefani, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Garbage and Shakespears Sister.
Sophie Muller
Sophie Luise Elisabeth Muller
31 January 1962
London, England
Music video director
1982–present
Mae Muller (niece)
Muller has also photographed still campaigns and cover art for albums, and provided photographs and art direction for concert tours, concert films, and commercials.[1]
Background[edit]
Sophie Muller was born in London, but spent her early years on the Isle of Man. After leaving secondary education, she returned to London to attend Central St Martins, gaining a Foundation Diploma in Art. She befriended Sade there; the two later worked together.[1]
Following her graduation, Muller went to the Royal College of Art to study for her Masters in Film and Television,[1] where she made "Interlude" and "In Excelsis Deo" (In Adoration of God). The latter won the J. Walter Thompson Prize for creativity.
Her trademark style of a singer or a band inside a dim room started with "I Need a Man" by Eurythmics, shot in 1987.[1]