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Modest Mouse Debut Video Directed by Heath Ledger
- Posted on Aug 4th 2009 1:00PM by Liz Colville
Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock revealed in a 2007 interview that his band was working on a video with actor Heath Ledger for 'King Rat,' a song that didn't make the cut on their 2007's LP 'We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank.'"Heath and I have a mutual friend and when we were in Australia, my fiancé and some of us in the band went out on a boat with him and his family and friends, and talked about the idea," Brock said at the time. "He's got a video production company and was interested in working on something. We were talking back and forth for a while. The idea seemed sort of dropped, but then he just sent me an email saying that he wanted to do it."
That video never saw the light of day, following Ledger's death in January 2008. Until now.
Co-directed and illustrator Daniel Auber jumped in to finish the video, with animation by Norris Houk and Jade Taglioli. Sara Cline of the Masses, the production company where Ledger was a partner, produced. The clip is making its debut on Tuesday, as the song, 'King Rat' also makes its debut on Modest Mouse's latest, 'No One's First, and You're Next.'
Proceeds from iTunes sales of the video are being donated to Sea Shepherd Conservation Society during the first month of release. Sea Shepherd is "committed to ending the destruction of habitat and slaughter of wildlife in the world's oceans in order to conserve and protect ecosystems and species," according to a press release.
Watch the video for 'King Rat.'
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Strange video, but pretty cool. Its nice to know that heath still has something to give even in death.
And why are you people talking about receding hairlines?? I dont see the point really.
Good video though, and great song.
Love you Heath :)
And Anne a bit more respect, you might think its stupid, that people care, but his family certainly doesnt.
where's the sound? it's a music video is it not? how can i possibly understand this video without the music? Plus Annee, you are retarted, it doesn't matter how a person dies whether it is from a car accident or drugs or cancer or whatever, they have died which means they have lost THIER lives. They don't owe you anything. You say that people all over the world fighting for thier lives i suppose this is true, but aren't we all? Have you considered the fact that Heath had his OWN LIFE? How could you possibly know what he was doing or going through? I can't speak for anyone else about how they feel what they know or what they are dealing with but i do know that EVERYONE is going through something now, again, sometime, somehow, somewhere, at some point in your life you will make hard decissions without knowing for sure the outcome, Heath did just that, we don't them but he had his reasons for doing drugs. If it was a suicide them he knew he was going to die, but was he going to heaven?? Hell?? no where??? nobody knows these things. And if and i believe this to be the case, he wasn't trying to kill himself then how the fuck is it his fault anymore than somebody who dies in a car wreck because a drunk driver hit them? I know I know you're going to say "well it's the Drunk drivers fault!" NO. it's thier fault NOT the drunk driver, because THEY decided to get in the car and drive even though they had no control over what happened next, how is that or any other million and one ways people die any different than an accidental O.D.??????? Have you ever Drank before? Have you ever Toked up?? done any other kind of drugs, even just a little amount??? If you said yes to any of these (and most people will) then you have done the same damn thing as Heath!!! i don't car if you took one hit of weed. Could it not have caused you to choke and die an asmetic death or heart atack?? what if you took one Vicodin 5mg? one pill could kill you, well Heath was addicted and i'm telling you from experiance, you build up a tollerance, (i'm not sure what he O.D.'ed on) so whatever his drug was,((for sake of arguement lets say Oxycodone[oxycotton])) 6 80mg's of OC's was his equivelent of what a Vic 5mg was to you (you both got the same amount of pain blocking or the same high but it took a lot more for him to feel the same) anyways i could go on all day about this subject but i think i've ranted enough here. Nobody will probably read all this anyways (if you [and i'm not just talking to Annee] do read this and are a decently hot ass girl between 18 and 28 in Ohio email me @: brokensoulsearch@gmail.com or my myspace: myspace.com/brandonmburdette i'm a singer/songwriter I don't really sound like anyone band because my influences vary a lot, they range from Breaking Benjamin to Dave Mathews hit me up i love to chat. anyway my name is... i don't want to put my name on here, my friends call me Budda B i'm not a bad looker myself lol
August 05 2009 at 3:40 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThe Steve Irwin legacy lives on in Whale Wars. The show is awsome, the purpose is the greatest, and if proceeds go to these heroes, then I'll sure buy in!!!!!!!!!!
August 05 2009 at 2:20 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThe video has sent a powerful message...I hope.
this was a horrible disturbing video
August 05 2009 at 1:56 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyAWSOME! love heath he is my brother from another mother!!! lolol!! little weird " king rat" but great!u rox!
August 05 2009 at 1:45 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI at first thought it was disgusting, but then the idea hit me. Good job Heath!! Loved it!!
SAVE THE WHALES!!!
I have no sound?????
August 05 2009 at 1:42 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI thought it was disgusting at first, but then the idea hit me, it was a good video!!!good job Heath!!!
SAVE THE WHALES :)
Heath was a georgiuous Man in and out and his Death took me by subpriase and a waste of a man I'm looking for apartner like him The Idustrary he was in takes a total on you the lack of sleep He was not a depress man There is a epodimic of star Being give By Doctors I take medication and I know you have to watch what meds your mixing together I was asked to get in the Industury Move star age faster And I like my looks to tear them down
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