Phil Harder
{{Short description|American music video director}}
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Philip Harder (born 1965) is an American music video director and commercial director represented by Bob Industries in Santa Monica, California.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bobcentral.com/phil-harder|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414000329/http://www.bobcentral.com/phil-harder|url-status=dead|title=Bobcentral.com|archive-date=April 14, 2015|access-date=October 13, 2024}} Phil was also a director at Quentin Tarantino's A Band Apart Commercials and Music Videos where he directed award-winning commercials for clients including The Gap. He also had a music video company Harder/Fuller Films, from 1985 to 2005. In the 1980s, Harder was in the band Breaking Circus, as well as a founding member of Big Trouble House, a rock trio active throughout the 1990s.
Harder was the cinematographer on the Japanese feature film Yoko, The Cherry Blossom shot in Tokyo.
Filmography
=Music videos=
;1985
- The Jayhawks – "King of Kings"
;1986
- Rifle Sport – "Burn 'Em Up"
- Sonic Youth – "Stereo Sanctity"
;1987
- Agitpop – "Girl But Not a Friend"
- Big Black – "Dead Billy"
- Big Black – "Pigeon Kill"
- Big Black – "Cables"
- Big Black – "Big Money"
- Black Spot – "Bad Ass Hammer"
- The Didjits – "Max Wedge"
- The Didjits – "Axehandle"
- Naked Raygun – "Vanilla Blue"
;1988
- Agitpop – "Stop Drop and Roll"
- Big Trouble House – "Afghanistan"
- Breaking Circus – "Shockhammer 13"
- Breaking Circus – "Evil Last Night"
- Breaking Circus – "Three Cool Cats"
- The Magnolias – "Pardon Me"
- Rapeman – "Hated Chinee"
- Rapeman – "Budd"
- Shane – "Ride, Ride, Ride"
- Soul Asylum – "P-9"
;1989
- The Afghan Whigs – "Sister, Brother" (1989)
- Agitpop – "Forget Me Not" – (1989)
- Chicken Scratch – "Undertoe"
- Poopshovel – "One Pass Away" (1989)
- Soul Asylum – "Artificial Heart"
;1990
- Another Carnival – "Rain on Me"
- Arson Garden – "Two Sisters"
- Babes in Toyland – "He's My Thing"
- Big Chief – "Drive It Off"
- Big Trouble House – "Black River"
- Big Trouble House – "Union Feed Grain Mill"
- Chicken Scratch – "Tom Takes Toilets To Tinseltown"
- Joe Henry (with Don Cherry) – "John Hanging"
- Brenda Kahn – "The Ballad of Ridge Street"
- Brenda Kahn – "If Red Were Blue"
- Libido Boyz – "Godzilla"
;1991
- The Afghan Whigs – "Turn on the Water"
- The Afghan Whigs – "Conjure Me"
- The Afghan Whigs – "Miles Iz Ded"
- Another Carnival – "Still"
- Bone Club – "Apple"
- Drophammer – "Mind and Body"
- Firehose – "Walking the Cow"
- Brenda Kahn – "Eggs on Drugs"
- The Magnolias – "When I'm Not"
- The Magnolias – "Hello or Goodbye"
- Overwhelming Colorfast – "It's Tomorrow"
;1992
- The Afghan Whigs – "Come See About Me"
- Steven "Jesse" Bernstein – "More Noise Please"
- Bone Club – "It's Not Alright"
- Chainsaw Kittens – "Connie I've Found The Door"
- Billy Childish and The Blackhands – "Crying Blud"
- Fat Tuesday – "High and Low"
- Joe Henry – "King's Highway"
- Kise – "Slop My Donkey"
- Seaweed – "Squint"
- Sick of It All – "Just Look Around"
- The Wedding Present – "No Christmas"
- The Wedding Present – "Boing"
- The Wedding Present – "Blue Eyes"
- The Wedding Present – "Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family"
;1993
- The Afghan Whigs – "Debonair"
- The Afghan Whigs – "Gentlemen"
- Babes in Toyland – "He's My Thing"
- Bailter Space – "X"
- Chainsaw Kittens – "Angel on the Range"
- Firehose – "Witness"
- Firehose – "Formal Introduction"
- Stigmata A-Go-Go – "Like Bone"
- Velocity Girl – "Audrey's Eyes"
;1994
- The Afghan Whigs – "My Curse"
- Low – "Words"
- Mercy Rule -"Tell Tomorrow"
- Nova Mob – "Old Empire"
- Stigmata A-Go-Go – "Riot Keeper"
;1995
- Ash – "Jack Names the Planets"
- Babes in Toyland – "Sweet 69"
- Compulsion – "Question Time for the Proles"
- Low – "Shame"
- Son Volt – "Drown"
- Venison – "Cooking Dirt"
;1996
- Compulsion – "Juvenile Scene Detective"
- The Connells – "Fifth Fret"
- Failure – "Stuck On You"
- The Goops – "Vulgar Appetite"
- Low – "Over the Ocean"
- Red House Painters – "All Mixed Up"
- Versus – "Yeah You"
;1997
- Bettie Serveert – "Rudder"
- Cornershop – "Brimful of Asha"
- Tanya Donelly – "The Bright Light"
- Hum – "Comin' Home"
- Local H – "Eddie Vedder"
- Local H – "Fritz's Corner"
- Lisa Loeb – "I Do"
- Bobby McFerrin – "Circle Song 6"
- Shudder to Think – "Red House"
- Souls – "Cello"
;1998
- Cornershop – "Sleep on the Left Side"
- Esthero – "Heaven Sent"
- Everclear – "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Gap Ad)
- Goodie Mob featuring Esthero - "The World I Know"
- Local H – "All the Kids Are Right"
- Mary Lou Lord – "Lights Are Changing"
- Johnny Mathis – "Most Wonderful Time of the Year" (Gap Ad)
- Mocrac – "In My Pocket"
- Scrawl – "Charles
- Rufus Wainwright – "What Are You Doing New Years' Eve?" (Gap Ad)
;1999
- Barenaked Ladies – "Get in Line"
- The Cranberries – "Just My Imagination"
- Dovetail Joint – "Level on the Inside"
- Ben Lee – "Cigarettes Will Kill You"
- Moist – "Breathe"
;2000
- Barenaked Ladies – "Pinch Me"
- Foo Fighters – "Next Year"
- Macy Gray – "Why Didn't You Call Me" (Target Ad)
- Incubus – "Stellar"
- Chantal Kreviazuk – "Faraway"
;2001
- Barenaked Ladies – "Too Little Too Late"
- The Honeydogs – "Sour Grapes"
- Incubus – "Drive"
- Incubus – "Wish You Were Here"
- Mansun – "Fool"
- Matchbox Twenty – "Mad Season"
- Pulp – "The Trees"
- Remy Zero – "Save Me"
;2002
- Local H – "Half Life"
- Mad at Gravity – "Walk Away"
- Chitlin' Fooks featuring Carol Van Dyk – "The Battle"
- The Dollyrots – "Tease Me, Pet Me" (Hewlett-Packard Ad)
- Low – "Canada"
- Matchbox Twenty – "Disease"
;2003
- Barenaked Ladies – "Another Postcard"
- Liz Phair – "Why Can't I?"
- Shane – "End of the Line"
;2004
- Barenaked Ladies – "Testing 1,2,3"
- The Music – "Breakin'"
- Liz Phair – "Extraordinary"
- Prince – "Cinnamon Girl"
- Skye Sweetnam – "Tangled Up in Me"
- Yellowcard – "Only One"
;2005
- Aslyn – "Be the Girl"
- Hilary Duff – "Beat of My Heart"
- Low – "Monkey"
- Liz Phair – "Everything to Me"
- Stan Ridgway – "Beloved Movie Star"
- Rob Thomas – "Lonely No More" (Target Ad)
;2006
- The Fratellis – "Flathead" (iPod Animated Commercial)
- The Fratellis – "Flathead" (iPod "Party" Commercial)
- Rob Thomas – "Ever the Same"
;2007
- Cary Brothers – "Who You Are"
- Billy Talent – "Surrender"
;2008
- Low – "Everybody's Song"
- The Owls – "Channel"
- The Afghan Whigs – "Algiers"
;2009
- The Twilight Hours – "Alone"
- Zak Sally – "Why We Hide"
- Low – "Breaker"
;2010
- Barenaked Ladies – "You Run Away"
- Bettie Serveert – "Pharmacy of Love"
- Low – "Cue The Strings"
- Low – "Death of a Salesman - Acoustic"
;2011
- CSS featuring Ssion – "City Grrrl"
- Robert Plant – "Silver Rider"
- Nada Surf – "When I Was Young"
- Low – "Especially Me"
- Typsy Panthre – "All Fall Down"
;2012
- The Script – "Six Degrees of Separation"
- Low – "Murderer"
- Typsy Panthre – "Hitch-Hiker"
;2013
- Billy Talent – "Stand Up and Run"
- Low – "Just Make It Stop"
- The Starfolk – "Into The Clouds"
;2014
- The Afghan Whigs – "Algiers"
- Trampled by Turtles – "Are You Behind the Shining Star"
- Trampled by Turtles – "Wild Animals"
- The Afghan Whigs – "Matamoros"
- The Afghan Whigs – "Lost in the Woods"
- Kevin Hearn – "Gallerina"
;2015
- Matt Ellis – "Thank You Los Angeles"
- Rob Thomas – "Trust You"
- Billy Talent – "Chasing the Sun"
;2017
- The Afghan Whigs – "Demon In Profile"
;2020
- Greg Dulli – "Pantomima"
;2023
- Barenaked Ladies – "One Night"
=Films=
References
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External links
{{External links|date=October 2024}}
- [http://www.phil-harder.com/ Official Website for Phil Harder]
- {{imdb name|0362136}}
- [http://www.mvdbase.com/tech.php?first=Phil&last=Harder Phil Harder] at Mvdbase.com
- [http://www.bobcentral.com Bob Industries official site]
- [http://www.minnesotamonthly.com/media/Minnesota-Monthly/May-2007/The-Man-Behind-the-Camera/ Minnesota Monthly - Phil Harder]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140903205939/http://blogs.citypages.com/dressingroom/2010/06/phil_harder_tal.php City Pages - Phil Harder]
- [https://www.usatoday.com/story/popcandy/2013/07/25/low-movie/2586603/ USA Today - Low Movie]
- [http://brooklynbased.com/blog/2013/07/26/turn-down-the-volume-for-lows-new-documentary/ Brooklyn Based - Low Movie]
- [http://www.videostatic.com/watch-it/2013/04/17/low-just-make-it-stop-philip-harder-dir Video Static - Low "Just Make It Stop]
- [http://www.indie-eye.it/recensore/videoclip/the-afghan-whigs-matamoros-il-video-di-phil-harder.html Indie-Eye - Afghan Whigs "Matamoros"]
- [http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/blogs/266060941.html Star Tribune - Trampled By Turtles "Wild Animals"]
- [http://www.brooklynfilmfestival.org/films/detail.asp?fid=846 Brooklyn Film Festival - Short "Flying Lesson"]
- [http://www.newyorklivearts.org/artist/chameckilerner New York Live Arts - Short "Flying Lesson"]
- [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/66134/new-prince-video-rocks-terrorism Billboard - Prince "Cinnamon Girl"]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080320011308/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,724556,00.html People - Prince "Cinnamon Girl"]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20180817085043/http://www.mtv.com/news/1438087/incubus-singer-drummer-draw-their-own-video/ MTV - Incubus "Drive"]
- [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/may/31/cornershop-brimful-of-asha The Guardian - Cornershop "Brimful of Asha"]
- [http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/blogs/200902461.html Star Tribune - Documentary "The Claw"]
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Category:American music video directors
Category:People from Santa Monica, California
Category:American alternative rock musicians