THE KILLERS Tap Tim Burton to Direct “Bones” Music Video
This is a press release from Cornerstone Promotion:
THE KILLERS
Sam's Town
Island Records
October 3, 2006
The Killers have just announced that Tim Burton will be directing their music video for the next single, "Bones" off of their upcoming "Sam's Town" release. The "Bones" video will be a first for Burton as a music-video director.
"We were just kicking around ideas for the 'Bones' video, and we thought, 'Wouldn't it be great if Tim Burton could shoot this?' We reached out to his people and he came back and said he wanted to work with us, which was amazing," bassist Mark Stoermer told MTV News. "We've shot all our parts and now the video is being worked on. It's going to have computer graphics and models… we're not really sure how it's going to turn out. Usually we go over the treatment with a fine-toothed comb and have a lot of influence, but this time we just let Tim do his thing."
Burton has already filmed their LA concert last month and is currently working with animators in London on the rest of the video. The band confirms that the video will incorporate many of Burton's trademark styles (models, mini-sets and of course skeletons).
"A lot of the models and sets are based on historic Las Vegas — on things that aren't there anymore, like the Glass Pool Inn, this really cool place that was torn down a few years ago that was down at the south end of the Strip," drummer Ronnie Vannucci said. "But, like Mark said, we don't really know 100 percent what it's going to be like. We put our faith in Tim." Stoermer added, "It's Tim Burton. It's going to be great. There are some skeletons, some darkness and some romance. What more could you want?"
The Killers will hit the road for their sold-out US tour starting October 6th in Los Angeles in support of their October 3rd release, "Sam's Town".
Don't forget to pre-order the album from iTunes now. You can get a b-side of "Where The White Boys Dance" on street week and the new single "When You Were Young" as well as a cool interactive booklet automatically.
VIDEO:
"When You Were Young"
http://www.musicmedialink.com/a?t=f1649
THE KILLERS TOUR DATES:
10/6 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
10/7 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
10/8 – San Francisco, CA – Warfield Theatre
10/10 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
10/11 – Vancouver, BC – Orpheum Theatre
10/12 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
10/14 – Magna, UT – The Great Salt Air
10/15 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
10/17 – Chicago, IL – Congress Theatre
10/18 – Detroit, MI – State Theatre
10/20 – Toronto, ONT – Koolhaus
10/21 – Atlantic City, NJ – Borgata Event Center
10/23 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
10/24 – NYC – Theatre at Madison Square Garden
10/25 – NYC – Theatre at Madison Square Garden
10/26 – Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre
10/28 – Las Vegas, NV – Sam Boyd Stadium (Vegoose Festival)
Sam's Town TRACK LISTING:
1. Sam's Town
2. Enterlude
3. When You Were Young
4. Bling (Confessions Of A King)
5. For Reasons Unknown
6. Read My Mind
7. Uncle Johnny
8. Bones
9. My List
10. This River Is Wild
11. Why Do I Keep Counting
12. Exitlude
"When You Were Young" AUDIO:
http://www6.islanddefjam.com/www2/av_system/go.wax?link=ERfw543735Kl1158Q6me4C26-78070
http://www6.islanddefjam.com/www2/av_system/go.wax?link=46n8SGXpW8WuXF5HS1iX1938-78071
http://www6.islanddefjam.com/www2/av_system/go.rm?link=K5MA5P8u7D456GJ74N489D3E-78072