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Sophie Muller (born January 31,1962) is an accomplished music video director.

Sophie Muller was born in Marylebone, London, but spent her early years growing up on the Isle of Man. After leaving secondary education, she returned to London and attended Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, gaining a Foundation Diploma in Art.

Following her graduation, Sophie went to the Royal College of Art to study for her Masters in Film and Television, where she made "Interlude" and "In Excelsis Deo (In Adoration of God)." The latter winning the J Walter Thompson Prize for creativity. Her first taste of professional film came working as a third assistant on the horror/thriller "Company of Wolves." Sophie then went on to work for International Film and Video, honing her editing, producing, and directing skills.

Sophie's real goal was to become a successful Director in her own right and her big break came through a chance meeting with John Stewart and Billy Poveda of Oil Factory - an established film production company.

She has directed over a hundred music videos and has been a longtime collaborator with acts like No Doubt, Garbage, Blur, Annie Lennox and Eurythmics.

Muller's worked with Annie Lennox won her a Grammy for 'Diva' - the video album. She also picked up an MTV Award for 'Why' and was also Grammy nominated for the 'Savage' video album.

Muller directed seven No Doubt videos, the first being Don't Speak. When No Doubt won the best group video at the 1997 MTV Music Awards Gwen thanked her by saying, "I'd like to to say that Sophie Muller is a genius."

Muller states that her only ambition is to continue directing to her own high standards and to never grow bored.

Gwen Stefani talks about Muller 'Sophie Muller is one of my most talented friends. She can and will only do projects that she is inspired by. She is driven by creativity and the love for what she does and as a result she never compromises. I consider her a true artist.'

'I was a fan of Sophie's work before I even imagined working with her. She has a very pronounced style and taste that drew me in. I think she has the gift of being able to bring out the artist's personality, emotion and style. After working with her for the first time on our ‘Don't Speak’ video, we became close friends and since then we have made seven videos together.' (This is now 9 videos because Sophie has directed both Gwen Stefani's "Cool" and "Luxurious".

'Our ‘Simple Kind of Life’ video is one of my favorites and is the one closest to my heart. When I first wrote the song and I played it to her in my living room (she had been staying with me at the time), it was obvious that she would be the one to do the video. She loves to collaborate and is motivated and inspired by the creativity of the artists she works with. We both had the same goal of wanting to make something that could emotionally affect people when they saw it and we did everything together to try to make that happen. The images needed to reflect the lyrics and emotion behind the song so to start we scouted locations in east L.A. together. We designed the wedding dress based on a John Galliano fashion show we both had seen and loved a few years back. The extensive amount of preparation put into the video is very important to Sophie and she loves to have meetings to discuss the project in order to make it great. On the set her direction is humble and simple but she knows what she wants and knows when she gets it. A woman in charge in the male-dominated world of filmmaking makes the whole experience that much more exciting.'

'I think after all the inspiration that goes into the shoot, her true gift is in the editing. She has a way of making every cut have a reason and meaning. The videos have a life of their own and become better each time you watch them. I am always in shock the first time I see them and then after a few more times I am actually amazed. She has taught me a lot and I feel very lucky to have worked with her. With her images of us, she has brought people closer to No Doubt and I am truly grateful.'

Selected videography

Chronological list of directed music videos

1992

Annie Lennox - "Why?"
Annie Lennox - "Walking On Broken Glass"
Shakespear's Sister - "Stay"

1993

Bjork - Venus as a Boy
Annie Lennox - "Little Bird"

1994

Hole - "Miss World"

1995

Stone Roses - "Ten Storey Love Song"
Jeff Buckley - "So Real"
Weezer - "Say It Ain't So'

1996

Shakespear's Sister - "I Can Drive"
No Doubt - "Don't Speak"
No Doubt - "Excuse Me Mr."
No Doubt - "Sunday Morning"

1997

Blur - "Beetlebum"
Blur - "Song 2"
No Doubt - "Hey You"
No Doubt - "Oi To The World"

1998

Garbage - "When I Grow Up (Live version)"
Garbage - "The Trick Is To Keep Breathing"
Rufus Wainwright - "April Fools"

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