‘Sabotage’, ‘Thriller’, ‘Around The World’, ‘Fell In Love With A Girl’ – it’s tough to make a memorable music video. There needs to be the perfect marriage of concept, production, execution, and of course, the right partnership between artist, director, and featured talent.
That’s why we have to give props to actor Sam Rockwell, director Rhett Wade Ferrell, and our very own Flight Facilities. Together, this motley crew has just created what may go on to become a timeless music video with their own take on the famous Fatboy Slim ‘Weapon of Choice’ video featuring Christopher Walken.
Set to the smooth sounds of Flight Facilities’ latest single, ‘Down To Earth’, from the acclaimed album of the same name, Rockwell gets his Fred Astaire on in an American diner, performing “dance like no one’s watching” choreography that comes courtesy of Vince Paterson (Michael Jackson, Madonna, Cirque du Soleil).
“I really, really liked the song, and it was an honour to work with legendary choreographer Vincent Paterson. I’m the kinda guy that likes to shake my tail feather, and so it was a great opportunity to get some new moves, especially to such a sweet beat,” said Rockwell.
We already knew Rockwell could dance thanks to his appearance in the Improv Dancing sketch on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, but according to Jimmy and Hugo from Flight Facilities, having the A-list actor in the clip was just a pipe dream until recently.
“It started as a fantasy idea in the park 6 months ago and we still can’t believe it’s happened,” they said. “It couldn’t be more appropriate that the song is ‘Down To Earth’ because it speaks to Sam’s character in every aspect of his involvement in the project.”
Director Ferrell previously worked his magic on the duo’s videos for ‘Sunshine’ featuring Reggie Watts, and their breakthrough single, ‘Crave You’ featuring Giselle, which has amassed an astonishing 15 million views). No doubt ‘Down to Earth’ will soon see similar numbers.
“Sam is one of my favourite actors and he is incredibly watchable,” he said. “We knew Sam was a great dancer but Jimmy, Hugo and I always believed the tone of the video should be more of a ‘dancing when no one is looking’ vibe than a super tight well rehearsed dance video.
