Hammer & Tongs
Hammer & Tongs is the pseudonym of British director and producer duo, promo and film director Garth Jennings and producer Nick Goldsmith, as well as the name of their production company. Best known for their work on music videos for Blur ("Coffee & TV") and Supergrass ("Pumping on Your Stereo"), Hammer & Tongs have moved on to directing movies, their debut being the 2005 film version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Due to the success of his debut feature Jennings raised £3.5 million to produce Son of Rambow.[1]
After making two feature films and a large number of music videos and adverts, the duo announced in July 2012 that they would be taking an extended break from working together in order to pursue different ventures on their own.[2] In 2016, Jennings wrote and directed the computer-animated musical comedy film Sing.
Music videography
- "Ingenue" – Atoms for Peace (2013)
- "Lotus Flower" – Radiohead (2011)
- "Cousins" – Vampire Weekend (2009)
- "A-Punk" – Vampire Weekend (2008)
- "Nude" – Radiohead (2008) (made with Adam Buxton)
- "Jigsaw Falling into Place" – Radiohead (2007) (made with Adam Buxton)
- "Boy from School" – Hot Chip (2006)
- "Low C" – Supergrass (2005)
- "Hell Yes" – Beck (2005)
- "Lost Cause" (Version 2) – Beck (2003)
- "Little by Little" – The Wannadies (2003)
- "Something to Talk About" – Badly Drawn Boy (2002)
- "Silent Sigh" – Badly Drawn Boy (2002)
- "Pillow" – Capitol K (2002)
- "I Have Seen" – Zero 7 (2001)
- "Pissing in the Wind" – Badly Drawn Boy (2001)
- "Imitation of Life" – R.E.M. (2001)
- "Demons" – Fatboy Slim (2000)
- "Happiness" – Shawn Lee (2000)
- "Disillusion" – Badly Drawn Boy (2000)
- "Big Fan" – The Wannadies (2000)
- "Theme from Gutbuster" – Bentley Rhythm Ace (2000)
- "Shiver" – Coldplay (2000)
- "The Time Is Now" – Moloko (2000)
- "Pumping on Your Stereo" – Supergrass (1999)
- "Driftwood" – Travis (1999)
- "Coffee & TV" – Blur (1999)
- "Right Here, Right Now" – Fatboy Slim (1999)
- "B Line" – Lamb (1999)
- "Cancer for the Cure" – Eels (1999)
- "Six" – Mansun (1999)
- "Last Stop: This Town" – Eels (1998)
- "The Flipside" – Moloko (1998)
- "Saint Joe on the School Bus" – Marcy Playground (1998)
- "Silently Bad Minded" – Pressure Drop (1998)
- "A Little Soul" – Pulp (1998)
- "A Life Less Ordinary" – Ash (1997)
- "Help the Aged" – Pulp (1997)
- "Bentley's Gonna Sort You Out!" - Bentley Rhythm Ace (1997)
- "Medicine" – Del Amitri (1997)
- "Smile" – The Supernaturals (1997)
- "The Day Before Yesterday's Man" – The Supernaturals (1997)
- "Freedom" – Robbie Williams (1996)
- "Crush" – Goya Dress (1996)
- "Nice Guy Eddie" – Sleeper (1996)
- "Being Brave" – Menswear (1996)
- "Weak" – Skunk Anansie (1996)
- "Dominion Road" (UK Version) – The Mutton Birds (1995)
- "Mr. Kirk's Nightmare" – 4hero (1990)
References
- ↑ "Sly's seen it … lovely to get his blessing!". FutureMovies. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
- ↑ "HAMMER & TONGS". Tongsville. Archived from the original on 23 May 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
External links
- Hammer & Tongs – "fine foods and film since 1994" (Official site)
- Garth Jennings on IMDb
- Nick Goldsmith on IMDb
- Hammer and Tongs 2000 interview
- Time Out Son of Rambow Preview
- Culture Café (French) – Son of Rambow preview – 2007 production for Hammer & Tongs and director Garth Jennings
- Boys in the mud (Guardian article)
- EyeForFilm.co.uk – Interview with Garth Jennings about Son of Rambow and plans for an animated feature film.
- Garth Jenning's Guest DJ Set on KCRW KCRW Guest DJ Set
- Videos by Garth Jennings