Constellation
Outliers of the Hollywood musical
Featured in this constellation

Dancer in the dark

Antichrist

Charlotte Gainsbourg: Rest

Daft Punk: Da Funk

It's Oh So Quiet

The Red balloon = Le Ballon rouge
It might feel like the musical genre has been resting since the golden age of cinema, but you only need to look at how many music videos have been produced - especially since the launch of MTV in 1981 - to realise that it isn't. These days, if we count narrative-based music videos, the overwhelming majority that are made are short, snappy and live outside of the Hollywood studio system.