Hungarian cinematographer Marcell Rév has teamed up with yet another global superstar, contributing his talents to the music video for Lady Gaga’s latest single, Disease. This track, the lead single from Gaga’s upcoming sixth studio album, was released last Friday, while the video—directed by Ukrainian filmmaker Tanu Muino—premiered in the early hours of Wednesday, Hungarian time.
According to Refresher, Lady Gaga took to social media to share the inspiration behind Disease, describing it as a journey of self-confrontation and fear. “I think a lot about the relationship I have with my own inner demons. It’s never been easy for me to face how I get seduced by chaos and turmoil. It makes me feel claustrophobic. Disease is about facing that fear, facing myself and my inner darkness, and realizing that sometimes I can’t win or escape the parts of myself that scare me,” she wrote. “That I can try and run from them but they are still part of me and I can run and run but eventually I’ll meet that part of myself again, even if only for a moment.”
She continued, “Dancing, morphing, running, purging. Again and again, back with myself. This integration is ultimately beautiful to me because it’s mine and I’ve learned to handle it. I am the conductor of my own symphony. I am every actor in the plays that are my art and my life. No matter how scary the question, the answers are inside of me. Essential, inextricable parts of what makes me me. I save myself by keeping going. I am the whole me, I am strong, and I am up for the challenge. Happy Halloween,” Gaga concluded.
Marcell Rév’s impressive resume includes collaborations with top-tier artists and chart-topping hits. He served as the cinematographer for two of Miley Cyrus’s recent hits: Flowers, one of 2023’s biggest songs, and Used to Be Young. Besides his work with Cyrus, Rév has also shot videos for stars like Bad Bunny, Moses Sumney, and Beyoncé.
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