MUSIC VIDEO
LAIBACH: MUSICK
2026 | Mute Records
Director:
Morten Traavik
CREDITS:
A Remont.zone production
Directed and written by Morten TraavikCo-director:
Uģis OlteDirector of photography: Valdis Celmiņš
Cinematographer, drone operator: Jānis Šēnbergs
Art director: Kristaps Epners
Editor: Uģis Olte, Morten Traavik
Costume designer: Vita Radziņa
Make-up artist: Maija Gundare
Choreographer: Elza Leimane
Cast: Laibach, Elza Leimane, Robert Andrei Nae, Amir Dodarkhojayev
Line producer: Annija Jurevica
1st AC: Valters Krūzkops
2nd AC: Kārlis Bergs
Gaffer: Pēteris Skujiņš
Best boy: Rihards Skujiņš
Lighting technician: Andris Gilučs
Lighting technician: Aleksandrs Vucens
Lighting technician: Reinis Jansons
LED operator: Lāsma Kokenberga
Art director assistant: Kristaps Skujiņš
Art director assistant: Olivers Spricis
Make-up artist assistant: Dārta Ašmane
Unit manager: Toms Gailītis
CGI: SHADE STUDIO / Nauris Ašenkampfs
Colourist & online editor: Krišs Roziņš
Sound effects editor: Artis Lūsis
Foley recordist: Arciom Busieł
Supervising producer Zane Šipkēvica
Produced by Morten Traavik / Remont Films
Co-produced by Uldis Cekulis / VFS Films
Behind the scenes reporter: Gustavs Terzens
BTS DOP: Dainis Kļava
BTS and video trailer editor: Gatis Belogrudovs
Costumes from ballet "Images of Presence" by Kristīne Pasternaka and "Crow" by Madara Botmane
Pearl body chain by Spikiliko.com
Instruments by Gamechanger Audio
Special thanks:
Latvian National Opera and Ballet
Latvian Academy of Science
Panorama Riga observation deck
Ilja Krūmiņš & Gamechanger Audio
Dace Kaprāne, VEF history museum
Ingus Zeps
Kjetil Nicolaisen / Pikene på Broen
Reinis Sējāns
Technical support by Arkogints, Cinevera LV and Company NA
Location Unit equipment - Burka This video was commissioned by DZR (Društvo za retroavantgardo) for Laibach
Directed and written by Morten TraavikCo-director:
Uģis OlteDirector of photography: Valdis Celmiņš
Cinematographer, drone operator: Jānis Šēnbergs
Art director: Kristaps Epners
Editor: Uģis Olte, Morten Traavik
Costume designer: Vita Radziņa
Make-up artist: Maija Gundare
Choreographer: Elza Leimane
Cast: Laibach, Elza Leimane, Robert Andrei Nae, Amir Dodarkhojayev
Line producer: Annija Jurevica
1st AC: Valters Krūzkops
2nd AC: Kārlis Bergs
Gaffer: Pēteris Skujiņš
Best boy: Rihards Skujiņš
Lighting technician: Andris Gilučs
Lighting technician: Aleksandrs Vucens
Lighting technician: Reinis Jansons
LED operator: Lāsma Kokenberga
Art director assistant: Kristaps Skujiņš
Art director assistant: Olivers Spricis
Make-up artist assistant: Dārta Ašmane
Unit manager: Toms Gailītis
CGI: SHADE STUDIO / Nauris Ašenkampfs
Colourist & online editor: Krišs Roziņš
Sound effects editor: Artis Lūsis
Foley recordist: Arciom Busieł
Supervising producer Zane Šipkēvica
Produced by Morten Traavik / Remont Films
Co-produced by Uldis Cekulis / VFS Films
Behind the scenes reporter: Gustavs Terzens
BTS DOP: Dainis Kļava
BTS and video trailer editor: Gatis Belogrudovs
Costumes from ballet "Images of Presence" by Kristīne Pasternaka and "Crow" by Madara Botmane
Pearl body chain by Spikiliko.com
Instruments by Gamechanger Audio
Special thanks:
Latvian National Opera and Ballet
Latvian Academy of Science
Panorama Riga observation deck
Ilja Krūmiņš & Gamechanger Audio
Dace Kaprāne, VEF history museum
Ingus Zeps
Kjetil Nicolaisen / Pikene på Broen
Reinis Sējāns
Technical support by Arkogints, Cinevera LV and Company NA
Location Unit equipment - Burka This video was commissioned by DZR (Društvo za retroavantgardo) for Laibach
INFO:
The video was filmed in the Latvian Academy of Sciences, a hyperreal totem of Socialist Classicism and depicts Laibach’s frontman kept alive by the very thing that sickens him: MUSICK. The video is directed by Morten Traavik – who arranged for the band to travel to North Korea and documented it in the film Liberation Day (2016) and directed their 2014 video for ‘The Whistleblowers’ – who explains, “In line with Laibach´s general artistic and philosophical values, we´re aiming for the perfect union of George Orwell and Lady Gaga.”










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