Hammer & Tongs

Hammer & Tongs are Nick Goldsmith (left) and Garth Jennings

Hammer & Tongs is the pseudonym of 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]

Filmography

As Garth Jennings

• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
• Son of Rambow (2007)
• Sing (2016)^[3]

Videography

• "Ingenue" – Atoms for Peace (2013)
• "Lotus Flower" – Radiohead (2011)
• "Cousins" – Vampire Weekend (2009)
• "A-Punk" – Vampire Weekend (2008)
• "Jigsaw Falling into Place" & "Nude" – Radiohead (2007/2008) – Made with Adam Buxton
• "And I Was a Boy From School" – Hot Chip (2006)
• "Hell Yes" – Beck (2005)
• "Lost Cause: Version 2" – Beck (2003)
• "Little By Little" – The Wannadies (2003)
• "Silent Sigh" – Badly Drawn Boy (2002)
• "Imitation of Life" – R.E.M. (2001)
• "Disillusion" – Badly Drawn Boy (2000)
• "Spitting in the Wind" – Badly Drawn Boy (2000)
• "Coffee & TV" – Blur (1999)
• "Driftwood – Travis (1999)
• "Pumping on Your Stereo – Supergrass (1999)
• "Right Here, Right Now" – Fatboy Slim (1999)
• "Cancer for the Cure" – Eels (1999)
• "B Line" – Lamb (1999)
• "Last Stop: This Town" – Eels (1998)
• "Bentley's Gonna Sort You Out!* - Bentley Rhythm Ace (1997)
• "Smile" – The Supernaturals (1997)
• "Help The Aged" – Pulp (1997)
• "A Life Less Ordinary" – Ash (1997)
• "The Day Before Yesterday's Man" – The Supernaturals (1997)
• "Weak" – Skunk Anansie (1996)
• "Freedom" – Robbie Williams (1996)
• "Dominion Road" (UK Version) – The Mutton Birds (1995)
• "Mr. Kirk's Nightmare" – 4hero (1990)

References

1. "Sly's seen it … lovely to get his blessing!". FutureMovies. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
2. "HAMMER & TONGS". Tongsville. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
3. Borys Kit (January 15, 2015). "Matthew McConaughey to Star in Illimination Animated Film (EXCLUSIVE)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 15, 2015.

External links

• Hammer & Tongs – "fine foods and film since 1994" (Official site)
• Garth Jennings at the Internet Movie Database
• Nick Goldsmith at the Internet Movie Database
• 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