Oskar Fischinger would create optical poems/visual music. In 1926, the German filmmaker pioneered one of the first immersive multimedia performances using abstract films, creating dynamic new possibilities for cinema as an art form.
1940
In 1940, Walt Disney released Fantasia, and animated film based around famous classical music. Disney set a collection of animated interpretations and set pictures to Western classical music as Leopold Stokowski conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra. "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" features Mickey Mouse as an aspiring magician who oversteps his limits.
1950
In 1956, Tony Bennett was filmed walking down The Serpentine in Hyde Park, London to his recording of "Strangers in Paradise" playing. This film was distributed to and played by UK and US television stations, leading Tony to therefore claim he made the first music video.
1960
Scopitone is a type of jukebox featuring a 16 mm film component. Scopitone films were a forerunner of music videos. The Italian Cinebox/Colorama and Color-Sonics were competing, lesser-known technologies of the time
Short films were produced by many French artists, such as Serge Gainsbourg, Francoise Hardy and Jacques Dutronc to accompany their songs. It's use spread to other countries and similar machines such as the Cinebox in Italy and Colour-sonic in the USA were patented.
1980
By the mid-1980's releasing a music video to accompany a new single had become standard, and acts like The Jackson's sought to gain a commercial edge by creating lavish music videos with million dollar budgets; most notable with the video "Can You Feel It"
1981
MTV is launched, the first video to be aired is Buggles - "Video Killed the Radio Star"
1984
Michael Jackson's short film Thriller is released, changing the concept of music videos forever. The Making of Thriller home video was also released in 1984. It was the first ever video about the making of a music video.
1996
M2 is launched as a 24-hour music video channel, as MTV has largely replaced with other content.
1999
M2 is renamed to MTV2
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