Before the Music Dies
7.6 /10 1 Votes
Director Andrew Shapter Music director Carl Thiel Country United States | 7.6/10 IMDb Genre Documentary, Music Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 2006 (2006) Writer Andrew Shapter, Joel Rasmussen Screenplay Andrew Shapter, Joel Rasmussen Cast Andrew Shapter , Erykah Badu , Eric Clapton , Dave Matthews , Branford Marsalis Similar movies Jupiter Ascending , Pitch Perfect 2 , The Last Witch Hunter , Frozen , Captain America: The First Avenger , The Avengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before the Music Dies (B4MD) is a 2006 U.S. documentary film that criticizes the American music industry and the increasing commercialization of the art of music over the past thirty years. The film features interviews and performances from such musicians and groups as Doyle Bramhall II, Erykah Badu, Eric Clapton, Dave Matthews, Branford Marsalis, Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt and My Morning Jacket. It was directed by Andrew Shapter, produced by Joel Rasmussen, and co-written by Shapter and Rasmussen. The film premiered on March 12, 2006 at the South by Southwest film festival in Austin, Texas.
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Before the music dies
Synopsis
The film looks at the evolution of American popular music and discusses the marketing of contemporary pop stars. "The reality is that superficiality is in," says Marsalis. "And depth and quality is kind of out."
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