Country Music: The Spirit of America
7.2 /10 1 Votes7.2
Country United States | 7/10 IMDb Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Director Steven GoldmannKeith MeltonTom Neff Release date June 2, 2003 (2003-06-02) (United States) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country Music: The Spirit of America is a 2003 documentary film, in the IMAX format, written and co-produced by Tom Neff and co-directed by Neff, Steven Goldmann and Keith Melton. Randy Scruggs was also a producer on the film and wrote the music score. The film traces the history of the United States in the 20th Century through country music, and is also known as Our Country.
Contents
Cast
Interviews and music performers
Critical response
When the film was released, Jane Sumner, film critic for The Dallas Morning News, lauded the film, and wrote, "It's been three years coming. But now that it's here, the IMAX film Our Country, originally titled Twang, makes a rousing addition to this year's State Fair of Texas ... Written and produced by Tom Neff, who produced the six-part TV miniseries America's Music: The Roots of Country for TBS, the documentary celebrates country music as a mirror of the American experience across 90 years ... Vintage photos, archival news footage (including a shot of O.J. Simpson trying on that pesky glove) and Mr. Neff's intelligent, lyrical commentary, narrated by Hal "Deep Throat" Holbrook, trace the history of country music as it parallels the nation's."
References
Country Music: The Spirit of America WikipediaCountry Music: The Spirit of America IMDb