Before the Music Dies (2006)
2006 · 1h 35m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
B4MD tells the story of American music at this precarious moment. Filmakers Andrew Shapter and Joel Rasmussen traveled the country, hoping to understand why mainstream music seems so packaged and repetitive, and whether corporations really had the power to silence musical innovation.
Director: Andrew Shapter
Cast
Elvis Costello as Self - MusicianLes Paul as Self - MusicianErykah Badu as Self - MusicianBonnie Raitt as Self - MusicianBranford Marsalis as Self - MusicianEric Clapton as Self - MusicianDave Matthews as Self - MusicianQuestlove as Self - Musician: The Roots (as Questlove)Forest Whitaker as Self - Narrator (voice)More like this
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