Movie·2006·1h 35m
Before the Music Dies
Directed By
Andrew Shapter
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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. The answers they found on this journey are what makes B4MD both riveting and exciting.
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Elvis Costello
Self - Musician
Les Paul
Self - Musician
Erykah Badu
Self - Musician
Bonnie Raitt
Self - Musician
Branford Marsalis
Self - Musician
Eric Clapton
Self - Musician
Dave Matthews
Self - Musician
Questlove
Self - Musician: The Roots (as Questlove)
Forest Whitaker
Self - Narrator (voice)
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