Before the Music Dies ambient background
CinebyCineby
Before the Music Dies backdrop

Before the Music Dies

Before the Music Dies

★ 7.0/10•2006•1h 35m•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. The answers they found on this journey are what makes B4MD both riveting and exciting.

Andrew Shapter · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 35m
LanguageEN
Release DateNov 2, 2006

Actors

Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello

Self - Musician

Les Paul

Self - Musician

Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu

Self - Musician

Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Raitt

Self - Musician

Branford Marsalis

Branford Marsalis

Self - Musician

Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton

Self - Musician

Dave Matthews

Dave Matthews

Self - Musician

Questlove

Questlove

Self - Musician: The Roots (as Questlove)

Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Self - Narrator (voice)

Recommendations

Come See Me in the Good Light
35 Up
28 Up
A Toxic Love Story
Naqoyqatsi
Directed by John Ford
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
21 Up
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
David Byrne's American Utopia
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
My Mom Jayne
The Last Repair Shop
Shawn Mendes: In Wonder
McQueen
The Class of ‘92
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story
Harmontown
Trainwreck: The Real Project X

Similars

Why Didn't Anybody Tell Me It Would Become This Bad in Afghanistan
No End in Sight
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
Who Killed the Electric Car?
Fuel
Brothers at War
Outrage
Standing in the Shadows of Motown
CoSM - The Movie: Alex Grey & the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors
Fados
Horns and Halos
Love Alien
VHS Massacre: Cult Films and the Decline of Physical Media
The Horse Boy
Dogtown and Z-Boys
Boujad: A Nest in the Heat
Whispers
Locos de la bandera
Terror's Advocate
Mysteries of Egypt