Before the Music Dies
2006•1h 35m•7.0•Released
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.
Director
Andrew Shapter
Languages
English
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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