Film

Before the Music Dies

2006 · 1h 35m · Documentary

IMDb

7.6

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.

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)

• Andrew ShapterDirector

Before the Music Dies - Trailer

Release date

November 2, 2006

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 35m

Genres

Documentary

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