I love music documentaries. If my annual Sydney Film Festival coverage is anything to go by, by and large I’m first in line for the latest release. Lemmy definitely ranks high on the list of Sydney Film Festival favourites, a man who would count himself as good mates with another man named Mr. Dave Grohl – they even made some music together in Probot. The reason I bring up the Foo Fighters frontman is that he’s been hard at work on a documentary of his own: Sound City, based around the rise and fall of legendary Los Angeles recording studio of the same name, where Nevermind was recorded amongst many other legendary records. Many others.
From the first stills, you can tell this film is going to be a love letter. Even the shots of the studio’s infamous sound desk have been given an angelic glow. Anyone who knows Dave or has met Dave wouldn’t be surprised. He fucking LOVES music, and this project – his directoral debut (if you don’t count this, which apparently was at least made in part by Dave – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G3zuKBH2aI – do correct me if I’m wrong). Judging by the trailer, Dave seemed to put together this film not just to document the studio he loved so much (as did so many others), but to pose the question: In this digital age… “How do you keep music sounding like people?”
And now, a note from the people behind the film:
We are totally psyched to announce Sound City will have its premiere screening at the Sundance Film Festival. Check out the Official Trailer here http://soundcitymovie.com/ and sign up to receive info on theatrical screenings & how to pre-order the film before it’s February release.
I don’t know about you, but I’m seriously considering a trip to Sundance.
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December 7th update: Pre-Orders for the film are now available!
December 12th update: The song “Cut Me Some Slack”, as performed with Paul McCartney and the surviving members of Nirvana, will be released on the Soundtrack for the film. You can learn more here: http://cutmesomeslack.net/
