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Before the Music Dies

Before the Music Dies

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📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2006-11-02
⌚ Running Time: 95 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.0

Beloved Cast

Elvis Costello original image
Self - Musician
Elvis Costello
Les Paul original image
Self - Musician
Les Paul
Erykah Badu original image
Self - Musician
Erykah Badu
Bonnie Raitt original image
Self - Musician
Bonnie Raitt
Branford Marsalis original image
Self - Musician
Branford Marsalis
Eric Clapton original image
Self - Musician
Eric Clapton
Dave Matthews original image
Self - Musician
Dave Matthews
Questlove original image
Self - Musician: The Roots (as Questlove)
Questlove
Forest Whitaker original image
Self - Narrator (voice)
Forest Whitaker

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