Sound City (2013)

A documentary on the fabled recording studio that was located in Van Nuys, California.

Director:

Dave Grohl (as David Grohl)

Writer:

Mark Monroe

Stars:

Trent Reznor, Tom Petty, Mick Fleetwood

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Vinny Appice	...	Self
Joe Barresi	...	Self
Brian Bell	...	Self
Frank Black	...	Self
James Brown	...	Self
Lindsey Buckingham	...	Self
Mike Campbell	...	Self
Tim Commerford	...	Self
Kevin Cronin	...	Self
Rivers Cuomo	...	Self
Warren Demartini	...	Self
Mick Fleetwood	...	Self
John Fogerty	...	Self
Neil Giraldo	...	Self
Christopher Allen Goss	...	Self

Storyline

The history of Sound City and their huge recording device; exploring how digital change has allowed 'people that have no place' in music to become stars. It follows former Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighter Dave Grohl as he attempts to resurrect the studio back to former glories.

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Plot Keywords:

real life | 

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Taglines:

Real to reel.

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Quotes

David Grohl: Why can't it always be this easy?
Paul McCartney: It is.

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Connections

Referenced in Chelsea Lately: Episode #7.20 (2013)

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Soundtracks

You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
Written by Randy Bachman
Performed by Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam

User Reviews

Why I Didn't Love This Movie

So as a recording engineer that loves seeing gear and is obsessed with the magic of recording... I enjoyed it. I am a big fan of the book of work that comes out of Sound City and enjoyed a lot of the musicians in the movie.

I did, however, feel that the movie lacked initiative at times. It was confused between being a Neve documentary, a group of musicians performing, a slam on digital recording, or a documentary about the history of Sound City. This could be part of its charm but it wasn't glued together as well as I would have liked.

Now I do have an unpopular opinion about Dave Grohl in the recording realm. I think he is one of the best musicians and rock musicians to date. But his opinions on recording are ill informed. His rigid stance against digital recording is silly and if we all had millions of dollars to hire people to cut tape then I'm sure we would, too.

Feel free to read more here http://digitalrecordingschool.com/sound-city-documentary/

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 February 2013 (UK)

Also Known As:

Grad zvuka

Filming Locations:

Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$62,842, 3 February 2013

Gross USA:

$422,853

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$521,181

Company Credits

Production Co:

Therapy Content, Roswell Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1