Product Overview
Before The Music Dies(DVD)
Narrated by Academy Awardî Winner Forest Whitaker, BEFORE THE MUSIC DIES is an unsettling and inspiring look at todayÙs popular music industry featuring interviews and performances by Erykah Badu, Eric Clapton, Dave Matthews, Branford Marsalis, ?uestlove and a wide variety of others. The documentary film has built a passionate following as Üthe most important film a music fan will ever seeÝ (XM Radio) by providing Üa balanced overview of the state of the rock scene of AmericaÝ (The Wall Street Journal) and adding Üpassion to the eternal debate about the industryÝ (The New York Times). Last year, BEFORE THE MUSIC DIES filmmakers Andrew Shapter and Joel Rasmussen walked away from traditional Hollywood distribution to instead pursue a large-scale grassroots release with B-Side Entertainment. Since its release in November 2006, the film has screened over 200 times in over 130 North American markets with hundreds of additional events anticipated worldwide during 2007. Use this site to learn more about the film, where you can see it, ways you can own it, and Ó most importantly Ó how you can get involved in sharing it with others.
