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Before the Music Dies

Plot: 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
Release Date: Thursday, November 2 2006
18 years ago
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Portrait of Elvis CostelloElvis CostelloElvis Costello was 52 in Before the Music Dies as 'Self - Musician'.
Birthday: Wed, Aug 25 1954
Portrait of Les PaulLes PaulLes Paul was 91 in Before the Music Dies as 'Self - Musician'.
Birthday: Wed, Jun 09 1915 –
Wed, Aug 12 2009
Portrait of Erykah BaduErykah BaduErykah Badu was 35 in Before the Music Dies as 'Self - Musician'.
Birthday: Fri, Feb 26 1971
Portrait of Bonnie RaittBonnie RaittBonnie Raitt was 56 in Before the Music Dies as 'Self - Musician'.
Birthday: Tue, Nov 08 1949
Portrait of Branford MarsalisBranford MarsalisBranford Marsalis was 46 in Before the Music Dies as 'Self - Musician'.
Birthday: Fri, Aug 26 1960
Portrait of Eric ClaptonEric ClaptonEric Clapton was 61 in Before the Music Dies as 'Self - Musician'.
Birthday: Fri, Mar 30 1945
Portrait of Dave MatthewsDave MatthewsDave Matthews was 39 in Before the Music Dies as 'Self - Musician'.
Birthday: Mon, Jan 09 1967
Portrait of QuestloveQuestloveQuestlove was 35 in Before the Music Dies as 'Self - Musician: The Roots (as Questlove)'.
Birthday: Wed, Jan 20 1971
Portrait of Forest WhitakerForest WhitakerForest Whitaker was 45 in Before the Music Dies as 'Self - Narrator (voice)'.
Birthday: Sat, Jul 15 1961

Crew

Portrait of Andrew ShapterAndrew ShapterAndrew Shapter was >> in Before the Music Dies as 'Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday