Before the Music Dies
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2006-11-02
Runtime: 95 mins
Director: Andrew Shapter
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary
Original title: Before the Music Dies
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Production Countries: United States of America
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