Down From The Mountain (PG)
Film series: “What does it sound like, baby?”
- When?
- Wednesday 13 February 2013, 19:00
- Where?
- PATS Dance Studio, University of Surrey
- Open to:
- Public, Staff, Students
- Admission price:
- £7, £5.50 concessions
- Tickets:
- Tickets are available from the University Box Office: T: 01483 686876, E: boxoffice@surrey.ac.uk
"Down from the Mountain" is an award-winning film from Nick Doob, Chris Hegedus, and the legendary D.A. Pennebaker ("Don't Look Back", "Monterey Pop") about the music and musicians that appeared on the soundtrack of the Coen brothers' 1999 film "O Brother Where Art Thou?"
For that film, producer T-Bone Burnett assembled an extraordinary group of traditional musicians, young and old, including stars such as Alison Krauss, Emmylou Harris, and Gillian Welch, and legends like Ralph Stanley, John Hartford, and the Fairfield Four. Those artists came together for a special benefit concert at the original home of the Grand Ole Opry, Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. Down from the Mountain is not just a stunning film featuring onstage and behind-stage scenes from that concert, it also catalysed the popular traditional-music movement known as "Americana".
Trailer: http://uk.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi2057437465/
(2000) Directors: Nick Doob, Chris Hegedus and D A Pennebaker, 98 min, Cert PG
Film Series: "What does it sound like, baby?" - The quest for sound in music creation, performance and recording
This series brings together four extraordinary films about a broad range of artists who share a common goal: the right sound for their music. Sometimes this was done by fusing unrelated existing sounds to create entirely new genres (Ray Charles or Jimmy Page), sometimes by bringing highly traditional sounds into the present (Alison Krauss, Gillian Welch or Jack White); sometimes by endlessly searching for the right sound for a simple part (U2’s The Edge); or sometimes combining all of the above (producer Tom Dowd). This series draws from the research of University of Surrey popular music scholar Tim Hughes, who will give a short introductory talk before each screening, and will be available after the screenings to engage in more relaxed discussions at the bar.