About this movie
- Genres:
- Documentary
- Language:
- English
- Running time:
- 1:47:44
- Partner rating:
- Released:
- Feb 1, 2013
- Quality:
- 480 (DVD equivalent)
Cast & Crew
Cast
- NEIL YOUNG
- TOM PETTY
- STEVIE NICKS
- TRENT REZNOR
- RICK RUBIN
- LARS ULRICH
Directors
- DAVE GROHL
Producers
- JOHN RAMSAY
- JAMES A. ROTA
- DAVE GROHL
- JOHN SILVA
- JOHN CUTCLIFFE
- GABY SKOLNEK
- KRISTEN WELSH
Writers
- MARK MONROE
- DAVE GROHL
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Sound City
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Trailer for Sound City
Directed by Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters), SOUND CITY tells the story of rock n' roll's greatest recording studio, and the musical magic it continues to inspire.
Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes
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John Anderson, Newsday
A cocky, affectionate and very musical documentary that may make its central point a few times too often.
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Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
In his directing debut, Dave Grohl shows the instincts of a real filmmaker. Sound City hits you like a shot in the heart.
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Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Even if you don't know what [Grohl's] talking about when he says a room gives "great decay," or when somebody else extols "24-track sensibility," the passion of this project really pops right out...
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Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
If it doesn't break any ground as a documentary, it's a heartfelt testament to a place he considers among the most hallowed halls of rock.
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Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
High-spirited, emotional and funny, "Sound City" is, of all things, a mash note to a machine. Not just any machine, however, but one that helped change the face of rock 'n' roll.
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Ian Buckwalter, NPR
A celebration of just how unbelievably awesome it is to make rock music for a living - not to mention being so successful at it that you can get your childhood heroes to come over and jam.
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