Before the music dies
By: a Mango Media production ; a Faron West film ; produced by Joel Rasmussen ; written by Andrew Shapter & Joel Rasmussen ; directed by Andrew Shapter
Contributors: Thiel, Carl; Badu, Erykah; Bramhall, Doyle, 1968-; Clapton, Eric; Costello, Elvis; Hidalgo, David; Marsalis, Branford; Matthews, Dave, 1967-; Paul, Les; Penn, Michael; Questlove; Raitt, Bonnie; Sumlin, Hubert, 1931-2011; Whitaker, Forest; Calexico (Musical group); My Morning Jacket (Musical group); North Mississippi Allstars; Widespread Panic (Musical group); Faron West Productions
Edition: Widescreen version.
Publisher: BSIDE Entertainment Inc.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: [Austin, Tex.]
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 173
Subjects: Popular music; Music trade; Social aspects; History and criticism; Economic aspects; Sound recording industry
Other titles: B4MD
Description: Never has the grass-roots American music scene been more diverse, or the broadcast and sale of music controlled by so few corporations. Filmmakers Andrew Shapter and Joel Rasmussen traveled the country to find out why, in the midst of so rich a tradition, mainstream music seems so  packaged and repetitive, and what the future of American music may be.
Notes: Released as theatrical documentary film in 2006.

Special features include: interviews; web site link; theatrical trailer; biographies of filmmakers; live performance of Green light girl by Doyle Bramhall II from B4MD SXSW premiere party; interview (audio only) with Bob Edwards of XM Radio.

Cinematographers, Joseph Celis, Andrew Shapter ; editors, Joel Rasmussen, Michael Courtney, Sjon Ueckert ; original music by Carl Thiel ; research, Marie Andree, Derek Knighten, Jay B. Sauceda.

Narrator, Forest Whitaker ; featuring Erykah Badu, Calexico, Eric Clapton, Elvis Costello, Branford Marsalis, Bonnie Raitt, and others.

Not rated.

DVD; 2.0 Dolby digital.

In English.
Table of contents: title: disc 1. Feature; title: disc 2. Extras.