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Sound City
Directed byDave Grohl
Written byMark Monroe
Produced byRoswell Films
Edited byPaul Crowder
Distributed byRoswell Films
Release date
  • February 2013 (2013-02)
Running time
108 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Sound City is a documentary film directed by Dave Grohl about the history of Los Angeles recording studio Sound City Studios.[1]

Background

Dave Grohl recorded the album Nevermind with the band Nirvana at Sound City Studios. Grohl was inspired to create the documentary after he purchased several items from the studio including the mixing console, a rare analog model, upon the studio's closing in 2011.[1]

Release

The film is to be released at the Sundance Festival in February 2013, and to video-on-demand at the same time.[2]

Appearances

The documentary features interviews conducted by Grohl of artists associated with the studio:[3][4]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack album, entitled Real To Reel, will feature the song "Cut Me Some Slack", written by Grohl, Paul McCartney, and former bandmates Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear.[5]

Track listing:

  1. "Heaven and All" – Robert Levon Been, Dave Grohl, and Peter Hayes
  2. "Time Slowing Down" – Tim Commerford, Chris Goss, Grohl, and Brad Wilk
  3. "You Can't Fix This" – Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, and Stevie Nicks
  4. "The Man That Never Was" – Grohl, Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, and Rick Springfield
  5. "Your Wife Is Calling" – Grohl, Hawkins, Alain Johannes, Smear, and Lee Ving
  6. "From Can to Can't" – Grohl, Rick Nielsen, Scott Reeder, and Corey Taylor
  7. "Centipede" – Goss, Grohl, Johannes, and Joshua Homme
  8. "A Trick with No Sleeve" – Grohl, Homme, and Johannes
  9. "Cut Me Some Slack" – Grohl, Paul McCartney, Novoselic, and Smear
  10. "If I Were Me" – Jessy Greene, Grohl, Jaffee, and Jim Keltner
  11. "Mantra" – Grohl, Homme, and Trent Reznor

References

  1. ^ a b Blistein, Jon (July 18, 2012). "New and Hot Video: Preview: Tom Petty, Trent Reznor Reminisce in Dave Grohl's 'Sound City' Documentary". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  2. ^ Gallagher, Brian. "Sound City Confirmed for Theatrical and VOD Release February 1, 2013". MovieWeb. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  3. ^ Halperin, Shirley (December 9, 2012). "Dave Grohl Writes Letter to Fans: 'Sound City' Doc 'Is My Life's Most Important Work'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  4. ^ "Cast - Sound City". soundcitymovie.com. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  5. ^ "Nirvana Reunites with Paul McCartney, Record New Song 'Cut Me Some Slack'". Consequence of Sound December 12, 2012. Retrieved on December 12, 2012.
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