
Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music
2016 · Miniseries · 60 min · ★ 7.8
Explore the art of music recording with a behind-the-scenes look at the birth of brand new sounds. Featuring more than 160 original interviews with some of the most celebrated recording artists of all time, Soundbreaking explores the nexus of cutting-edge technology and human artistry that has created the soundtrack of our lives.
Also known as Soundbreaking - Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music
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Details
- Original title
- Soundbreaking
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-11-14
- Network
- PBS
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 60 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (13 votes)
Themes
- recording studio
- miniseries
- music recording
- sound effect
- record industry
- sound production
- studio session
- the sound of music
- studio system
- sound recorder
- historical documentary
- sound machine
- +1 more
Cast & crew

Dermot Mulroney
as Self - Narrator

St. Vincent
as Self

Annie Lennox
as Self

Todd Boyd
as Self

Questlove
as Self

Don Was
as Self
- DH
Dave Harries
as Self

Quincy Jones
as Self
- PE
Paul Epworth
as Self

Jimmy Jam
as Self
Directed by Maro Chermayeff, Jeff Dupre
Episodes1 season · 8 episodes
Season 18 episodes
- S1E1The Art of Recording53m
- S1E2Painting with Sound53m
- S1E3The Human Instrument53m
- S1E4Going Electric53m
- S1E5Four on the Floor53m
- S1E6The World Is Yours53m
- S1E7Sound & Vision53m
- S1E8I Am My Music53m