This is a fun ride full of factoids and fresh ears put to music that remains totally timeless.
This show is easily digestible, even when delving into the intricacies of composition or recording, subjects that could easily float over the heads of non-musicians.
The popularity of
music documentaries has exploded over the past 10 years.
Overall 'Soundbreaking' is extremely well done, but when something’s this good, you just can’t help feeling disappointed for it not being perfect.
MTV was a novel concept; a cable channel entirely dedicated to playing music videos non-stop, 24/7. The rest, as they say, is history.
There is no doubt that hip hop wouldn’t exist without pre-existing sound recordings, IE: records.
You can't talk about dance music and not talk about disco.
'Soundbreaking' goes into far greater musical detail than your average music documentary.
Helmed by legendary fifth Beatle Sir George Martin, the PBS documentary series
Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music deep dives into the art and history of recorded
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'Soundbreaking' is a fascinating tour through the history of recorded music, each episode focusing on a different aspect of the recording process.
Starting in 1966, Martin and The Beatles would begin to push the limits of the recording studio and redefine what a pop record should and could sound like.
The debut episode of this 8-part series attempts to answer the question, "So, what exactly does a music producer do?"