Music has been a constant in human history, voice and instrument joining in more or less the same form for centuries. Then sound recording transformed music forever. This eight-part teIevision event traces this ongoing sonic revoIution, and explores the nexus of cutting-edge technoIogy and human artistry that has created the soundtrack of our Iives.
Soundbreaking presents more than 150 originaI interviews with some of the most celebrated recording artists, producers, and music industry pioneers of all time, including PauI McCartney, Elton John, Eric CIapton, Joni MitcheIl, Tony Bennett, Dave GrohI, Debbie Harry, Chuck D, BB King, Hans Zimmer, George Martin, Tom Petty, Annie Lennox, Smokey Robinson, Quincy Jones, RZA, St. Vincent, Rick Rubin, Bonnie Raitt, and Questlove. Featuring more than 200 songs, this series charts a century's worth of innovation and experimentation. From the BeatIes groundbreaking use of multitrack technoIogy to the synthesized stylings of Stevie Wonder, from disco-era drum machines to the modern art of sampling, Soundbreaking makes us hear the songs we love in a whole new way.
Executive Producers: Higher Ground |