Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. His acclaimed film 20 feet from stardom won him the academy award for best documentary feature in 2014 as well as a grammy award for best music film. How 20 feet from stardom backup singers define success. From academy awardwinning filmmaker morgan neville 20 feet from stardom, wont you be my neighbor. This academy awardwinning documentary by director morgan neville shines a spotlight on the untold true story of the backup singers behind some of the greatest musical legends of the 21st century. Toolkit and tagged 20 feet from stardom, best of enemies, festivals, filmmaker toolkit. Featuring springsteen, jagger, sting, bette midler, stevie wonder and more.
This soundtrack album from morgan neville s documentary 20 feet from stardom is a soundtrack, certainly, but its also something a little more than that. It is something i was aware long ago probably back in the 1980s when i was teenager listening thancurrent pop hit culture club and quickly noted that backing vocals of helen terry. When it pipped the act of killing to the best documentary oscar more than a few eyebrows were raised but it is easy to see why this appealed to academy voters as it is not only touching and soulful but also a film that offers a potted history of america through the lens of contemporary music. Morgan neville interview for more movie news, stories and videos visit. Neville s documentary looks at the untold story of backup singers in the pop industry, and this set, aside from featuring tracks where the backup singers are a big part of why its an enduring classic, like lou reeds walk on the wild side. Jun 07, 2018 neville, who won an oscar for 20 feet from stardom, could have gone a different route, maybe try to dig up some dirt. Backup singers have an absolutely vital place in popular music, but many of them never advance beyond that role, meaning that these incredibly gifted musicians. His documentary best of enemies, on the debates between gore vidal and william f. Feb 23, 2018 for his first major tv project in five years, the momofuku chefrestaurateur teamed up with academy awardwinning producerdirector morgan neville 20 feet from stardom, the music of strangers on. This soundtrack album from morgan nevilles documentary 20 feet from stardom is a soundtrack, certainly, but its also something a little more than that. The new doc comes courtesy of 20 feet from stardom filmmaker morgan neville.
Neville, who is a background presence himself in 20 feet, has a knack for drawing out revelations from the women, especially clayton. This academy awardwinning documentary by director morgan neville shines a spotlight on the untold true story of the backup singers behind some. Troubadours 2011 the cool school 2008 shotgun freeway. Nous sommes des millions a connaitre leurs voix, mais personne ne connait leurs noms. Millions know their voices, but no one knows their names. Morgan neville is an american film producer, director and writer. I walked out of morgan nevilles documentary 20 feet from stardom on air, wanting to tell everyone i knew that they had to see that movie. Directed by morgan neville, the oscarnominated documentary talks to the onceunknown artists who helped. The film details the story of several backup singers who likely will be unfamiliar to the viewer, but once you hear the songs, it will bring back memories. Directed by morgan neville, the movie is a mustsee for lovers of music, but its not just another music doc. Not rated backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Winner of the 2014 academy award for best documentary feature, this film takes a behindthescenes look at the world of backup vocalists, weaving together interviews with.
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