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808 - The Heart of the Beat That Changed Music

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Original title

808 - The Heart of the Beat That Changed Music

Year

2015

Running time

107 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Alexander Dunn

Screenwriter

Luke Bainbridge, Alexander Dunn

Cast

Cinematography

Stuart Birchall, Claudio Rietti

Producer

Co-production United Kingdom-United States-Japan-Finland-Belgium;

You Know Films Productions, Atlantic Films

Genre

Documentary | Music Documentary

Synopsis

808 is a documentary film about the inspiring story of the Roland TR-808 drum machine. It's the tale of the birth of electronic music, and how one small machine changed the musical landscape forever... by accident. It's the story of a sound that has been embraced by the world's top producers and performers, and has been name-checked on a whole host of hit records. Associated with numerous musical styles crossing both time and genre, its defining sounds are as relevant now as they ever has been. It defined hip hop and modern dance culture and it's sound continues to deliver dancefloor smashing beats today.

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808 - The Heart of the Beat That Changed Music

2015

Alexander Dunn

6.6

(40)