SOUND CITY

Sound City is a documentary about the legendary recording studio in Los Angeles, California. It's a story about sound and the process of making music the right way. Produced and directed by Dave Grohl, Sound City centers around the unique Neve recording console and the sounds it was able to produce. Opened in 1969, some of rock and rolls greatest albums were recorded inside Sound City from such bands as Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Cheap Trick, Johnny Cash, Grateful Dead, Santana, Rick Springfield (yes, and you know you love it), Rage Against the Machine and on and on. Dave Grohl has an intimate connection to Sound City as Nirvana's legendary album Nevermind was recorded there.

The movie has a two part feel with the first half taking viewers thru the history of the studio, what made it so special and what led to its eventual closing in 2011. The second half of the movie centers around Grohl's purchase of the Neve from Sound City, installing it in his own recording studio and gathering together a cast of musicians connected to Sound City to record an album of new songs thru the legendary console.

Sound City is full of interviews from legendary musicians providing viewers insight into the recording process.  Watching this movie will make you want to listen to more music. Watching this movie will make you appreciate the process it takes to make the music you listen to. Watching this movie will make you listen a little deeper next time you put on those headphones.  Watching this movie will make you thankful for places like Sound City Studios and people like Dave Grohl.

SOUND CITY official trailer