Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music

Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music

Documentary 2016

Available on Hulu, Prime Video

Executive Produced by legendary Beatles producer Sir George Martin, this eight-part series combines more than 150 original interviews with rare archival studio footage—and an extensive soundtrack featuring almost 300 songs—to explore the extraordinary impact of recorded music on our lives.

Documentary 2016

Starring Dermot Mulroney

EPISODE 1

The Recording Artist

The role of the record producer and their contrasting styles, from George Martin and Sam Phillips to Tom Petty and Dr. Dre.

49 min · Nov 14, 2016
EPISODE 2

Painting with Sound

The recording studio transforms popular music with the use of magnetic tape and multitrack recording, reinforcing the work of artists such as the Beatles, The Beach Boys, Pink Floyd and Fleetwood Mac.

49 min · Nov 15, 2016
EPISODE 3

The Human Instrument

The vocal track is one of the most fundamental components of a song but it can also be the most challenging to capture; the emotional quality in the music of Adele, Amy Winehouse and Christina Aguilera.

47 min · Nov 16, 2016
EPISODE 4

Going Electric

The way in which electricity has been harnessed to create never-before-heard sounds.

46 min · Nov 17, 2016
EPISODE 5

Four on the Floor

The progression of the beat from drum and bass to beatbox and beyond, including funk, disco and EDM.

49 min · Nov 18, 2016
EPISODE 6

The World Is Yours

Sampling creates a new genre of music and sparks a musical revolution, making way for artists such as Public Enemy, Run DMC, the Beastie Boys and Beck.

48 min · Nov 21, 2016

Dermot Mulroney

Narrator
Maro Chermayeff

Director
Jeff Dupre

Director
Glenn V. Kinsey

Producer
David H. Langstaff

Producer

About

Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music

DOCUMENTARY

Executive Produced by legendary Beatles producer Sir George Martin, this eight-part series combines more than 150 original interviews with rare archival studio footage—and an extensive soundtrack featuring almost 300 songs—to explore the extraordinary impact of recorded music on our lives.

Information

Studio: PBS
Released: 2016
Region of Origin: United States

Languages

Original Audio: English, English (Australia), French (France)
Audio: English (United Kingdom), English (United States)