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 Based on more than 25 hours of never-before-heard audiotaped interviews conducted by noted journalist Michael Azerrad, the movie kurt cobain about a son is an intimate and moving portrait of the late musician and artist Kurt Cobain, told entirely in his own voice — without celebrity soundbites, news clips, sensational or tabloid angles. It's who he was from the man himself, with cinematic imagery shot on film of the three cities in Washington State that played a major role in his life (Aberdeen, Olympia and Seattle) and set to an evocative score by noted Northwest musician and producer Steve Fisk and Death Cab for Cutie frontman Benjamin Gibbard, as well as the music of more than 20 artists who influenced or touched Cobain during his life. WATCH THE TRAILER HERE.
About the film: "This is not a documentary. This is fine art on celluloid." - Austin Chronicle
About the soundtrack: "It's like a mixtape you'd give to a friend or lover to share ideas, not just about music but about your whole point of view. It's to try to show them what you're all about. So if watching About A Son is like seeing the world through Kurt's eyes, then listening to this music is like hearing it through his ears." - Michael Azerrad, author of Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana
Please note: the soundtrack does not contain the music of Kurt Cobain or Nirvana. It does contain short audio excerpts of Kurt Cobain speaking, and music that he loved and that influenced him; coincidentally, this is all music that we here at Barsuk grew up on, too, and it's very near and dear to our hearts personally. The CD also contains an excerpt from the film score, along with a never-before available cover by Ben Gibbard of the classic Beat Happening song "Indian Summer."
For more information:
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 Producer/musician Steve Fisk discusses pugs, Courtney haters, and co-writing the recently released film score for kurt cobain about a son on the Blender blog.
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 Kurt Cobain About A Son is an intimate and moving meditation on the late musician and artist told entirely in his own voice. The film presents a rare personal portrait of a boy who becomes a musician, a husband, a rock star, a father and a songwriter whose words have touched millions.
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 If the beautiful film Kurt Cobain About A Son hasn't played at your local art-house cinema since it came out last year, you're about to get another chance to hear the film's score, which was composed and recorded by Death Cab's Ben Gibbard and Seattle musician/producer Steve Fisk. Not only will the movie finally be available on DVD (from Shout Factory) on February 19th (and you should definitely check it out if you haven't seen it yet), but Barsuk is releasing the original film score album digitally that same day — also, a limited-edition double-vinyl version will be out in April.
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Kurt Cobain About A Son, the film critics are calling "hypnotic and enrapturing" (Film Comment) and "staggering... a touching, heartbreaking, and ultimately honest personal experience" (Film Threat), will open in New York City on 10/3 at the IFC Center, and in select cities across the country after that. For the complete schedule of listings, please check our shows page. The soundtrack is available now in the shop.
Watch the trailer for the film here. |
Barsuk Records is pleased to announce that we'll be releasing the soundtrack to the motion picture Kurt Cobain About A Son on Sep. 11, 2007. Based on more than 25 hours of never-before-heard audiotaped interviews conducted by noted journalist Michael Azerrad for his book Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana, the film offers audiences a compelling re-introduction to one of the most interesting and important cultural figures of the late 20th century.
The film features an evocative original score by noted Northwest musician and producer Steve Fisk and Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard, as well as the music of more than 20 artists who influenced or touched Cobain during his life, from childhood favorites Arlo Guthrie and Queen, to the influential punk bands Bad Brains and Big Black, to his Sub Pop contemporaries Mudhoney and Mark Lanegan to legendary music figures Iggy Pop, David Bowie and R.E.M. |
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