—The Series Features Over 150 Artists—
SOUNDBREAKING: STORIES FROM THE CUTTING EDGE OF RECORDED MUSIC is an eight-episode PBS series that explores the extraordinary impact of recorded music on the modern world.
The series was the last project produced by legendary music producer Sir George Martin, who passed away on March 8, 2016.
It combines unprecedented access to some of the most celebrated artists, producers and innovators from across the music spectrum, with rare archival studio footage and an extensive soundtrack, to deliver one of the most wide-ranging series on the art of music recording.
Charting a century’s worth of innovation and experimentation in the creation of music, SOUNDBREAKING offers a behind-the-scenes look at the birth of new sounds.
From the invention of the microphone to the Moog synthesizer, from the phonograph to digital streaming, the series moves between past and present to tell the stories behind the sounds and reveals how innovation redefined not only what we listen to and how we listen to it, but our very sense of what music is and can be.
Viewers of all ages will hear the songs they love in a whole new way.
Episode 5: "Four On The Floor" - Chart the progression of the beat from drum and bass to beat box and beyond — from Little Richard and James Brown to disco with the Bee Gees, EDM and Beyoncé.
Witness the endless experimentation that transformed the bedrock of all music.
WATCH ON DEMAND:
Only clips from the series are available to view on demand.
Each SOUNDBREAKING episode was made available for next-day digital purchase following its broadcast via multiple platforms including iTunes, Amazon Video, Vudu, Hulu, Google Play, Microsoft Movies & TV and Sony Interactive Entertainment.
The series is available on DVD and Blu-ray at ShopPBS.org. The hardcover book is also available for purchase.
CONNECT:
SOUNDBREAKING is on Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr and you can follow @soundbreaking on Twitter. #Soundbreaking
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"The eight-part series explores the art of music recording
This series premiered on KPBS in November 2016.
