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The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds

And that's why he would gofrom studio to studio searching outa particular feelingthat he...

And that's why he would go
from studio to studio searching out
a particular feeling
that he was looking for

Full Transcript

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And that's why he would go from studio to studio
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searching out a particular feeling that he was looking for.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:10
Uploaded
Jul 08, 2025
Genres
documentary, music
Production
Eagle Rock Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of ‘Pet Sounds,' Brian Wilson and surviving members of The Beach Boys (Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks) revisit the writing and recording of the landmark record that is consistently voted one of the top three influential albums of all time. Featuring exclusive interviews, classic archive and rare studio outtakes from the recording sessions.
[ENGEMANN] And that was a real departure - The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds 00:07
[ENGEMANN] And that was a real departure
It was almost always at Western Studios, Studio Three, - The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds 00:09
It was almost always at Western Studios, Studio Three,
"I'm writing a new song and I wanna record it." - The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds 00:07
"I'm writing a new song and I wanna record it.&quo...
He basically knew where it was gonna go. - The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds 00:04
He basically knew where it was gonna go.
A lot of times we didn't know, and you gotta remember - The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds 00:06
A lot of times we didn't know, and you gotta remember
It was just the chord sheets, - The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds 00:07
It was just the chord sheets,
I would hand them all their manuscript papers that I wrote. - The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds 00:05
I would hand them all their manuscript papers that I wrote.
Then I'd take each guy and say, - The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds 00:11
Then I'd take each guy and say,
I talked to them individually and collectively. - The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds 00:04
I talked to them individually and collectively.
[BOTNICK] He would sing parts to the guys and they would write it down. - The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds 00:06
[BOTNICK] He would sing parts to the guys and they would wr...
He would lay out the rhythm the way that he wanted it, - The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds 00:10
He would lay out the rhythm the way that he wanted it,
And there was a special tuning that we arrived at. - The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds 00:05
And there was a special tuning that we arrived at.
So I worked with the piano tuner to try different things, - The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds 00:08
So I worked with the piano tuner to try different things,
And Brian immediately was attracted to it, - The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds 00:07
And Brian immediately was attracted to it,
[TACK PIANO PLAYING] - The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds 00:19
[TACK PIANO PLAYING]
[JOHNSTON] They knew he was a special guy, musically. - The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds 00:06
[JOHNSTON] They knew he was a special guy, musically.
And sometimes they'd help him write something down in a part, - The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds 00:12
And sometimes they'd help him write something down in a...
And sometimes, "Brian, we can't do that." - The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds 00:06
And sometimes, "Brian, we can't do that."
I would try to develop the arrangement - The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds 00:06
I would try to develop the arrangement
I would write the melody, - The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds 00:07
I would write the melody,