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The Rise of the Synths

The Rise of the Synths is a documentary and a time travel about the universe of creating sounds and the Synthwave Music.

Director

Iván Castell

Year

Genre

documentary, music

Box Office

N/A

Production

9am Media Lab,Castell&Moreno Films,Movistar Plus+

Awards

3 wins

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We actually thought it
was going to die - The Rise of the Synths

We actually thought it was going to die

We thought "This is it. Come and gone,
done our thing." - The Rise of the Synths

We thought "This is it. Come and gone, done our thing.&...

And at first I didn't get that it
could had something to do with us, - The Rise of the Synths

And at first I didn't get that it could had something t...

Because we started to do this style
of music in 2006-2007. - The Rise of the Synths

Because we started to do this style of music in 2006-2007.

And then suddenly we woke up in
2012-2013 with the Synthwave tag. - The Rise of the Synths

And then suddenly we woke up in 2012-2013 with the Synthwave...

So yes, it's music made with
synths. - The Rise of the Synths

So yes, it's music made with synths.

I get freaked out
with the genres sometimes, - The Rise of the Synths

I get freaked out with the genres sometimes,

“This is dubstep or new
euro funk or..." - The Rise of the Synths

“This is dubstep or new euro funk or..."

To me Synthwave is music that
conjures movies in your mind. - The Rise of the Synths

To me Synthwave is music that conjures movies in your mind.

It is like a new term
for electronic music. - The Rise of the Synths

It is like a new term for electronic music.

A certain type of electronic music - The Rise of the Synths

A certain type of electronic music

...the illegitimate child of Metal
and New Wave, - The Rise of the Synths

...the illegitimate child of Metal and New Wave,

It's a kind of melting pot
of different musical styles. - The Rise of the Synths

It's a kind of melting pot of different musical styles.

And that's why it actually works,
because it resonates with everyone. - The Rise of the Synths

And that's why it actually works, because it resonates ...

There is no need to have a
musical education, - The Rise of the Synths

There is no need to have a musical education,

I think Synthwave is a very
postmodern subcultural thing. - The Rise of the Synths

I think Synthwave is a very postmodern subcultural thing.

It's got one foot in the past - The Rise of the Synths

It's got one foot in the past

And so, it's forward facing and
backwards facing at the same time. - The Rise of the Synths

And so, it's forward facing and backwards facing at the...

And if you aresomewhere in the middle, - The Rise of the Synths

And if you aresomewhere in the middle,

A lot of people feels that music is
dying. It's becoming generic. - The Rise of the Synths

A lot of people feels that music is dying. It's becomin...

Most people who listen to Synthwave
fall in love with it, - The Rise of the Synths

Most people who listen to Synthwave fall in love with it,

Good morning, Youtube.
It's Alex Eldridge, - The Rise of the Synths

Good morning, Youtube. It's Alex Eldridge,

Is it possible to feel nostalgia for a
decade you did not really lived in? - The Rise of the Synths

Is it possible to feel nostalgia for a decade you did not re...

Is Synthwave a trend
or a re-appropriation of the past? - The Rise of the Synths

Is Synthwave a trend or a re-appropriation of the past?

It is a re-appropriation of past
sounds to make a new trend. - The Rise of the Synths

It is a re-appropriation of past sounds to make a new trend.

I always played with the thought of
making 80s inspired music, - The Rise of the Synths

I always played with the thought of making 80s inspired musi...

I was worried that people might not
get it or like it, you know? - The Rise of the Synths

I was worried that people might not get it or like it, you k...

I think the 80s were
such a huge influence, - The Rise of the Synths

I think the 80s were such a huge influence,

Everything that came afterwards
took pieces of it. - The Rise of the Synths

Everything that came afterwards took pieces of it.

It had to change a little bit and
create something new. - The Rise of the Synths

It had to change a little bit and create something new.

But actually, to my opinion,
it doesn't really. - The Rise of the Synths

But actually, to my opinion, it doesn't really.

It takes the feelings
that were projected - The Rise of the Synths

It takes the feelings that were projected

And sort of converts the emotional
response into music. - The Rise of the Synths

And sort of converts the emotional response into music.

And films had not crossed
this awful meta - The Rise of the Synths

And films had not crossed this awful meta

Look at "Stranger Things" and
what that did to people. - The Rise of the Synths

Look at "Stranger Things" and what that did to peo...

They managed to capture a small shot
of that Amblin era... - The Rise of the Synths

They managed to capture a small shot of that Amblin era...

Spielberg's 80s magic... - The Rise of the Synths

Spielberg's 80s magic...

I can't say "Stranger Things" was made - The Rise of the Synths

I can't say "Stranger Things" was made

And it will be the next big thing, - The Rise of the Synths

And it will be the next big thing,

I didn't expect Synthwave
to be as influential - The Rise of the Synths

I didn't expect Synthwave to be as influential

Mainstream music is like this big
layer that everybody is aware of. - The Rise of the Synths

Mainstream music is like this big layer that everybody is aw...

But underneath that, there is
this massive Synthwave presence. - The Rise of the Synths

But underneath that, there is this massive Synthwave presenc...

That's when they all google
"Synthwave artists"... - The Rise of the Synths

That's when they all google "Synthwave artists&quo...

I want the whole world to know
about Synthwave. - The Rise of the Synths

I want the whole world to know about Synthwave.

I think people find
today's Synthwave - The Rise of the Synths

I think people find today's Synthwave

It's probably just as simple as that.
Something new. - The Rise of the Synths

It's probably just as simple as that. Something new.

The catalyst for Synthwave
is nostalgia - The Rise of the Synths

The catalyst for Synthwave is nostalgia

Many LP covers of
Synthwave, what they describe - The Rise of the Synths

Many LP covers of Synthwave, what they describe

Grid backgrounds,
like the movie "Tron", - The Rise of the Synths

Grid backgrounds, like the movie "Tron",

I think the graphic design,
the art, - The Rise of the Synths

I think the graphic design, the art,

It definitely sparked another
interest to people. - The Rise of the Synths

It definitely sparked another interest to people.

"Hey, remember the 80s?
It was so cool!" - The Rise of the Synths

"Hey, remember the 80s? It was so cool!"

There's even video games being made...
looking 80s. - The Rise of the Synths

There's even video games being made... looking 80s.

I think a lot of that 80s
style came back. - The Rise of the Synths

I think a lot of that 80s style came back.

Synthwave is just a term
that kind of crystallised. - The Rise of the Synths

Synthwave is just a term that kind of crystallised.

So around 2010, I basically
just wanted to stay longer - The Rise of the Synths

So around 2010, I basically just wanted to stay longer

Everything was so new in terms of...
I don't know. Before that, - The Rise of the Synths

Everything was so new in terms of... I don't know. Befo...

Ten years ago it wasn't that cool
as it is today. - The Rise of the Synths

Ten years ago it wasn't that cool as it is today.

It wasn't called "Gunship" back then, - The Rise of the Synths

It wasn't called "Gunship" back then,

We put a lot of work into it and then - The Rise of the Synths

We put a lot of work into it and then

- That's when I went to see "Drive"
- Yeah - The Rise of the Synths

- That's when I went to see "Drive" - Yeah

It was the summer, - The Rise of the Synths

It was the summer,

It was hot for England,
I was just wearing a t-shirt - The Rise of the Synths

It was hot for England, I was just wearing a t-shirt

When the credits came up and
that track rolled - The Rise of the Synths

When the credits came up and that track rolled

The movie, if it got an
impact on many things, - The Rise of the Synths

The movie, if it got an impact on many things,

I was waiting in my heart
for a director who says to himself: - The Rise of the Synths

I was waiting in my heart for a director who says to himself...

Electric Youth and us,
we were contacted - The Rise of the Synths

Electric Youth and us, we were contacted

It was really important for all of us
to be on that soundtrack. - The Rise of the Synths

It was really important for all of us to be on that soundtra...

For people like us who love cinema,
it's the ultimate dream. - The Rise of the Synths

For people like us who love cinema, it's the ultimate d...

I'm saying that as people who
created it and the intent behind it. - The Rise of the Synths

I'm saying that as people who created it and the intent...

I wrote that coming from a place
of true emotion, - The Rise of the Synths

I wrote that coming from a place of true emotion,

I guess you could say it's a bit
of a misunderstanding. - The Rise of the Synths

I guess you could say it's a bit of a misunderstanding.

But at the same time it
does come back to: - The Rise of the Synths

But at the same time it does come back to:

If someone takes it as that, - The Rise of the Synths

If someone takes it as that,

I think it made it ok for people - The Rise of the Synths

I think it made it ok for people

I think we're doing a little
bit too much about ”Drive". - The Rise of the Synths

I think we're doing a little bit too much about ”Drive&...

When media outlets discovers something
for them it's new. - The Rise of the Synths

When media outlets discovers something for them it's ne...

But people making music with synths,
it's not really new. - The Rise of the Synths

But people making music with synths, it's not really ne...

But I think it was the trigger,
because the song was a hit. - The Rise of the Synths

But I think it was the trigger, because the song was a hit.

And then people were like:
"Hey, why don't we do the same?" - The Rise of the Synths

And then people were like: "Hey, why don't we do t...

Since the release of "Drive", - The Rise of the Synths

Since the release of "Drive",

I was writing this music
and people would be like: - The Rise of the Synths

I was writing this music and people would be like:

I didn't think this subculture was
gonna get so much attention. - The Rise of the Synths

I didn't think this subculture was gonna get so much at...

I don't want to sound purist
or snobbish - The Rise of the Synths

I don't want to sound purist or snobbish

All of the sudden, I started hearing
from people - The Rise of the Synths

All of the sudden, I started hearing from people

It has this really great
retro soundtrack." - The Rise of the Synths

It has this really great retro soundtrack."

I just got the feeling that
they think - The Rise of the Synths

I just got the feeling that they think

I think when we all started off, - The Rise of the Synths

I think when we all started off,

I didn't think there was gonna be, - The Rise of the Synths

I didn't think there was gonna be,

And everyone is like:
“Oh, I could do that too." - The Rise of the Synths

And everyone is like: “Oh, I could do that too."

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The Rise of the Synths is a documentary and a time travel about the universe of creating sounds and the Synthwave Music.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Iván Castell

Writer: Iván Castell

Production: 9am Media Lab,Castell&Moreno Films,Movistar Plus+

Genre: documentary, music

Year: 2019

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.0

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 01 Nov 2019

Awards: 3 wins

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