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Under the Volcano

On a remote Caribbean island, under the shadow of an active volcano, the world's biggest recording artists made music and myth that defined an era.

Director

Gracie Otto

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documentary, music

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Production

Rush Films,Screen Australia,ScreenWest

Awards

5 nominations

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- AUDIENCE: ♫ Montserrat
- WONDER: It Montserrat - Under the Volcano

- AUDIENCE: ♫ Montserrat - WONDER: It Montserrat

- AUDIENCE: & Montserrat
- WONDER AND AUDIENCE: & Montserrat - Under the Volcano

- AUDIENCE: & Montserrat - WONDER AND AUDIENCE: & Mo...

ATKIN: When Stevie Wonder arrived, - Under the Volcano

ATKIN: When Stevie Wonder arrived,

I can remember sitting next
to the telex machine - Under the Volcano

I can remember sitting next to the telex machine

And I just kind of turned to John
at the time and just said, - Under the Volcano

And I just kind of turned to John at the time and just said,

JACKSON: When the band finished,
we took them all to the airport, - Under the Volcano

JACKSON: When the band finished, we took them all to the air...

We would all drive up
to St George's Hill - Under the Volcano

We would all drive up to St George's Hill

And that was it.
Relaxation over and we'd get back. - Under the Volcano

And that was it. Relaxation over and we'd get back.

But that was special,
we'd just gotten through a gig, - Under the Volcano

But that was special, we'd just gotten through a gig,

1981, we didn't have a day off.
We worked back to back. - Under the Volcano

1981, we didn't have a day off. We worked back to back.

(5 "ROXANNE" BY THE POLICE) - Under the Volcano

(5 "ROXANNE" BY THE POLICE)

ANDY SUMMERS We were coming out of the punk scene in London - Under the Volcano

ANDY SUMMERS We were coming out of the punk scene in London

It was the crucible for The Police,
that's where we started. - Under the Volcano

It was the crucible for The Police, that's where we sta...

3 Roxanne - Under the Volcano

STING The Police made three albums - Under the Volcano

STING The Police made three albums

And we lived that kind of existence
for a couple of years. - Under the Volcano

And we lived that kind of existence for a couple of years.

Welcome to MTV Music Television, - Under the Volcano

Welcome to MTV Music Television,

STING I think the success of The Police really was a happy accident - Under the Volcano

STING I think the success of The Police really was a happy...

And we became a staple on MTV,
which, of course, added to our success. - Under the Volcano

And we became a staple on MTV, which, of course, added to ou...

- STING: It's nice to be here in Athens.
- (CHEERING) - Under the Volcano

- STING: It's nice to be here in Athens. - (CHEERING)

STEWART COPELAND: By the third album,
we'd had a couple of hits - Under the Volcano

STEWART COPELAND: By the third album, we'd had a couple...

So, for the next album we went 12 hours'
flight away from the record company, - Under the Volcano

So, for the next album we went 12 hours' flight away fr...

3 As I walk into a room - Under the Volcano

3 As I walk into a room

Because there was a tropical sea
and beautiful skies, - Under the Volcano

Because there was a tropical sea and beautiful skies,

And you could actually see
the daylight through the studio. - Under the Volcano

And you could actually see the daylight through the studio.

A fantastic state-of-the-art studio
in the Caribbean. - Under the Volcano

A fantastic state-of-the-art studio in the Caribbean.

We sort of reached the pinnacle
with going to those studios. - Under the Volcano

We sort of reached the pinnacle with going to those studios.

STING: George would come in
occasionally, - Under the Volcano

STING: George would come in occasionally,

George was more of
a presiding genius around. - Under the Volcano

George was more of a presiding genius around.

He was rarely in the studio with us. - Under the Volcano

He was rarely in the studio with us.

I would run up the hill every morning
from the villa and jump in the pool, - Under the Volcano

I would run up the hill every morning from the villa and jum...

I developed
a relationship with the island - Under the Volcano

I developed a relationship with the island

I learned to windsurf on Montserrat.
I was taught by a guy called Danny. - Under the Volcano

I learned to windsurf on Montserrat. I was taught by a guy c...

He was very patient with me
because I was a very slow learner. - Under the Volcano

He was very patient with me because I was a very slow learne...

He's a very brilliant man,
very good friend of mine. - Under the Volcano

He's a very brilliant man, very good friend of mine.

He said, "Danny, you taught me something
that I'd never known how to do. - Under the Volcano

He said, "Danny, you taught me something that I'd ...

The people teach me
or taught me things, - Under the Volcano

The people teach me or taught me things,

4 Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh - Under the Volcano

4 Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh

Twice, I went into the studio
to do backing vocals. - Under the Volcano

Twice, I went into the studio to do backing vocals.

- They wanted, like, a choir.
- Sound like a choir. - Under the Volcano

- They wanted, like, a choir. - Sound like a choir.

(BACKING TRACK PLAYS) - Under the Volcano

(BACKING TRACK PLAYS)

COPELAND: By this time in our career,
our main songwriter had a technique, - Under the Volcano

COPELAND: By this time in our career, our main songwriter ha...

And this song came in
and we heard the demo, - Under the Volcano

And this song came in and we heard the demo,

But that didn't suit
our self-image as a band. - Under the Volcano

But that didn't suit our self-image as a band.

And we tried every way.
The punk version, the reggae version. - Under the Volcano

And we tried every way. The punk version, the reggae version...

And so, eventually, one morning
I arrived in the studio, "Fuck it! - Under the Volcano

And so, eventually, one morning I arrived in the studio, &qu...

Just fucking play your fucked-up demo, - Under the Volcano

Just fucking play your fucked-up demo,

And so, "OK, roll tape
and I'll play with the demo." - Under the Volcano

And so, "OK, roll tape and I'll play with the demo...

4 Every little thing she does is magic - Under the Volcano

4 Every little thing she does is magic

I think Andy was dancing
on George's prized mixing desk, - Under the Volcano

I think Andy was dancing on George's prized mixing desk...

♫ Magic - Under the Volcano

So it was kind of isolating, and it
brought out some really good things. - Under the Volcano

So it was kind of isolating, and it brought out some really ...

Ghost in the Machine
was another major hit album, - Under the Volcano

Ghost in the Machine was another major hit album,

In fact, I think was all three of us
probably got divorced - Under the Volcano

In fact, I think was all three of us probably got divorced

STING It was a period of stratospheric success - Under the Volcano

STING It was a period of stratospheric success

The part of that, the speed
and the size of that success, - Under the Volcano

The part of that, the speed and the size of that success,

And we were so filled
with this forward momentum, - Under the Volcano

And we were so filled with this forward momentum,

COOPER Music is the liquid architecture of our emotions - Under the Volcano

COOPER Music is the liquid architecture of our emotions

He had a way of putting things in place,
in the right place. - Under the Volcano

He had a way of putting things in place, in the right place.

In a place that was comfortable
and a place that grew, it was fruitful. - Under the Volcano

In a place that was comfortable and a place that grew, it wa...

(BIRDS CALL) - Under the Volcano

♪ Hey, kids, shake it loose together - Under the Volcano

♪ Hey, kids, shake it loose together

The first main wave of success
for Elton and the band - Under the Volcano

The first main wave of success for Elton and the band

We'd made
all those classic records in the '70s, - Under the Volcano

We'd made all those classic records in the '70s,

And he called me in '81 and said,
"I'm gonna put the band back together." - Under the Volcano

And he called me in '81 and said, "I'm gonna ...

CHRIS THOMAS: I was recording
with Elton, in Paris, - Under the Volcano

CHRIS THOMAS: I was recording with Elton, in Paris,

Um... that's the diplomatic answer.
(LAUGHS) - Under the Volcano

Um... that's the diplomatic answer. (LAUGHS)

He went to see Elton,
and all of a sudden... - Under the Volcano

He went to see Elton, and all of a sudden...

This was, I think, on a Tuesday
and we were flying back to London. - Under the Volcano

This was, I think, on a Tuesday and we were flying back to L...

And I was told that we were actually
going to Montserrat on Friday. - Under the Volcano

And I was told that we were actually going to Montserrat on ...

We arrived there, and it was
just such a shock to suddenly be there. - Under the Volcano

We arrived there, and it was just such a shock to suddenly b...

It was like,
"Oi! What are we doing here?" (LAUGHS) - Under the Volcano

It was like, "Oi! What are we doing here?" (LAUGHS...

NIGEL OLSSON Montserrat was a whole different deal - Under the Volcano

NIGEL OLSSON Montserrat was a whole different deal

I hadn't got any material
before I arrived in Montserrat, - Under the Volcano

I hadn't got any material before I arrived in Montserra...

For the first half an hour
when I was trying to write, - Under the Volcano

For the first half an hour when I was trying to write,

But the way we write, it's very strange.
With Bernie and I, it's something... - Under the Volcano

But the way we write, it's very strange. With Bernie an...

Until Too Low for Zero,
with Elton and Bernie, - Under the Volcano

Until Too Low for Zero, with Elton and Bernie,

They hadn't been together much,
hadn't been writing together. - Under the Volcano

They hadn't been together much, hadn't been writin...

And this was the first album back.
It was all Bernie. - Under the Volcano

And this was the first album back. It was all Bernie.

So it was quite a remarkable event. - Under the Volcano

So it was quite a remarkable event.

OLSSON We were all on the same wavelength - Under the Volcano

OLSSON We were all on the same wavelength

(I "I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT
THE BLUES"” BY ELTON JOHN) - Under the Volcano

(I "I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES"...

JOHNSTONE I remember the day - Under the Volcano

JOHNSTONE I remember the day

It was like, "OK, this, this, this.
Yeah, that sounds great.” - Under the Volcano

It was like, "OK, this, this, this. Yeah, that sounds g...

It has this strange effect
of bringing everybody together. - Under the Volcano

It has this strange effect of bringing everybody together.

(UPBEAT MUSIC) - Under the Volcano

Nobody ever invites me
to places like that." - Under the Volcano

Nobody ever invites me to places like that."

All right now, this is
where we do portionable dining. - Under the Volcano

All right now, this is where we do portionable dining.

MORGAN: The Village Place
was just like ordinary place, - Under the Volcano

MORGAN: The Village Place was just like ordinary place,

RILEY: But I liked Elton John very much, - Under the Volcano

RILEY: But I liked Elton John very much,

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On a remote Caribbean island, under the shadow of an active volcano, the world's biggest recording artists made music and myth that defined an era.

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Director: Gracie Otto

Writer: Cody Greenwood, Joseph Nizeti, Gracie Otto

Production: Rush Films,Screen Australia,ScreenWest

Genre: documentary, music

Year: 2021

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 17 Aug 2021

Awards: 5 nominations

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