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

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

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

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It was the crucible for The Police, that's where we started.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:41
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
documentary, music
Production
Rush Films,Screen Australia,ScreenWest

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Movie Summary

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.
3 Roxanne - Under the Volcano 00:21
3 Roxanne
STING The Police made three albums - Under the Volcano 00:18
STING The Police made three albums
And we lived that kind of existence for a couple of years. - Under the Volcano 00:05
And we lived that kind of existence for a couple of years.
Welcome to MTV Music Television, - Under the Volcano 00:08
Welcome to MTV Music Television,
STING I think the success of The Police really was a happy accident - Under the Volcano 00:26
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 00:08
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 00:08
- 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 00:15
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 00:10
So, for the next album we went 12 hours' flight away fr...
3 As I walk into a room - Under the Volcano 00:16
3 As I walk into a room
Because there was a tropical sea and beautiful skies, - Under the Volcano 00:11
Because there was a tropical sea and beautiful skies,
And you could actually see the daylight through the studio. - Under the Volcano 00:05
And you could actually see the daylight through the studio.
A fantastic state-of-the-art studio in the Caribbean. - Under the Volcano 00:05
A fantastic state-of-the-art studio in the Caribbean.
We sort of reached the pinnacle with going to those studios. - Under the Volcano 00:05
We sort of reached the pinnacle with going to those studios.
STING: George would come in occasionally, - Under the Volcano 00:04
STING: George would come in occasionally,
George was more of a presiding genius around. - Under the Volcano 00:06
George was more of a presiding genius around.
He was rarely in the studio with us. - Under the Volcano 00:04
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 00:10
I would run up the hill every morning from the villa and jum...
I developed a relationship with the island - Under the Volcano 00:06
I developed a relationship with the island
I learned to windsurf on Montserrat. I was taught by a guy called Danny. - Under the Volcano 00:06
I learned to windsurf on Montserrat. I was taught by a guy c...