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Zappa

The program of orchestral music they'll be playing is music writtenby the celebrated...

Zappa • 2020
The program of orchestral music they'll be playing is music written
by the celebrated American rock star
Frank Zappa

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The program of orchestral music they'll be playing
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is music written by the celebrated
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American rock star Frank Zappa.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
01:30:17
Uploaded
May 31, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

An in-depth look into the life and work of musician Frank Zappa.
Robin Denselow has been looking at the least known - Zappa 00:06
Robin Denselow has been looking at the least known
Robin: Frank Zappa has been quietly writing pieces - Zappa 00:07
Robin: Frank Zappa has been quietly writing pieces
For their first ever performance, - Zappa 00:05
For their first ever performance,
The conductor, Kent Nagano, was chosen by Zappa. - Zappa 00:05
The conductor, Kent Nagano, was chosen by Zappa.
Do you expect to actually make any money - Zappa 00:08
Do you expect to actually make any money
Well, I think that any artistic decision that is based on - Zappa 00:09
Well, I think that any artistic decision that is based on
And there are a lot of things that I can do - Zappa 00:11
And there are a lot of things that I can do
I came here to spend money on an English orchestra - Zappa 00:09
I came here to spend money on an English orchestra
And if somebody else likes that kind of stuff, - Zappa 00:08
And if somebody else likes that kind of stuff,
That is my part of the public service of spending the money - Zappa 00:05
That is my part of the public service of spending the money
No foundation grant, - Zappa 00:07
No foundation grant,
Just a crazy guy who spent the money - Zappa 00:12
Just a crazy guy who spent the money
How do you get the London Symphony Orchestra - Zappa 00:05
How do you get the London Symphony Orchestra
It's just as serious to write a song like "Valley Girl" - Zappa 00:08
It's just as serious to write a song like "Valley ...
Unless they have sufficient time to rehearse it, - Zappa 00:07
Unless they have sufficient time to rehearse it,
Conductor: So, you could you take a look, please, at 159? - Zappa 00:04
Conductor: So, you could you take a look, please, at 159?
Robot: The inhabitants here do not have the intelligence - Zappa 00:07
Robot: The inhabitants here do not have the intelligence
If given the choice between not making music at all - Zappa 00:10
If given the choice between not making music at all
I had bought the Synclavier and started doing - Zappa 00:11
I had bought the Synclavier and started doing
Even have it executed at any speed or any amplitude. - Zappa 00:04
Even have it executed at any speed or any amplitude.