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These are Americanexperimentalists that totally reimaginedthe way music might be...

Zappa • 2020
These are American
experimentalists that totally reimagined
the way music might be heard,
might be composed

Full Transcript

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These are American experimentalists
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that totally reimagined the way music
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might be heard, might be composed.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
01:28:26
Uploaded
May 31, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
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Movie Summary

An in-depth look into the life and work of musician Frank Zappa.
Well, I don't wanna say never, - Zappa 00:16
Well, I don't wanna say never,
Because it-- we've had some offers from orchestras who say, - Zappa 00:09
Because it-- we've had some offers from orchestras who ...
And I would rather not have it played - Zappa 00:05
And I would rather not have it played
Reporter: Tomorrow night, the London Symphony Orchestra - Zappa 00:06
Reporter: Tomorrow night, the London Symphony Orchestra
The program of orchestral music they'll be playing - Zappa 00:07
The program of orchestral music they'll be playing
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,