Setting Katrina to Music - Spike Lee, Terence Blanchard and New Orleans
From: Reese Erlich
Length: 29:00
Producer Reese Erlich spent time in New Orleans as Blanchard composed and scored Spike Lee's film "When the Levees Broke." This 29:00 documentary features music from the film as well as Blanchard explaining how playing jazz for film is a lot different from performing live. Well suited for broadcast near the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
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Piece Description
Producer Reese Erlich spent time in New Orleans as Blanchard composed and scored Spike Lee's film "When the Levees Broke." This 29:00 documentary features music from the film as well as Blanchard explaining how playing jazz for film is a lot different from performing live. Well suited for broadcast near the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Broadcast History
A longer version of this program aired on Australian Broadcast Corp. Radio's show In the Music. This documentary may be aired anywhere in the world outside Australia.
Additional Files
- When Levees Broke poster (when_the_levees_broke.jpg)
