EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
Organized thematically, each episode of SOUNDBREAKING tells stories of pop music icons using their determination, ingenuity and guts to create works of art that have touched us all.
1. Pride (In the name of love) – U2 2. Fame – David Bowie 3. One – Johnny Cash 4. Start Me Up – Rolling Stones 5. Free Fallin’ – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 6. My Happiness – Elvis Presley 7. That’s All Right – Elvis Presley 8. Shake, Rattle and Roll – Elvis Presley 9. Some Other Guy – The Beatles 10. Please Please Me – The Beatles 11. Yesterday – The Beatles 12. The Flight (from Psycho) – Bernard Hermann 13. Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles 14. Be My Baby Ronettes 15. To Know Him is to Love Him – The Teddy Bears 16. You’ve Lost That Lovin Feelin – Righteous Brothers 17. River Deep Mountain High – Tina Turner 18. Matthew and Sons – Cat Stevens 19. Father and Son – Cat Stevens 20. California – Joni Mitchell 21. Everyday People – Sly & The Family Stone 22. Thank You for Talking to Me Africa – Sly & The Family Stone 23. Family Affair – Sly & The Family Stone 24. It’s Like That Run DMC 25. Straight Outta Compton – NWA 26. Express Yourself – NWA 27. Nuthin’ But a G Thang – Dr. Dre (feat. Snoop Dogg) 28. Let Me Ride – Dr. Dre 29. Brass Monkey – Beastie Boys 30. Tenneesee Stud – Johnny Cash 31. I Never Picked Cotton – Johnny Cash 32. Rusty Cage – Soundgarden 33. Rusty Cage – Johnny Cash 34. I Don’t Hurt Anymore – Johnny Cash
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1. Pride (In the name of love) – U2 2. Fame – David Bowie 3. One – Johnny Cash 4. Start Me Up – Rolling Stones 5. Free Fallin’ – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 6. My Happiness – Elvis Presley 7. That’s All Right – Elvis Presley 8. Shake, Rattle and Roll – Elvis Presley 9. Some Other Guy – The Beatles 10. Please Please Me – The Beatles 11. Yesterday – The Beatles 12. The Flight (from Psycho) – Bernard Hermann 13. Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles 14. Be My Baby Ronettes 15. To Know Him is to Love Him – The Teddy Bears 16. You’ve Lost That Lovin Feelin – Righteous Brothers 17. River Deep Mountain High – Tina Turner 18. Matthew and Sons – Cat Stevens 19. Father and Son – Cat Stevens 20. California – Joni Mitchell 21. Everyday People – Sly & The Family Stone 22. Thank You for Talking to Me Africa – Sly & The Family Stone 23. Family Affair – Sly & The Family Stone 24. It’s Like That Run DMC 25. Straight Outta Compton – NWA 26. Express Yourself – NWA 27. Nuthin’ But a G Thang – Dr. Dre (feat. Snoop Dogg) 28. Let Me Ride – Dr. Dre 29. Brass Monkey – Beastie Boys 30. Tenneesee Stud – Johnny Cash 31. I Never Picked Cotton – Johnny Cash 32. Rusty Cage – Soundgarden 33. Rusty Cage – Johnny Cash 34. I Don’t Hurt Anymore – Johnny Cash 〰️
EPISODE 1
George Martin and his work with the Beatles at Abbey Road.
Ringo Starr, George Martin, Brian Eno, Giles Martin, Rick Rubin, Tony Visconti
Dr. Dre, the most influential producer in hip hop.
Questlove, Jimmy Iovine, RZA, Q Tip, Dr. Luke
Rick Rubin revitalized the career of Johnny Cash in the 1990s.
Rick Rubin, Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash, Tom Petty
episode 4
The electric guitar and how it transformed music in the hands of Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix, and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones.
Stevie Wonder and the creation of his five seminal albums in the 1970s.
The Black Keys discuss the making of their record “Brothers.”
episode 7
The artists who embraced video in the pre-MTV era: David Bowie, The Beatles, Blondie, Devo
Michael Jackson, Madonna, The Eurythmics
The Unplugged era, Nirvana’s memorable taping
Interviews: Billy Idol, The Eurythmics, Jimmy Jam, and more
EPISODE 2
Brian Wilson takes the Beach Boys to new heights with “Pet Sounds.”
Don Was, Hal Blaine, Carol Kaye, Paul McCartney
The Eurythmics talk about recording their first album at home on a simple analog machine.
Dave Stewart, Annie Lennox
Beck, Bon Iver, St. Vincent, Tune-Yards, and Nigel Godrich, producer of Radiohead, talk about recording in the digital age.
episode 5
Producers The Dream and Tricky Stewart talk about writing and recording Beyonce’s “Single Ladies”
The Disco Era: Chic, Donna Summer, and the Bee Gees
Nile Rodgers, Barry Gibbs
Post Disco: Blondie, Madonna and the sounds of the 80s
John Jellybean Benitez
episode 8
Frank Sinatra invents the concept album with In the Wee Small Hours
Miles Davis and Marvin Gaye use the long-playing record for new kinds of expression
The story of Bob Dylan recording “Like a Rolling Stone”
The Grateful Dead and the rise of the bootleg cassette tape
Interviews: Steven Van Zandt, Jerry Lieber, Don Was, Neneh Cherry and more
EPISODE 3
Producer Paul Epworth talks about recording Adele’s hit “Rolling in the Deep.”
Amy Winehouse’s unique voice and how it was captured in the studio.
Mark Ronson, Ben Harper, Annie Lennox
The use of Auto-tune and vocal manipulation by artists like Kanye West, Roger Troutman, and Cher.
Ben Harper, Linda Perry
episode 6
The rise of hip hop in the Bronx.
Run-DMC and the first rap/rock single, “Walk this Way”, a collaboration with Aerosmith
The rise of Public Enemy
The Beastie Boys come on the scene
Robert Fitzgerald Diggs (RZA), Q Tip, Adam Horovitz, Mike Simpson, and more
The eight-episode series features over 150 exclusive and original interviews, including: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Joni Mitchell, Roger Waters, Roger Daltrey, Linda Perry, Barry Gibb, Elton John, Debbie Harry, Quincy Jones, B.B. King, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart, Mark Knopfler, Tom Petty, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, Lindsey Buckingham, Rosanne Cash, Don Was, Steven Van Zandt, Sheila E, Questlove, Ben Harper, Billy Idol, Beck, Imogen Heap, Darryl McDaniels, RZA, Bon Iver, Nile Rodgers, Nigel Godrich, Q-tip, Brian Eno, Mark Ronson, Rick Rubin, Tony Visconti and MANY more.