Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die
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Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die is a 2000 documentary about Frank Zappa, directed by Frank Scheffer and produced by the Dutch broadcasting company VPRO. It specifically focuses on Zappa as a composer. It was first broadcast on the VPRO on 2 July 2000. The documentary is dedicated to both Zappa as well as Roelof Kiers. [1]
The documentary is the first part in a trilogy.
Interviewees
- Gail Zappa
- Tom Fowler
- Ian Underwood
- George Duke
- Dweezil Zappa
- Joe Travers
- Bruce Fowler
- Pierre Boulez
- Todd Yvega
- Ali N. Askin
Frank Zappa and Edgar Varèse are also interviewed through archive footage. The documentary shows additional archive footage from Zappa's concerts, as well as then current footage of The Vault. [2]
