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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]]. <ref>http://www.donlope.net/fz/videography/VPRO_2000.html</ref> | + | '''Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die''' is a 2000 documentary about [[Biography|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]]. <ref>http://www.donlope.net/fz/videography/VPRO_2000.html</ref> |
The documentary is the first part in a trilogy. | The documentary is the first part in a trilogy. | ||
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==Interviewees== | ==Interviewees== | ||
* [[Gail Zappa]] | * [[Gail Zappa]] | ||
| − | * [[Tom Fowler]] | + | * [[The Fowler Brothers|Tom Fowler]] |
* [[Ian Underwood]] | * [[Ian Underwood]] | ||
* [[George Duke]] | * [[George Duke]] | ||
* [[Dweezil Zappa]] | * [[Dweezil Zappa]] | ||
* [[Joe Travers]] | * [[Joe Travers]] | ||
| − | * [[Bruce Fowler]] | + | * [[The Fowler Brothers|Bruce Fowler]] |
* [[Pierre Boulez]] | * [[Pierre Boulez]] | ||
* [[Todd Yvega]] | * [[Todd Yvega]] | ||
* [[Ali N. Askin]] | * [[Ali N. Askin]] | ||
| − | Frank Zappa and [[ | + | Frank Zappa and [[Edgard 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]]. <ref>http://www.donlope.net/fz/videography/VPRO_2000.html</ref> |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* ''[[Frank Zappa Phase II: The Big Note]]'' | * ''[[Frank Zappa Phase II: The Big Note]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Frank Zappa: Pioneer | + | * ''[[Frank Zappa: Pioneer Of Future Music, parts 1 & 2]]'' |
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Videography]] | [[Category:Videography]] | ||
| + | [[Category:2000]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:54, 29 December 2021
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 Edgard 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]
