Fire Music (film)

Fire Music
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTom Surgal
Written byJohn Northrup
Tom Surgal
Produced byPeter Afterrman
Dan Braun
Josh Braun
Nels Cline
Scott Crary
Lin Culbertson
Ron Mann
John Loggia
Thurston Moore
Jeff Tweedy
StarringRashied Ali
Carla Bley
Bobby Bradford
Gary Giddins
Tristan Honsinger
Prince Lasha
Ingrid Sertso
Sonny Simmons
Sirone
Edited byJohn Northrup
Music byLin Culbertson
Distributed byThe Criterion Collection
Release dates
  • 29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) (NYFF)
  • 10 September 2021 (2021-09-10) (Theatrical)
  • 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) (VOD)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Fire Music is a 2021 documentary film directed by Tom Surgal about free jazz. The documentary focuses on the key innovators associated with the movement, including John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, Albert Ayler, Don Cherry, and Sun Ra.[1]

Release

An abbreviated rough cut of the film debuted at the New York Film Festival on September 29, 2018.[2][3]

Fire Music was released theatrically on September 10, 2021.[4]

The film was also acquired by The Criterion Collection and released on VOD on June 1, 2022.[5]

References

  1. ^ "New Doc 'Fire Music' Sets the Record Straight on Free Jazz". The Hollywood Reporter. October 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Fire Music". New York Film Festival Program Guide. September 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  3. ^ "'Fire Music': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. October 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  4. ^ "'Fire Music' Review: An Impassioned Case for Free Jazz". The New York Times. September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Fire Music". The Criterion Collection official website. June 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.


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