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五 十 年 代 ， 美 國 底 特 律 城 一 群 專 門 在 夜 店 裡 演 奏 爵 士 與 藍 調 的 音 樂 精 英 ， 組 成 了 The Funk Brothers ， 十 四 年 間 ， 為 Motown 唱 片 公 司 演 奏 過 數 不 清 的 流 行 單 曲 ， 其 中 登 上 流 行 榜 冠 軍 的 ， 比 「 沙 灘 小 子 」 、 「 滾 石 」 、 「 貓 王 」 和 「 披 頭 四 」 等 勁 旅 加 起 來 的 冠 軍 曲 總 和 還 要 多 ， 但 諷 刺 的 ， 是 他 們 的 音 樂 影 響 了 樂 壇 足 有 幾 代 ， 他 們 的 名 字 卻 從 不 見 經 傳 。 這 部 紀 錄 片 要 做 的 就 是 為 他 們 翻 案 、 立 傳 ， 還 這 群 音 樂 奇 人 一 個 公 道 。 獲 多 個 影 評 組 織 評 選 為 去 年 最 佳 記 錄 片 。

10 月 31 日 假 灣 仔 影 藝 戲 院 正 式 公 映 。

片 長 ： 108 分 鐘
級 別 ： I
語 言 ： 英 語
字 幕 ： 中 / 英 文

Standing in the Shadows of Motown

In 1959, Berry Gordy gathered the best musicians from Detroit's thriving jazz and blues scene to begin cutting songs for his new record company. Over a fourteen year period they were the heartbeat on "My Girl," "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," "What's Going On," "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", and every other hit from Motown's Detroit era.

By the end of their phenomenal run, this unhearalded group of musicians had played on more number ones hits than the beach boys, the Rolling Stones, Elvis and the Beatles combined - which makes them the greatest hit machine in the history of popular music. They called themselves the Funk Brothers.

Forty-one years after they played their first note on a Motown record and Three decades since they were all together, the Funk Brothers reunited back in Detroit to play their music and tell their unforgettable story in STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF MOTOWN.

Fourteen years in the making, this film is based upon a book of the same title that won the the 1989 Rolling Stone / BMI "Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award." STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF MOTOWN was shot entirely on film, on location in Detroit throughout December of 2000 and January of 2001. This feature-length documentary tells the Funk Brothers' saga through interviews, archival footage and still photos, narration, re-created scenes, 20 Motown classics, with Jordan, Meshell Ndegeocello, Joan Osborne, and Gerald Levert.

With the tumultuous sixties as a backdrop, Motown's unsung heroes take the viewer on a compelling journey in time as they trace the evolution of "The Motown Sound", from its origins in Detroit to its demise in Los Angeles during the seventies. Throught the eyes of the reveting characters who ruled Hitsville's studio by day and the club scene of Detroit by night, we enter a world of unparalleled soul and emotion, as the Funk Brothers revisit the sites of their musical roots, triumphs, and eventual heartbreak.

For more than four decades, from the dance floors of the world, to the Detroit riots of 1967, to the war in Vietnam, the music the Funk Brothers created has played a major role in the cultural fabric of all of our lives. STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF MOTOWN finally puts some faces on that music and introduces these heroic musical figures to the wolrd. These musicians didn't just play the Motown sound, they WERE the Motown Sound!

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