All Things Must Pass
The doors are closed. But the legacy lives on.
2015 | 94m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Colin Hanks |
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| Writer: | Steven Leckart |
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| The explosive trajectory and tragic demise of iconic music retailer Tower Records, and the legacy of its rebellious founder Russ Solomon. Two hundred stores in thirty countries on five continents. In 1999 it made $1 billion. In 2006 it filed for bankruptcy. What went wrong? | |
| Release Date: | Oct 16, 2015 |
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| Director: | Colin Hanks |
| Writer: | Steven Leckart |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | music business, record industry |
| Production Companies | Company Name |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dave Grohl | Self |
| Elton John | Self |
| Bruce Springsteen | Self |
| Chris Cornell | Self |
| Questlove | Self |
| Heidi Cotler | Self |
| Chuck D | Self |
| Rudy Danzinger | Self |
| Bob Delanoy | Self |
| Mike Farrace | Self |
| David Geffen | Self |
| Stan Goman | Self |
| Chris Hopson | Self |
| Steve Knopper | Self |
| Steve Nikkel | Self |
| Ken Sockolov | Self |
| Russ Solomon | Self |
| Jim Urie | Self |
| Mark Viducich | Self |
| Name | Job |
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| Colin Hanks | Director |
| Bill Sherman | Original Music Composer |
| Steven Leckart | Writer |
| Neil Lisk | Director of Photography |
| Nicola B. Marsh | Director of Photography |
| Darrin Roberts | Editor |
| Alison Gladieux | Makeup Artist |
| Bridger Nielson | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
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| Sean M. Stuart | Producer |
| Glen Zipper | Executive Producer |
| Shannon Rose | Associate Producer |
| Nicholas Ferrall | Co-Executive Producer |
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While living in Australia and never really having anything like this type of store it's not anything really close to my heart but I can appreciate what it meant. Like so many iconic businesses of the music industry that didn't change when the digital download age came about and as such is no more. ... It's a documentary about the rise and fall of Tower records, their business philosophy from day one, through to expansion to Japan and later other parts of the world. Featuring interviews with owner and CEO Russ Solomon to employees and a few names in the industry (Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl, Elton John, David Geffen) tells the tales of how the empire grew over a 40 year period and then died within a few years of 2000, generally because of the music industry shift from physical media to downloaded online music and not changing or foreseeing the shift. It's an informative documentary about the places and people of the time it was around, so well worth watching. However it's a watch once, too bad so sad, move on type movie. You might also consider checking out Sound City and It Might Get Loud.