Overview
Director and co-writer Andrew Slater's documentary explores the musical legacy of Laurel Canyon: a mountainous neighbourhood in the Hollywood Hills region that became a countercultural hub in the 1960s and early 1970s. With archival footage and insights from contemporary musicians, it pays tribute to the enduring influence of West Coast music icons such as The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, and The Mamas and the Papas.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Andrew Slater - Director
Lou Adlerlf
Fiona Apple
The Beach Boys
Beck
Justine Bennett
Jackson Browne
Buffalo Springfield
The Byrds
Jade Castrinos
Eric Clapton
Details
- Format: DVD
- Run Time: 82
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 030306560397
- Genre: Documentary
- Rating: PG-13 (MPAA) (drug references and some suggestive content)
- Release Date: September 2019
Movie Reviews
Reviews:
"ECHO IN THE CANYON deftly captures the diversity of influences that launched groundbreaking bands like The Byrds, The Mamas & the Papas and Buffalo Springfield to international acclaim." - 09/23/2019 Hollywood Reporter
"ECHO IN THE CANYON offers a richly evocative and star-studded overview of the 1960s Laurel Canyon music scene." - 05/21/2019 Variety
3 stars out of 4 -- "ECHO IN THE CANYON is a perfect title in how it represents the ways in which the inspiration shared by these bands continues to reverberate through the art form, the industry and cultures not limited to America." - 05/24/2019 RogerEbert.com
"The delight of ECHO IN THE CANYON is in the delicious details its subjects impart. Michelle Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas remembers Brian Wilson’s living room, a piano planted on the sand-covered floor as he wrote the Beach Boys’ influential PET SOUNDS album..." - 05/30/2019 New York Times
"[A] love letter to the Laurel Canyon music scene of the mid-1960s and the artists who created and performed some of the loveliest, most impactful and most beautiful music in rock history..." - 06/20/2019 Chicago Sun-Times
