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Kurt Cobain: About a Son

January 01, 1970

Kurt Cobain: About a Son is a 2006 American documentary film about American rock musician Kurt Cobain, directed by AJ Schnack[1] and produced by Sidetrack Films. It consists of excerpts from the audio recordings journalist Michael Azerrad made of the interviews he conducted with Cobain for the book Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana, set over ambient cinematography of the places in Washington where Cobain lived, played and worked: Aberdeen, Olympia, and Seattle.[1][2]

Kurt Cobain: About a Son
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAJ Schnack
Produced byRavi Anne
StarringKurt Cobain
Narrated byKurt Cobain
CinematographyWyatt Troll
Edited byAJ Schnack
Music by
Distributed byBalcony Releasing
Release dates
  • September 10, 2006 (2006-09-10) (Toronto)
  • October 3, 2007 (2007-10-03)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film debuted at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival and played at numerous other film festivals, and it was nominated for the Truer Than Fiction Award at the 22nd Independent Spirit Awards. The DVD release of the film, which was released by Shout! Factory in February 2008, includes interviews with and commentary by Azerrad and Schnack.[3] Shout! Factory also released the film on Blu-ray on October 6, 2009.[4]

Soundtrack edit

  1. Steve Fisk & Benjamin Gibbard – Overture
  2. "Motorcycle Song" – Arlo Guthrie
  3. "It's Late" – Queen
  4. "Downed" – Cheap Trick
  5. "Eye Flys" – Melvins
  6. Audio: Punk Rock
  7. "My Family's a Little Weird" – MDC
  8. "Banned in D.C." – Bad Brains
  9. "Up Around the Bend" – Creedence Clearwater Revival
  10. "Kerosene" – Big Black
  11. "Put Some Sugar on It" – Half Japanese
  12. "Include Me Out" – Young Marble Giants
  13. "Round Two" – Pasties
  14. "Son of a Gun" – The Vaselines
  15. "Graveyard" – Butthole Surfers
  16. Audio: Hardcore Was Dead
  17. "Owner's Lament" – Scratch Acid
  18. "Iris" – The Breeders
  19. "Touch Me I'm Sick" – Mudhoney
  20. Audio: Car Radio
  21. "The Passenger" – Iggy Pop
  22. "Star Sign" – Teenage Fanclub
  23. "The Bourgeois Blues" – Lead Belly
  24. "New Orleans Instrumental No. 1" – R.E.M.
  25. Audio: The Limelight
  26. "The Man Who Sold the World" – David Bowie
  27. "Museum" – Mark Lanegan
  28. "Indian Summer" – Ben Gibbard

Accolades edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine allmusic.com. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  2. ^ "Kurt Cobain: About A Son": Behind the Movie That's Moving Audiences to Tears rollingstone.com. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  3. ^ Kurt Cobain - About a Son amazon.com. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  4. ^ Kurt Cobain: About A Son [Blu-ray] amazon.com. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  5. ^ . August 28, 2010. Archived from the original on August 28, 2010. Retrieved September 23, 2019.

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