The Making of "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 10:07 am
... if you missed the film (BBC1; Tues 8th; 2235) about Simon and Garfunkel and how they created the marvellous album "Bridge over Troubled Water" it'll be well worth catching on iPlayer.
Particular fascinating for me as a sound guy was how they got the 'sounds', but I'm sure any muso will enjoy the sheer musicianship and technical innvation that went into producing the various songs. Great insights from Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon too.
(Notice how back in those days they had to run two completely separate sets of mics if they wanted to record a concert - one set for live sound and another for the recording! Very tasty Neumann mics for the recording! )
Enjoy!
Particular fascinating for me as a sound guy was how they got the 'sounds', but I'm sure any muso will enjoy the sheer musicianship and technical innvation that went into producing the various songs. Great insights from Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon too.
(Notice how back in those days they had to run two completely separate sets of mics if they wanted to record a concert - one set for live sound and another for the recording! Very tasty Neumann mics for the recording! )
Enjoy!