Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version (2015)
Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version
Through ten carefully chosen cover versions that whisk us from the British Invasion to a noughties X Factor final, this film journeys over five decades to track how artists as varied as The Moody Blues, Soft Cell, Puff Daddy and Alexandra Burke have scored number 1s with their retake on someone else's song. Each of the ten classic cover versions has its own particular tale, tied not only into its musical and cultural context but also the personal testimony of the artists, producers and songwriters whose lives were changed in the process.
Casting arrow_drop_down
Meera Syal
as Narrator
as Narrator
Crew arrow_drop_down
Richard Wilkinson
Editor
Editor
Graham Kirkman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David Vincent
Director
Director
Jan Younghusband
Commissioning Editor
Commissioning Editor
Mark Cooper
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Stephania Minici
Production Executive
Production Executive
James Johnson
Online Editor
Online Editor
Fred Fabre
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
James Johnson
Colorist
Colorist
Mei Ye Li
Production Coordinator
Production Coordinator
Celina Parker
Development Producer
Development Producer
Jo Sinkins
Production Manager
Production Manager
