Shine a Light (film)
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| Directed by | Martin Scorsese |
| Produced by |
Steve Bing Michael Cohl |
| Starring |
Mick Jagger Keith Richards Charlie Watts Ronnie Wood Christina Aguilera Buddy Guy Jack White Lisa Fischer Bill Clinton |
| Music by | The Rolling Stones |
| Cinematography | Robert Richardson |
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Paramount Classics (USA) 20th Century Fox (UK/Australia) |
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122 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1 million |
| Box office | $15,773,351 |
Shine a Light is a 2008 American biography drama film directed by Martin Scorsese documenting The Rolling Stones' 2006 Beacon Theatre performances on their A Bigger Bang Tour. The film also includes archive footage from the band's career and marked the first utilisation by Scorsese of digital cinematography for his films, with it being used for the backstage sequences. The film takes its title from the song of the same name, featured on the band's 1972 album Exile on Main St. A soundtrack album was released in April 2008 on the Universal label. This is also the last movie by Paramount Classics, as the company merged into its sister company Paramount Vantage after the movie was released.
Scorsese filmed the Rolling Stones at the Beacon Theatre on October 29 and November 1, 2006, but the performance footage used in the film is all from the second show. The music was recorded, mixed and co-produced by Bob Clearmountain. The audio recording was done on the Silver Truck with David Hewitt. The concert footage is preceded by a brief semi-fictionalized introduction about the preparations for the shows, and is intercut with historical news clips and archival interviews with band members.
The shows, which were added to the tour schedule for the purposes of the film shoot, featured a different set list than was typical of other shows on the tour (see below), and were noted for their star-studded crowds, including former United States President Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary Clinton, who was then a United States Senator, and former President of Poland Aleksander Kwasniewski.
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