Music from the Inside Out
Emerging Pictures | Release Date: September 9, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
San Francisco ChronicleJoshua Kosman
Beautiful and utterly entrancing documentary. Read full review
80
The New York TimesLaura Kern
Daniel Anker's profound and moving documentary Music from the Inside Out reflects upon such abstractions, capturing the power of the creative process in an uncommonly perceptive and inspiring way. Read full review
80
The New RepublicStanley Kauffmann
But Anker's real success here is himself. He was obviously able to get these men and women to open up to him. And thus, quite obliquely, they remind us of a threat. As everyone knows, American symphony orchestras are in trouble. Attendance is dropping, and managements are trying various maneuvers, even stunts, to attract people. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
With a soundtrack that ranges from classical to jazz to bluegrass, this is not only an obvious choice for ­music lovers, but required viewing for anyone interested in the mysteries of creative inspiration. Read full review
70
VarietyRussell Edwards
Words sometimes fail, but energy and enthusiasm triumph in Music From the Inside Out, a docu that quizzes members of the Philadelphia Orchestra about their relationship to music. Read full review
70
Village VoiceR. Emmet Sweeney
A revealing portrait of painfully withdrawn artists navigating the tug between the divine harmony of an orchestral synthesis and the sweaty glow of individual experimentation. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
Well-meaning and enlightening documentary. Read full review
70
Washington PostPhilip Kennicott
Is it a great film? Not quite. It flits from idea to idea too promiscuously and relies too much on the visually deadening use of people talking on camera. But among the dull passages there are moving stories, and a very loving sympathy for the people it profiles. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust
Anker evocatively captures the joys (and sometime frustrations) experienced by high-level artists working within an institution. The ardor they bring to their music is both enviable and inspiring. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeTy Burr
Daniel Anker's Music From the Inside Out is so intent on divining the mysteries behind the creative act that it comes up frustratingly short on specifics. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
The result is 90 minutes in the company of some of the nicest and most boring people you can imagine ever having a movie made about them. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleToddy Burton
Presents itself as a musical essay, but would certainly fall more under the category of a love letter. And ultimately, what would you rather experience anyway? Read full review
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