Music From the Inside Out

I just saw this movie, Music From The Inside Out, and highly recommend it. The movie interviews several players of the Philadelphia Orchestra, following them around on tour and asking them what music means to them, why they became performers, etc. Several of the players reveal another side of their musical lives, different from classical music. Some of the players are really into bluegrass and Latin music, for instance, and it's fun to listen in.

While at first you might feel this movie is more appropriate for performers than composers, virtually every line spoken in the movie contains a little nugget of wisdom you can take away. And it so interesting to hear performers explain what composers are trying to do... especially as the music of Beethoven's Symphony #3 plays in the background by the musicians themselves!