Take Me to the River (2014 film)

Take Me to the River
	Film poster
Directed by	Martin Shore
Produced by	Martin Shore; Jerry Harrison; Dan Sameha; Brett Leonard; Lawrence Mitchell; Cody Dickinson;
Written by	Martin Shore; Jerry Harrison; Zac Stanford; Rick Clark;
Starring	Terrence Howard; Mavis Staples; Snoop Dogg; Al Kapone; Frayser Boy; Yo Gotti;
Music by	Cody Dickinson
Cinematography	Nathan Black
Edited by	Maxx Gillman; Julie Janata;
Production; company	Abramorama
Distributed by	Abramorama; Shout! Factory; Netflix;
Release date	September 12, 2014
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$68,6

Take Me to the River is a 2014 American documentary film directed by Martin Shore about music of Memphis, Tennessee. It premiered on March 11, 2014 at SXSW film festival in Austin, Texas.[1] The film was released on Netflix in August 2016, two years after its initial release.

Cast

Terrence Howard as himself (host/narrator)
Mavis Staples as herself
Snoop Dogg as himself
Alphonzo Bailey as himself
Cedric Coleman as himself
Mario Mims as himself
Benjamin "Lil P-Nut" Flores Jr. as himself
Bobby "Blue" Bland as himself
Charles "Skip" Pitts as himself
William Bell as himself

Soundtrack

Take Me to the River: Music from the Motion Picture was released on September 9, 2014 via Stax Records/Concord Music, and consists of twelve songs.[2]

*Take Me to the River: Music from the Motion Picture*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ain't No Sunshine" (performed by Bobby "Blue" Bland & Yo Gotti)	Bill Withers Mario Mims	4:29
2.	"Wish I Had Answered" (performed by Mavis Staples & North Mississippi All-Stars)		4:05
3.	"They Wanna Be Like Me" (performed by The Bar-Kays, 8Ball & MJG)	James Alexander Larry Dodson Ezra Williams Premro Smith Marlon Goodwin	3:51
4.	"Push and Pull" (performed by Bobby Rush & Frayser Boy)	Rufus Thomas Cedric Coleman	4:04
5.	"Supposed to Be" (performed by Booker T. Jones, Al Kapone & North Mississippi All-Stars)	Alphonzo Bailey Booker T. Jones Luther Dickinson	3:56
6.	"Trying to Live My Life Without You" (performed by Otis Clay & Lil P-Nut)	Lawrence Eugene Williams Benjamin Flores	3:48
7.	"I've Been Buked" (performed by Mavis Staples & North Mississippi All-Stars)		4:52
8.	"I Forgot to Be Your Lover" (performed by William Bell, Snoop Dogg & Stax Music Academy)	William Bell Calvin Broadus Booker T. Jones	4:00
9.	"If I Should Have Bad Luck" (performed by Charlie Musselwhite & The City Champs)	Charlie Musselwhite	4:24
10.	"Knock on Wood" (performed by William Bell & Stax Music Academy)	Eddie Floyd Steve Cropper	3:34
11.	"Hen Pecked" (performed by Bobby Rush & Frayser Boy)	Bobby Rush Cedric Coleman	5:19
12.	"Walk Away" (performed by Terrence Howard & Hi Rhythm Section)	Terrence Howard	3:15
Total length:			49:37

Sequel

It was announced the upcoming second film entitled Take Me to the River: New Orleans with the confirmed cast of G-Eazy, Mannie Fresh and Mystikal among others.

References

Berkshire, Geoff (March 12, 2014). "SXSW Film Review: 'Take Me To the River'". Variety. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
Deming, Mark. "Take Me to the River [Music from the Motion Picture] - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 3, 2018.

External links

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[1] Berkshire, Geoff (March 12, 2014). "SXSW Film Review: 'Take Me To the River'". Variety. Retrieved October 3, 2018.

[2] Deming, Mark. "Take Me to the River [Music from the Motion Picture] - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 3, 2018.