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Alive Inside

Name: Alive Inside
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2014-01-18
Duration: 74 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Bobby McFerrin

Not Rated

Documentary

7.4/10(72 ratings)

Five million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease and dementia—many of them alone in nursing homes. A man with a simple idea discovers that songs embedded deep in memory can ease pain and awaken these fading minds. Joy and life are resuscitated, and our cultural fears over aging are confronted.

01-18-2014

1h 14m

Main Cast

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Known For

Oliver Sacks: His Own Life

2021

Self (archive footage)

The Genius and the Boys

2009

Himself - Professor of Neurology and Author

John's Not Mad

1989

Oliver Sacks

Bobby McFerrin

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Robert Keith McFerrin Jr. (born March 11, 1950) is an American jazz vocalist. He is known for his vocal techniques, such as singing fluidly but with quick and considerable jumps in pitch—for example, sustaining a melody while also rapidly alternating with arpeggios and harmonies—as well as scat singing, polyphonic overtone singing, and improvisational vocal percussion. He is widely known for performing and recording regularly as an unaccompanied solo vocal artist. He has frequently collaborated with other artists from both the jazz and classical scenes. McFerrin's song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" was a No. 1 U.S. pop hit in 1988 and won Song of the Year and Record of the Year honors at the 1989 Grammy Awards. McFerrin has also worked in collaboration with instrumentalists, including pianists Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Joe Zawinul, drummer Tony Williams, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. He is the father of musicians Taylor McFerrin and Madison McFerrin.

Known For

Son of the Pink Panther

1993

The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble

2016

Herbie Hancock Special

2004

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Movie Details

Production Info

Production:: Impact Partners, Artemis Rising

Key Crew

Producer:: Regina K. Scully

Executive Producer:: Regina K. Scully

Executive Producer:: Geralyn White Dreyfous

Executive Producer:: Dan Cogan

Editor:: David Zieff

Locations and Languages

Country:: US

Filming:: US

Languages:: en