A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn

A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn

82 mins | Documentary, Music | Jan. 1, 2002

Claudia Heuermann's A Bookshelf On Top of the Sky gives us a rare peek into the working methods of one of the most notorious and reclusive composers on the scene today. Filmed over a ten year period, this documentary includes live footage of Masada, Naked City, Cobra, as well as improvisations, his classical work and rare interviews. A prize winner at European festivals, this film documents Heuermann's very personal, fifteen year odyssey with the music of John Zorn. At times frightening, at times hilarious, at times frighteningly hilarious.

A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn

82 mins | Documentary, Music | Jan. 1, 2002

A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn
Claudia Heuermann's A Bookshelf On Top of the Sky gives us a rare peek into the working methods of one of the most notorious and reclusive composers on the scene today. Filmed over a ten year period, this documentary includes live footage of Masada, Naked City, Cobra, as well as improvisations, his classical work and rare interviews. A prize winner at European festivals, this film documents Heuermann's very personal, fifteen year odyssey with the music of John Zorn. At times frightening, at times hilarious, at times frighteningly hilarious.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Tzadik
Original title A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn
Directors Claudia Heuermann
Writers

Cast

John Zorn

as Himself

Fred Frith

as Himself

Mike Patton

as Himself

Ikue Mori

as Herself

Yamatsuka Eye

as Himself