![]() ![]() ![]() This way of treating the studio as an instrument would become known as “playing the studio”. The film reveals Wilson’s delirious way of working: spontaneously composing in the studio, leaving mistakes in, encouraging experimentation in others, and continually, himself, experimenting. We are given a fly-on-the-wall experience of a rarefied time and place as we witness the explosive in-studio creativity of Wilson expanding the language and traditions of popular music. His big idea was to create a unified artistic statement across a whole album.īy portraying the Pet Sounds sessions so extensively, Love & Mercy draws attention to the process of genius, rather than the product alone. Inspired by the Beatles’ album Rubber Soul (1965), Wilson’s vision was to transcend the sugary-sweet mixture of hit singles and filler material most albums aspired to at that time. ![]() Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) exists, and has influenced musicians ever since. It has been described as one of the most influential early concept albums, was credited by the Beatles’ producer George Martin as the reason Sgt. The Beach Boys in Love & Mercy (2015): (L-R) Kenny Wormald as Dennis Wilson, Graham Rogers as Al Jardine, Brett Davem as Carl Wilson, Jake Abel as Mike Love and Paul Dano as Brian Wilson. ![]()
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