RECORDED LIVE INSIDE LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY, RITA CHIARELLI PRESENTS... MUSIC FROM THE BIG HOUSE
"There's incredible music coming out of this place... The songs that I heard were raw and real." - Rita Chiarelli
From the riveting and award winning documentary and recorded live at the Louisiana State Maximum Security Penitentiary comes the soundtrack of Rita Chiarelli's Music From The Big House!
From acclaimed director Bruce McDonald, comes a rare and exclusive musical journey. Rita Chiarelli, an award-winning recording artist, takes a pilgrimage to the birthplace of the blues, Louisiana State Maximum Security Penitentiary a.k.a Angola Prison. She never imagined that her love of the blues would lead her down legendary Highway 61 to a historic jailhouse performance with inmates serving life sentences.
This musical journey is a glance into what used to be the bloodiest prison in America, but now gives lifers something to live for through the power of music. In contrast to sensational stories of convicts, we witness remarkable voices of hope as their love of music radiates humanity and redemption on their quest for forgiveness.
The buzz on Music From The Big House:
"Music from the Big House is about exploring the redemptive power of music." - Peter Howell, Toronto Star
"One of the things that struck me watching... is the raw power of the music... Music from the Big House is very much a documentary about jail house blues, one that gets the soul singing and the foot tapping." - Marina Antunes, Quiet Earth
"wow. WOW!... This is a must-see film for blues buffs, but it's not a film that only blues buffs will enjoy. Rather, it's a film that anybody with hope in his heart will appreciate." - Lou Novacheck, BC (Blog Critics) Movie Review
