Herb Alpert: Music for Your Eyes is a 2002 American documentary film about the paintings and sculptures of musician and record producer Herb Alpert. It was written, produced and directed by Tom Neff. The soundtrack of the film is co-composed and performed by Alpert.

Synopsis

This documentary explores Herb Alpert's abstract paintings and his more figurative bronze sculptures, focusing on the first major retrospective of his work given at the Tennessee State Museum. It shows how music has infused his paintings and sculptures through color, concept, and form.

Herb Alpert: Music for Your Eyes

The entire musical score to this visual film is composed and played by Herb Alpert, and his personality is probed through his artwork.

Herb Alpert: Music for Your Eyes

Interviews

Herb Alpert

Lois Riggins-Ezzell, Executive Director, Tennessee State Museum in Nashville

Phil Kreuger

Peter Frank

Lani Alpert Hall

Kristan Marvell

Background

The film is based on the museum exhibition, "Herb Alpert: Music for Your Eyes." The exhibition was on view at the museum in 2001 and features Herb Alpert's paintings and sculptures he created from 1978 to 2001.

Herb Alpert: Music for Your Eyes

References

External links

Tom Neff official web site (see Films for film clip)

Herb Alpert interview re "Music for Your Eyes" art catalog and show at NPR

2002 films

2002 documentary films

American documentary films

Films directed by Tom Neff

American independent films

Herb Alpert

2002 independent films

2000s English-language films

2000s American films