December 6, 1997
Stomp Out Loud is a 1997 musical film produced by HBO that featured the Brighton, UK, and Manhattan-based dance troupe known as Stomp. The film is 44 minutes long and provides footage from the Broadway performances as well as scenes shot solely for the film. The film transforms ordinary objects and moments to make music in an unexpected way. There is hardly any dialogue in the film, but the movement of the actors display the unspoken words. The location of the scenes vary from the inside of a truck, under a bridge, the streets on a rainy day, the kitchen of a restaurant, and in the air with the actors suspended. The objects used to make the music vary from basketballs, broomsticks, socks, and trash cans.
It was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special, and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming.
It was directed by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas. The cast included Steven Dean Davis, Keith Middleton, Dashiell Eaves, Anthony Sparks, Raquel Horsford and Michael Bove.
Storyline
Stomp is a rhythmic, musical extravaganza that has stunned audiences across the globe. If you weren't lucky enough to catch them in your hometown (or you did and you crave more), now there's Stomp Out Loud, a special HBO performance that will bring the unusual musical feats right into your living room. You might just find yourself grabbing a broom or even your remote control to keep time. "It's comedy, it's theater, it's very physical, it's energetic, it's occasionally quite terrifying," says one performer. Taking their show from the theater to the streets, this astonishing troupe can make music out of just about anything and just about anywhere. --Dana Van Nest
Sound Effects Used
- Hollywoodedge, Air Brake Hiss Honk PE296501 (Heard once in the HBO Original Programming logo.)
- Hollywoodedge, Car Alarm Fast Oscill PE075101 (Heard in the HBO Original Programming logo.)
- Hollywoodedge, Car Horn Beeps High Do PE077201/Car Horn Honk Close Mi CT052301
- Hollywoodedge, Car Horn Beeps Highpi PE077101
- Hollywoodedge, Car Horn Honk Close Me CT052201/Car Horn Honk Medium PE077001
- Hollywoodedge, Doppler Car Horn By Ap PE077401/Doppler Horn By HighP CT053001
- Hollywoodedge, Doppler Horn By LeftT PE079801 (Heard once in a low pitch.)
- Hollywoodedge, Truck Brakes Brake Sq TE047902