Davis Guggenheim
Peter Afterman, Thomas Tull, Lesley Chilcott, Davis Guggenheim
August 14, 2009
Sony Pictures Classics
It Might Get Loud is a documentary film by filmmakers Thomas Tull, Davis Guggenheim, Lesley Chillcott, Peter Afterman. It explores the careers and styles of prominent rock musicians Jimmy Page, The Edge, and Jack White. The film received a wide release on August 14, 2009 in the U.S. by Sony Pictures Classics. The touchstone of the film is a meeting of the three guitarists dubbed “The Summit”. In these scenes, the three guitarists not only converse about their influences and techniques, but they also play each other’s songs together, showing each other how to play “I Will Follow”, “Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground”, and “In My Time of Dying”.