Roswell Records is an imprint of

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, founded in 1995 by

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of the

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. As of 2004, it is based in

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. It was named after the UFO incident that occurred in Roswell,

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in 1947. Grohl chose the name because of his interest in

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s, despite never having been to Roswell. The label was originally set up by

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as a

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to retain the rights to Grohl's post-

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music. Roswell's first release was the Foo Fighters' self-titled debut album in 1995. The gun on the album's cover is partly intended as a reference to the

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theme associated with the names of both Roswell Records and the Foo Fighters. As of 2015, Grohl is president of Roswell Records, which still owns and licenses all of the Foo Fighters' music.

Roswell Films

In 2012, the imprint formed the film subsidiary Roswell Films, which co-produced and co-distributed Grohl's

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documentary film '' Sound City'' (2013). The film discusses the historic importance of

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and its Neve 8028 console to the world of

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, along with other recording genres. ''Sound City'' debuted on January 18, 2013 to overwhelmingly positive reviews with a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. After the success of ''Sound City'', Grohl expressed interest to ''

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'' of doing another production. According to Grohl, On May 15, 2014, it was announced that the

' eighth album would be released in the fall of 2014, and that the band would commemorate the album and their 20th anniversary with a television miniseries. Each song on the new album was recorded in a different city, featuring “local legends” on each song and lyrics inspired by the ”experiences, interviews and personalities that became part of the process.” It was later announced the series to be titled, '' Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways'' and was set to broadcast on

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on October 17, 2014. With each of the eight episodes is presented as an exploration of the musical history of a different American city through a series of interviews by Grohl. The group is also shown incorporating what they learned from the interviews into the writing and recording of a new song in or near that city. The series received equal acclaim to ''Sound City'' with the series receiving four nominations at the

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and ultimately winning two of the four. In February 2021, it was announced that Grohl would be producing and directing a documentary

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series, based on the

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''From Cradle to Stage: Stories from the Mothers Who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars'' by his mother Virginia Grohl. The series, ''From Cradle to Stage'' premiered exclusively on

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on May 6, 2021, airing six episodes. In April 2021, it was announced Grohl directed a documentary ''What Drives Us'', on van touring. It was released on April 30, 2021 on the Coda Collection via

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. In November 2021, it was reported that a film starring the Foo Fighters, titled ''

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'' was shot in secret with filming taking place in the same house the band recorded their album ''

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''. Nearing the end of filming in early 2020, production was shutdown due to the

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. Production resumed in

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months later, becoming one of the first films to do so during the pandemic. On December 2, 2021, a sneak peek trailer was uploaded to the band's YouTube channel. The official trailer was announced through the band's Twitter on January 10, and was released on January 11. The film was released theatrically on February 25, 2022 by

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Productions

Accolades

Roswell Films has received numerous nominations and awards for their productions.

References

External links

Official website
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Roswell Films

Productions

Accolades

See also

References

External links