The Recording of Mr Beast

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name = The Recording of Mr Beast


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director = David Arthur
Peter Smith
producer = David Arthur
Peter Smith
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starring = Mogwai
music = Mogwai
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distributor = Play It Again Sam
released = 6 March 2006
runtime = 40 minutes
country = Scotland flagicon|Scotland
language = English
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"The Recording of Mr Beast" is the name of a 2006 film starring Scottish Post-rock band Mogwai. The film is also known as "A Film I Was Pure In".

Overview

It is a 40 minute documentary about the recording of Mogwai's fifth album, "Mr Beast", at Castle of Doom Studios in Glasgow, Scotland, spliced in with footage from a Mogwai gig at ABC Glasgow on 18 August 2005, and Question and Answer footage featuring the band cynically answering questions about themselves and the album. The documentary was filmed in one week near the end of the recording of the album, and features footage of Mogwai recording "We're No Here" and "Glasgow Mega-Snake". A promo EPK of "Mr Beast" included a 13 minute version of the documentary.