Pitchfork

Hey there, music fan! You love music, but have you ever wondered why? Maybe you consider that love a given, something you've lived with for so long now that its origins and/or justifications almost don't matter. Or maybe you can't explain it, but you'd like a bunch of famous people to investigate the issue for you. Well, a forthcoming documentary called The Heart Is a Drum Machine contains just such an investigation.

According to a press release, The Heart Is a Drum Machine "will explore in depth people's profound connection to music, how it shapes our very existence, and the science of the way music and the human body work together."

This exploration will take the form of interviews with musicians like Britt Daniel (Spoon), Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks), Isaac Brock (Modest Mouse), Jimmy Tamborello (Postal Service, Dntel), John Doe (X), the Dandy Warhols, Maynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle), Los Lobos, Kimya Dawson, Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, and others.

Then there are the interviews with semi-musical celebrities who will most certainly get to the bottom of this matter, among them Jason Schwartzman, Elijah Wood, Bijou Phillips, and Juliette Lewis.

In the interest of academic rigor, the documentary's interview subjects include a few musicologists as well.

The Heart Is a Drum Machine is still in production by ZU33 Pictures, the folks responsible for the Moog documentary Moog. Currently, Flaming Lips drummer Steven Drozd is writing The Heart's score.