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Al Bell(I)

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  • Producer
  • Soundtrack
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A documentary about the soul of American music. The film follows the recording of a new album featuring legends from Stax records and Memphis mentoring and passing on their musical magic to stars and artists of today.
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Take Me to the River (2014)
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Al Bell was born on 15 March 1940 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. He is a composer and producer, known for Death Proof (2007), Zodiac (2007) and 6 Underground (2019). He has been married to Lydia Mae Purifoy since 25 December 1963. They have two children.
BornMarch 15, 1940
BornMarch 15, 1940
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      • 1 win

    Known for

    Death Proof (2007)
    Death Proof
    7.0
    • Soundtrack(as Alvertis Isbell, "Good Love, Bad Love")
    • 2007
    Zodiac (2007)
    Zodiac
    7.7
    • Soundtrack("Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic")
    • 2007
    Ryan Reynolds, Mélanie Laurent, Dave Franco, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Corey Hawkins, Ben Hardy, and Adria Arjona in 6 Underground (2019)
    6 Underground
    6.1
    • Soundtrack(as Alvertis Isbell, "I'll Take You There")
    • 2019
    Rose McGowan in Grindhouse (2007)
    Grindhouse
    7.5
    • Soundtrack(as Alvertis Isbell, "Good Love, Bad Love")
    • 2007

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    Composer

    • Grateful Dead: Backstage Pass (1992)
      Grateful Dead: Backstage Pass
      Video
      • Composer
      • 1992
    • The Black Crowes: Hard to Handle (1990)
      The Black Crowes: Hard to Handle
      6.5
      Music Video
      • Composer (as Alvertis Isbell)
      • 1990

    Producer

    • Take Me to the River (2014)
      Take Me to the River
      6.8
      • associate producer
      • 2014
    • Wattstax (1973)
      Wattstax
      7.6
      • executive producer
      • 1973

    Soundtrack

    • Tom Hardy in Venom: The Last Dance (2024)
      Venom: The Last Dance
      6.1
      • writer: "Hard to Handle" (as Alvertis Isbell)
      • 2024
    • Hilary Swank, Emily Mitchell, and Alan Ritchson in Ordinary Angels (2024)
      Ordinary Angels
      7.4
      • writer: "Hard to Handle", "I'll Take You There" (as Alvertis Isbell)
      • 2024
    • Charlize Theron, Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, Brie Larson, Ludacris, Jason Momoa, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, John Cena, Alan Ritchson, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Daniela Melchior in Fast X (2023)
      Fast X
      5.7
      • writer: "Give It Up" (as Alvertis Isbell)
      • 2023
    • Jurnee Smollett, Chris Hemsworth, and Miles Teller in Spiderhead (2022)
      Spiderhead
      5.5
      • writer: "I'll Take You There" (as Alvertis Isbell)
      • 2022
    • Chiwetel Ejiofor and Naomie Harris in The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022)
      The Man Who Fell to Earth
      7.3
      TV Series
      • writer: "I'll Take You There"
      • 2022
    • Zendaya in Euphoria (2019)
      Euphoria
      8.3
      TV Series
      • writer: "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic"
      • 2022
    • Linda Hamilton, Alan Tudyk, Elizabeth Bowen, Meredith Garretson, Corey Reynolds, Sara Tomko, Levi Fiehler, Alice Wetterlund, and Judah Prehn in Resident Alien (2021)
      Resident Alien
      8.1
      TV Series
      • writer: "It Ain't No Easy Thing"
      • 2021
    • The New York Times Presents (2020)
      The New York Times Presents
      6.8
      TV Series
      • writer: "I'll Take You There" (uncredited)
      • 2021
    • Cate Blanchett in Mrs. America (2020)
      Mrs. America
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • writer: "I'll Take You There"
      • 2020
    • Mark McKinney, America Ferrera, Ben Feldman, Colton Dunn, Lauren Ash, Kaliko Kauahi, Nichole Sakura, and Nico Santos in Superstore (2015)
      Superstore
      7.9
      TV Series
      • writer: "I'll Take You There"
      • 2020
    • Ryan Reynolds, Mélanie Laurent, Dave Franco, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Corey Hawkins, Ben Hardy, and Adria Arjona in 6 Underground (2019)
      6 Underground
      6.1
      • writer: "I'll Take You There" (as Alvertis Isbell)
      • 2019
    • Kathy Bates, Sam Rockwell, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde, and Paul Walter Hauser in Richard Jewell (2019)
      Richard Jewell
      7.5
      • writer: "I'll Take You There" (as Alvertis Isbell)
      • 2019
    • American Soul (2019)
      American Soul
      7.1
      TV Series
      • writer: "I'll Take You There"
      • 2019
    • Seeing Allred (2018)
      Seeing Allred
      7.3
      • writer: "I'll Take You There"
      • 2018
    • Niecy Nash, Carrie Preston, Judy Reyes, Jenn Lyon, and Karrueche Tran in Claws (2017)
      Claws
      7.5
      TV Series
      • writer: "I'll Take You There" (as Alvertis Isbell)
      • 2017

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    • Alternative name
      • Alvertis Isbell
    • Born
      • March 15, 1940
      • Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
    • Spouse
      • Lydia Mae PurifoyDecember 25, 1963 - present (2 children)
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      One of the founders of Stax Records.

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