About folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions

folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions is an intimate, documentary-style music and concert film that features Taylor Swift. Released in 2020, the film captured Swift during the production of her critically acclaimed album, "folklore". The film offered an in-depth look at Swift's creative process and the stories behind the enigmatic music of the album. Displaying a stripped-down, acoustic performance of each song in the album, the movie takes place in a rustic studio set in the outskirts of upstate New York.

Production and Making

The film was produced and directed by Taylor Swift and set around a cozy fireplace inside the Long Pond studio. Swift, along with Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff who worked on the album with her, dissect the synergies and each emotion behind every song. The format of the film is kept casual, like a chat between friends making music together and sharing the elaborate stories behind each song.

Actors

• Taylor Swift: As herself. Her introspective performance set a new benchmark for her songwriting. She explained the deep meaning behind her songs and performed them with raw emotion.
• Jack Antonoff: As himself, the co-producer gave insights into the album production and played alongside Swift during the performances.
• Aaron Dessner: He was present as himself, helping the audience understand the album's creative process and playing the instruments in the acoustic performances.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• The film was a secret project and Swift released it abruptly, just like how she released the "folklore" album.
• This is the first time the trio (Swift, Antonoff, and Dessner) performed these songs live as they were created and recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Music, Soundtrack

• folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions features all of the 17 songs from Swift's "folklore" album, played in the order of the album's tracklist.
• The raw, stripped down performances in the film provided a fresh take on the studio versions of the songs.

Quotes

• "It's an album that allows you to feel your feelings without it making you feel miserable." -Taylor Swift
• "There's a thing with this album where, we just completely were in a separate physical spaces. And I think that lends itself to a different form of collaboration" -Jack Antonoff