Sound City is a documentary movie about the legendary recording studio of the same name, located in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California. The film was directed by Dave Grohl, a man behind the Nevermind album of Nirvana, which was recorded at Sound City Studios. Upon the studio closing Dave Grohl purchased some equipment which was involved in albums recording of Nirvana, Fleetwood Mac and Foo Fighters. Among the equipment were rare analog mixing console which inspired some scenes for Dave Grohl. All the actors in Sound City are playing themselves: Trent Reznor (composer of many well-known soundtracks for Limitless, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Social Network and other movies), Tom Petty (an actor and soundtrack composer behind such the masterpieces as Four Christmases, Home Alone, The Silence of the Lambs and Lethal Weapon) and Mick Fleetwood (musician and soundtrack composer of Glee and Heroes).