‘moonage Daydream’: Bmg Pronounces New David Bowie Film – Bertelsmann Se & Co. Kgaa
BMG has introduced a documentary approximately the well-known singer David Bowie. The film, to be launched shortly, is the primary documentary approximately Bowie legal with the aid of his estate. “Moonage Daydream” changed into mutually produced and financed by using BMG and Live Nation Productions. The film’s track producer is David Bowie’s longtime musical associate Tony Visconti.
BMG will rapidly launch “Moonage Daydream,” a definitive new portrait of David Bowie via Brett Morgen and the primary film to be formally sanctioned through Bowie’s estate.The documentary turned into co-produced and co-financed by using BMG and Live Nation. The partners have certified the U.S. distribution rights to Neon, whilst Universal Entertainment International will handle the film out of doors the U.S. North America cable and streaming rights were certified to HBO and HBO Max.
Acclaimed filmmaker Brett Morgen (“The Kid Stays in the Picture,” “Cobain: Montage of Heck,” “Jane”) has synthesized David Bowie’s music and artwork into a kaleidoscopic experiential cinematic odyssey that explores Bowie’s creative, spiritual, and philosophical journey. With never-earlier than-seen pictures, performances, and music, “Moonage Daydream” is guided completely by way of Bowie’s narration. The movement picture features 47 musical tracks mixed from their unique stems. Bowie’s long-time collaborator and friend Tony Visconti is the film’s music manufacturer.
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The film, together with its identify song, attracts considerably on Bowie’s 1970 to 1977 track catalog, in which BMG has a 25-percent stake, which include hits like “Changes,” “Starman,” “Ziggy Stardust,” “The Jean Genie,” “All The Young Dudes,” “Life on Mars,” “Rebel Rebel,” “Fame,” “Young Americans” and “Golden Years.” BMG’s relationship with the Bowie catalog is unaffected by using Warner Music’s latest acquisition of the Bowie song catalog. BMG EVP Global Repertoire Fred Casimir said, “This has been a 5-12 months exertions of love to honor one of the finest tune catalogs in music history. BMG is proud to construct on our lengthy-term relationship with the David Bowie estate running hand-in-hand with our companions Live Nation Productions to deliver Brett Morgen’s imaginative and prescient to the massive display.”
“Moonage Daydream” is the primary film in a multi-photograph deal between Brett Morgen and BMG for IMAX productions. Designed from concept as a unique cinematic enjoy, the film could be launched in IMAX in pick out markets. In the IMAX process, films are projected in higher resolution onto specially huge display areas that almost absolutely fill the viewer’s field of vision. The film is written, directed, edited, and produced by way of Brett Morgen. Executive Producers are Hartwig Masuch, Kathy Rivkin Daum, and Justus Haerder for BMG; Michael Rapino, Heather Parry, and Ryan Kroft for Live Nation Productions; Bill Zysblat, Tom Cyrana, Aisha Cohen, and Eileen D’Arcy for RZO; Billy Gerber, and Debra Eisenstadt.
The upcoming documentary is the modern day project in BMG’s developing line of song-associated movies and television tasks which include “DIO: Dreamers Never Die,” which recently made its global ideal on the 2022 SXSW Film Festival; the seriously acclaimed Sundance Film Festival alternatives “David Crosby: Remember My Name” – Grammy-nominated for “Best Music Film” – and the Joan Jett documentary, “Bad Reputation”; “Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records”; and “Echo In The Canyon,” one of the pinnacle-grossing documentaries of 2019. Recently, BMG partnered with Pulse and Quickfire Films and multi-Platinum, -time BRIT Award-triumphing, Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi for his debut function-period documentary movie. BMG is the lengthy-time track writer of Capaldi’s songs.
