BMG is releasing a brand new movie about David Bowie referred to as Moonage Daydream, which it describes as “a definitive new portrait” of the late star.
The documentary, written, directed, edited, and produced by filmmaker Brett Morgen, is the primary David Bowie movie to be formally sanctioned by his property.
BMG says that the movie, together with its title observe Moonage Daydream, attracts extensively on Bowie’s 1970 to 1977 track catalog, by which BMG has a 25% stake.
BMG got here to personal its 25% stake within the Bowie track catalog when it acquired impartial writer Chrysalis again in 2010 for $168.6 million, a deal by which BMG additionally purchased pursuits in songs by Michael Jackson and Blondie.
The corporate says that its relationship with the Bowie catalog is “unaffected” by Warner Music Group‘s latest acquisition of the Bowie track catalog.
Warner acquired all Bowie’s track rights owned by the Bowie property in January for greater than $250 million. MBW understands that one other rightsholder, UK-based Bucks Music Group, retains a chunk of the writer’s share. WMG owns the author’s share.
Bowie’s catalog contains hits like Modifications, Starman, Ziggy Stardust, The Jean Genie, All The Younger Dudes, Life on Mars, Insurgent Insurgent, Fame, Younger People and Golden Years.
In response to BMG, filmmaker Brett Morgen (The Child Stays within the Image, Cobain: Montage of Heck, Jane) has “synthesized David Bowie’s music and artwork right into a elegant kaleidoscopic experiential cinematic odyssey that explores Bowie’s inventive, non secular, and philosophical journey”.
BMG says that the movie will present never-before-seen footage, performances, and music, and is guided “completely by Bowie’s narration”.
Moonage Daydream options 47 musical tracks, blended from their authentic stems, with Bowie’s long-time collaborator and pal Tony Visconti serving because the movie’s music producer.
Moonage Daydream is the primary movie in a multi-picture deal between Brett Morgen and BMG for IMAX productions. The movie can be launched in IMAX in choose markets.
BMG and its co-production companion Dwell Nation Productions, the chief producers and financiers of the movie, have licensed US distribution rights to Neon whereas Common Leisure Worldwide will deal with the film exterior the US.
North America cable and streaming rights have been licensed to HBO and HBO Max.
The upcoming documentary marks BMG’s newest music-related movie venture.
BMG’s latest movies and tv tasks embody DIO: Dreamers By no means Die, David Crosby: Keep in mind My Identify, and the Joan Jett documentary, Dangerous Status; Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Data; and Echo In The Canyon.
The corporate additionally not too long ago partnered with Pulse and Quickfire Movies and Lewis Capaldi for his debut feature-length documentary movie (BMG is the long-time music writer of Capaldi’s songs).
Elsewhere, in March 2021, BMGinked a multi-faceted international partnership with the Montreux Jazz Pageant, which incorporates a three-part documentary sequence celebrating the historical past of the music pageant.
Additionally within the movie world, BMGstruck a long-term unique settlement with Netflix in June 2021 to handle and administer the on-demand video large’s music publishing rights worldwide exterior the US.
The settlement noticed BMG elected because the worldwide unique music companion for Netflix-created hit motion pictures and TV exhibits comparable to The Queen’s Gambit, The Crown, Extraction, Stranger Issues, and Emily In Paris.
“BMG is proud to construct on our long-term relationship with the David Bowie property working hand-in-hand with our companions Dwell Nation Productions to deliver Brett Morgen’s imaginative and prescient to the large display screen.”
Fred Casimir, BMG
BMG EVP World Repertoire Fred Casimir, stated: “This has been a 5 yr labour of affection to honour one of many best track catalogues in music historical past.
“BMG is proud to construct on our long-term relationship with the David Bowie property working hand-in-hand with our companions Dwell Nation Productions to deliver Brett Morgen’s imaginative and prescient to the large display screen.”Music Enterprise Worldwide
