PREVIEW: The Day The Music Died: The Story of Don McLean’s “American Pie” (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

(as themselves) Don McLean, Garth Brooks, Brian Wilson, Peter Gallagher, Jade Bird, Jencarolos Canela, Maffio, Home Free, Tyson Fury

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Mark Moormann (For Once in My Life), director, cinematographer; Dave Harding (film debut) and Spencer Proffer (Diana Ross: Her Life, Love & Legacy), producers; Larry Brown (As Seen Through These Eyes) and Phil Kay (film debut), composers; Brian Bayerl (The Paladins), cinematographer; Nick J. Webb (Treasures of Chinese Porcelain), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

More than fifty years since Don McLean’s song “American Pie” became a timeless cultural phenomenon, the secrets behind its conception and generational appeal are revealed…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The famous song by Don McLean is given its own legacy documentary, with the singer himself along with other artists revealing fascinating new details about its timeless appeal.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

TUESDAY 19TH JULY 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON PARAMOUNT+

 

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