Showtime special on Brian Wilson's SMiLE album
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 10:37 am
Showtime to Air Brian Wilson Smile Special October 5th
Showtime announced the premier of "Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and The Story of Smile, a feature length documentary chronicling the most famous unreleased album in music history. The film, directed by David Leaf, will air on Showtime, October 5th at 9PM (ET).
The documentary features exclusive interviews with the album's key participants, including Wilson, Van Dyke Parks, studio musicians Carol Kaye and Hal Blaine, Brian's songwriting peers Burt Bacharach and Jimmy Webb and rock music legends Sir George Martin and Roger Daltrey. Other interviews feature commentary from Elvis Costello, Jeff Bridges, Rob Reiner and many more.
The film will also contain rare archival material including footage from Wilson's legendary performance of "Surf's Up" on Leonard Bernstein's 1967 American television special and the only known color photos from the Smile sessions.
Showtime announced the premier of "Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and The Story of Smile, a feature length documentary chronicling the most famous unreleased album in music history. The film, directed by David Leaf, will air on Showtime, October 5th at 9PM (ET).
The documentary features exclusive interviews with the album's key participants, including Wilson, Van Dyke Parks, studio musicians Carol Kaye and Hal Blaine, Brian's songwriting peers Burt Bacharach and Jimmy Webb and rock music legends Sir George Martin and Roger Daltrey. Other interviews feature commentary from Elvis Costello, Jeff Bridges, Rob Reiner and many more.
The film will also contain rare archival material including footage from Wilson's legendary performance of "Surf's Up" on Leonard Bernstein's 1967 American television special and the only known color photos from the Smile sessions.