2017
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Apple Music
2 h 3 m

2017
Not Rated
Apple Music
2 h 3 m

Summary Documentarian Chris Perkel catalogues the life and successes of iconic music executive Clive Davis, from his miraculous start at Columbia Records through his trailblazing work at Arista Records and J Records, with a heavy dose of outstanding music sprinkled in between. More than mere biography, The Soundtrack of Our Lives is a guided tou...

Documentary

Directed By: Chris Perkel

2017
Not Rated
Apple Music
2 h 3 m

2017
Not Rated
Apple Music
2 h 3 m

Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives

Name: Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-09-27
Duration: 2 min 3 s
Rating: 57
Cast: Clive Davis, Simon Cowell, Jimmy Iovine, Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Larry Jackson

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews

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Variety

Sep 27, 2017

Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives...is an example of how a movie can be flagrantly hagiographic, sentimental, and hypnotized by its own subject — and still make you want to keep watching it.

By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Sep 27, 2017

Chris Perkel’s reverent documentary Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives is a valedictory for Mr. Davis.

By Andy Webster FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Sep 27, 2017

Questions of musical taste (as opposed to hit-savvy reading of the zeitgeist) aside, Soundtrack of Our Lives does offer an informative primer for anyone unfamiliar with the scope of this truly impressive career.

By John DeFore FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Sep 26, 2017

Although Chris Perkel’s two-hour documentary can feel like an extended episode of “Behind the Music”...it’s admittedly tough to condense half a century of such remarkable musical diversity.

By Michael Rechtshaffen FULL REVIEW

IndieWire

Sep 27, 2017

Director Chris Perkel, who also edited, hasn’t made a movie so much as a prolonged tribute reel with ample material to fuel a dozen lifetime achievement award ceremonies.

By Eric Kohn FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Hotwells Productions, IM Global, Scott Free Productions

Release Date Sep 27, 2017

Duration 2 h 3 m

Rating Not Rated

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Website http://www.imglobalfilm.com/acclaim/clive-davis-the-soundtrack-of-our-lives

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Awards

Critics' Choice Documentary Awards

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Capri, Hollywood

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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Simon Cowell

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Jimmy Iovine

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs

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Larry Jackson

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Berry Gordy

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Monte Lipman

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Alicia Keys

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Jennifer Hudson

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Anthony DeCurtis

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Steve Jacobson

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Lou Adler

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Carlos Santana

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Abe Somer

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Paul Simon

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Art Garfunkel

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Doug Morris

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Bruce Springsteen

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Steven Tyler

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