Coming April 17 is the forthcoming animated film, Here We Are: Notes For Living on Planet Earth, adapted from the best-selling children’s book by Oliver Jeffers and narrated by Meryl Streep.
The film also features score by Alex Somers (Captain Fantastic, How To Train Your Dragon), film composer and frequent collaborator of Sigur Rós (Jónsi & Alex).
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth premieres April 17 on Apple TV+: http://apple.co/_HereWeAre
Earth Day can be a time of reflection, education or re-commitment to the world we live in. Lakeshore Records is proud to have partnered with filmmakers and composers on climate change and environmental projects such as through last year’s Before The Flood release in which we, along with composers Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Gustavo Santaolalla and Mogwai, helped raise $10k for terrapass, a charity that works to offset carbon emissions.
This year, we are pleased to present National Geographic’s A Symphony For Our World, which premieres tonight. This, and other Earth Day films below feature music by some of the world’s most celebrated musicians and composers.
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For Earth Day 2017, we take a look at movies with climate change, environmental impact and social responsibility themes, plus a film which reminds us about the beautify and power of mother nature: Leonardo DiCaprio’s Before The Flood and The 11th Hour, Jennifer Peedom’s award-winning Sherpa documentary, and Frank Hall Green’s breathtaking Wildlike drama. More details below.
Academy Award® Winner Leonardo DiCaprio may be the Wolf of Wall Street, Jay Gatsby, Romeo or Jack Dawson, but he’ll not let you forget that he’s a staunch environmentalist, as exhibited in The 11th Hour documentary (rent it on iTunes).
Lakeshore Records‘ release of The 11th Hour (Original Motion Picture Score) featuring Jean Pascal Beintus and Eric Avery score, and The 11th Hour (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) are out now. The various artists album features a carefully-curated compilation of music by Sigur Rós, Cocteau Twins, Mogwai, Lukas Haas, Arve Henriksen, Dirty Three, Deaf Center, Triola, Ulf Lohmann and Lamb. Read further to preview the albums.
On Sunday night, Leonardo DiCaprio won his first Best Actor Academy Award® for his role in The Revenant. His Oscar® acceptance speech echoes the sentiments of his documentary, The 11th Hour. “Climate change is real, it is happening right now, it is the most urgent threat facing our entire species, and we need to work collectively together and stop procrastinating.”
Lakeshore Records released both the The 11th Hour (Original Motion Picture Score) featuring a score by Jean Pascal Beintus and Eric Avery, and the various artists soundtrack, which features an incredible compilation of music from Sigur Rós, Cocteau Twins, Mogwai, Lukas Haas, Arve Henriksen, Dirty Three, Deaf Center, Triola, Ulf Lohmann and Lamb.
Watch THE 11TH HOUR documentary available now On Demand (rent it on iTunes).
