An absolutely delightful film. Beautifully made and produced and warm and charming. I was just delighted with it.
An absolutely delightful film. Beautifully made and produced and warm and charming. I was just delighted with it.
- Charles Solomon, FilmWeek KPCC
Killing Me Softly With His Songs
KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONGS is a documentary about iconic composer Charles Fox (“I Got A Name”, “Ready To Take A Chance Again,” “Killing Me Softly With His Song” and numerous television theme songs) — but it is so much more than that. This film is a joyous celebration of music — most especially live music, and its power to connect people and bridge cultures. This smoking hot musical feast will make you want to dance.
In addition to the extraordinary live performances shot in concert halls, jazz clubs, and home settings, by luminaries like Jason Alexander, Barenaked Ladies, Alain Boublil, Common, A.J. Croce, Alexandre Desplat, Roberta Flack, Anne Sila, Diane Warren, Donald Webber, Jr, Paul Williams, Rita Wilson and Henry Winkler, KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONGS follows Fox’s fascinating life from the Bronx to Paris, Hollywood and Havana, all of which unfolds through intimate conversations and personal anecdotes that run the gamut from hilarious to heartbreaking.
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Hollywood Music In Media Awards - Best Music Documentary/Special Program
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival - Audience Award
Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival - Audience Award
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Gold Entertainment Media Group is a full-service creative production company specializing in development and production. GEMG creates and produces feature films and television series - in the unscripted and scripted space. The company was founded by director, producer and writer Danny Gold.
Gold and his creative team specialize in stories that celebrate music, friendship, laughter and the creative spirit, with expertise in developing, and producing original material across multiple platforms including television, new media, feature films and theater. Gold also has extensive background in scripted films, including developing and executive producing the Agent Cody Banks franchise for MGM.
Three of his documentaries have premiered on HBO: The Emmy-nominated IF YOU’RE NOT IN THE OBIT, EAT BREAKFAST, starring Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Dick Van Dyke, Norman Lear, Kirk Douglas, Betty White, Tony Bennett and Jerry Seinfeld; the Oscar-shortlisted for Best Original Song, THE BRONX, USA; and most recently THE SUPER BOB EINSTEIN MOVIE, starring Jimmy Kimmel, Larry David, Cheryl Hines, JB Smoove, Susie Essman, Money B, David Letterman, Steve Martin and Patton Oswalt.
CAST
Cristian Alejandro
Edesio Alejandro
Jason Alexander
Barenaked Ladies
Alan Boublil
Common
Alexandre Desplat
Larry Peerce
Diane Warren
Donald Webber, Jr.
Paul Williams
Rita Wilson
Henry Winkler
and Charles Fox
CREW
Danny Gold
Director
Producer
Writer
Taryn Grimes
Producer
Michael Mayhew
Editor
Writer
Consulting Producer
Larry Herbst
Director of Photography
Editor
Consulting Producer
Matthew Wachsman
Director of Photography (Cuba)
Charles Fox
Original Music
Michael Ryan
Re-Recording Engineer
Robert S. Bader
Executive Producer
Lisa Lautenberg Birer
Executive Producer
Mark Brown
Executive Producer
Jay Firestone
Executive Producer
Phil Ittner
Executive Producer
Bruce Levine
Executive Producer
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