HBO announced today that Pearl Jam lead guitarist Mike McCready has composed the original score for the upcoming documentary Elvis Presley: The Searcher. The movie directed by Thom Zimny focuses on Elvis Presley the musical artist, taking the audience on a comprehensive creative journey from his childhood through the final 1976 Jungle Room recording sessions. The 3-hour film features more than 20 new, primary source interviews with session players, producers, engineers, directors and other artists who knew him or who were profoundly influenced by him. Glen Zipper, Priscilla Presley, Jerry Schilling, Andrew Solt, Alan Gasmer and Jamie Salter are executive producing the project. RCA/Legacy Recordings will release a soundtrack album for the documentary on April 6. McCready has previously scored a number of movies, including the documentaries Fat Kid Rules the World and The Glamour & the Squalor. Elvis Presley: The Searcher will premiere on April 14, 2018 on HBO.
Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready Scoring HBO’s ‘Elvis Presley: The Searcher’
Posted: January 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Elvis Presley: The Searcher, HBO, Mike McCready
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