SummaryDocumentarian 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 tour of cult... Read More
Directed By:Chris Perkel
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
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Sep 27, 2017
70
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.
Sep 27, 2017
70
Chris Perkel’s reverent documentary Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives is a valedictory for Mr. Davis.
Sep 27, 2017
60
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.
Sep 26, 2017
60
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.
Sep 27, 2017
42
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.
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Production Company:
- Hotwells Productions
- IM Global
- Scott Free Productions
Release Date:Sep 27, 2017
Duration:2 h 3 m
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




























