Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives

Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives is a documentary about the career of American record executive Clive Davis. It was directed and edited by Chris Perkel and produced by Michael Bernstein.[1] The film is based in his autobiography The Soundtrack of My Life, released in 2013.

Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
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Directed byChris Perkel
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Running time
123 minutes
CountryUnited States

Critical reception

Variety noted that in the film "we get the saga of a tender musical fairy godfather", but "you won’t learn much about Davis’ personal story".[2] The Arts Desk wrote that "it's an extraordinary two-hour tale of a man with great ears and a passion to match".[3] In a negative review, IndieWire wrote that the film is not a documentary, but a "prolonged tribute reel with ample material to fuel a dozen lifetime achievement award ceremonies" and the film's "hagiographic tone only worsens once Davis himself takes centerstage as the chief interview subject".[4]

References
  1. "Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives". Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  2. Gleiberman, Owen (April 19, 2020). "Tribeca Film Review: 'Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives'". Variety. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  3. Thomson, Liz (April 13, 2020). "Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Netflix review - a friendly provocateur". The Arts Desk. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  4. Kohn, Eric (April 20, 2017). "'Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives' Review: Everything You Already Knew About Clive Davis In a Pointless, Authorized Package — Tribeca 2017". IndieWire. Retrieved July 21, 2021.


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