Nat Geo WILD Celebrates the Majesty of Our Planet This Earth Day with Special Musical Event Symphony for Our World
January 13 2018 - 4:30PM
Business Wire
Unprecedented Event Pairs National
Geographic’s Stunning Natural History Footage With an Original
Symphony Composed by Bleeding Fingers Music
Symphony for Our World Premieres
Commercial-Free This Earth Day, Sunday, April 22, on Nat Geo
WILD
This Earth Day, Nat Geo WILD embarks on a symphonic celebration
of the beauty of our planet in a new television event Symphony
for Our World. The hourlong special combines stunning National
Geographic natural history footage with an original symphony
created by Emmy- and BAFTA-nominated Bleeding Fingers Music,
bringing viewers on a breathtaking musical journey through some of
the world’s most incredible wildlife spectacles.
Symphony for Our World premieres commercial-free on
Sunday, April 22, on Nat Geo WILD and will premiere globally in 140
countries. For more information, visit www.natgeowild.com or our
press site www.natgeotvpressroom.com.
Driven by a five-part composition, Symphony for Our World
pairs artistry with science as it brings viewers from the depths of
the sea, up to the coastlines, onto land, through mountains and
finally into the sky. Each environment will be accompanied by a
different chapter of the composition, resulting in a powerful
musical tribute to the beauty and wonders of our wild world.
“This Earth Day, Nat Geo WILD wants to remind people how awe
inspiring and magical life on Earth can be,” said Geoff Daniels,
executive vice president and general manager of Nat Geo WILD. “By
combining the incredible talent of Bleeding Fingers’ composers with
National Geographic’s most breathtaking wildlife cinematography, we
hope Symphony for Our World will ignite our global
audience’s passion for this miracle of a planet we call home and
move everyone to join us in protecting it for generations to
come.”
Russell Emanuel, Bleeding Fingers’ CEO and chief creative, said,
“To score a natural history project of this scale is always a
privilege, but to be given the opportunity to create a symphony
that guides the audience journey, rather than voiceover, is a rare
challenge. This together with the ecological urgency surrounding
the issues facing our planet is a responsibility that inspires our
team to create an exceptional and powerful musical narrative.”
To amplify this broadcast event, a 90-minute live orchestral
performance will be presented in
concert venues around the world starting in
the spring 2018. An inaugural performance will
be held at the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall on Earth
Day, April 22. For performance dates and ticket
information, visit natgeoevents.com/symphony.
National Geographic Partners
LLC
National Geographic Partners LLC (NGP), a joint venture between
National Geographic and 21st Century Fox, is committed to bringing
the world premium science, adventure and exploration content across
an unrivaled portfolio of media assets. NGP combines the global
National Geographic television channels (National Geographic
Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Nat Geo MUNDO, Nat Geo PEOPLE) with National
Geographic’s media and consumer-oriented assets, including National
Geographic magazines; National Geographic studios; related digital
and social media platforms; books; maps; children’s media; and
ancillary activities that include travel, global experiences and
events, archival sales, licensing and e-commerce businesses.
Furthering knowledge and understanding of our world has been the
core purpose of National Geographic for 130 years, and now we are
committed to going deeper, pushing boundaries, going further for
our consumers … and reaching millions of people around the world in
172 countries and 43 languages every month as we do it. NGP returns
27 percent of our proceeds to the nonprofit National Geographic
Society to fund work in the areas of science, exploration,
conservation and education. For more information, visit
natgeotv.com or nationalgeographic.com, or find us
on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+, YouTube, LinkedIn and Pinterest.
About Bleeding Fingers
Music
Emmy- and BAFTA-nominated Bleeding Fingers Music has assembled
an exceptional, sonically diverse roster, each selected for their
unique and complementary skills to create superlative original film
and television scores. Co-founded by Hans Zimmer, Extreme Music CEO
Russell Emanuel, Steven Kofsky and SonyATV, the company’s core
belief is that collaboration breeds innovation and working in an
environment where the gifted are empowered to be adventurous,
experimental and creatively generous results in extraordinary
music. Our 20 state-of-the-art studios based on Zimmer’s
world-renowned campus and our best-in-class production team allow
us the ability to produce music at the very highest standard.
Bleeding Fingers has created original music for productions
including Fox’s “The Simpsons,” BBC’s “Blue Planet II,” BBC’s
“Planet Earth II,” National Geographic’s Princess Diana in Her
Own Words and Challenger Disaster: The Lost Tapes, NBC’s
hit “Little Big Shots,” Sony’s “Snatch” (TV), Netflix’s original
”Dope,” History Channel’s ”Mountain Men” and BBC America’s “Top
Gear.”
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