First Trailer for ‘Becoming Led Zeppelin’ Rock Doc – Opening in IMAX
by Alex Billington
December 5, 2024
Source: YouTube
“The first time we played together was stunning. It was like a gift from heaven.” Sony Pictures Classics has revealed the official trailer for Becoming Led Zeppelin, a music history rock ‘n roll documentary from filmmaker Bernard MacMahon. This exciting look back at the early days of Led Zeppelin first premiered at the 2024 Telluride Film Festival and it’s now set for an IMAX debut in theaters February 2025. Get all your friends for a night out! Becoming Led Zeppelin explores the origins of this iconic group and their meteoric rise in just one year against all the odds. Powered by awe-inspiring, psychedelic, never-before-seen footage, performances, music, MacMahon’s experiential cinematic odyssey explores Led Zeppelin’s creative, musical, and personal origin story. The film is told in Led Zeppelin’s own words and is the first officially sanctioned film on the group. They add: “The filmmakers were up against epic challenges, including the fact that hardly any footage from the band’s early period existed. MacMahon & McGourty embarked on a global detective search for material.” Impressive! This looks super groovy and totally radical – not only about the band but about the power of music changing the world in the 1960s. Looks like a must watch when it drops.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Bernard MacMahon’s doc Becoming Led Zeppelin, via YouTube:
“We spent five years flying back and forth across the Atlantic scouring attics and basements in pursuit of rare and unseen film footage, photographs and music recordings,” writer/producer Allison McGourty states. “Then we transferred each piece of media with custom techniques, so that in IMAX, these 55-year-old clips and music would look and sound like they came out of the lab yesterday.”
Becoming Led Zeppelin explores the origins of this iconic group and their meteoric rise in just one year against all the odds. Powered by awe-inspiring, psychedelic, never-before-seen footage, performances and music, Bernard MacMahon’s experiential cinematic odyssey explores Led Zeppelin’s creative, musical, and personal origin story. The film is told in Led Zeppelin’s own words and is the first officially sanctioned film on the group. The exciting hybrid docu-concert film also unveils a huge amount of rare & unseen Led Zeppelin performance footage. The result is a visceral musical experience that will transport audiences into the concert halls of Led Zeppelin’s earliest tours, accompanied by intimate, exclusive commentary from the famously private band. Becoming Led Zeppelin is directed by acclaimed doc filmmaker Bernard MacMahon, director of the other music docs The Big Bang and American Epic previously, and other rock ‘n roll projects. It’s produced by Allison McGourty and Paradise Pictures in association with Big Beach. This initially premiered at the 2024 Telluride Film Festival. Sony Pictures Classics will debut MacMahon’s Becoming Led Zeppelin in IMAX theaters on February 5th, 2025 early next year. Anyone want to watch?
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