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An intimate look into the life of icon Quincy Jones. A unique force in music and popular culture for 70 years, Jones has transcended racial and cultural boundaries; his story is inextricably... Read allAn intimate look into the life of icon Quincy Jones. A unique force in music and popular culture for 70 years, Jones has transcended racial and cultural boundaries; his story is inextricably woven into the fabric of America.An intimate look into the life of icon Quincy Jones. A unique force in music and popular culture for 70 years, Jones has transcended racial and cultural boundaries; his story is inextricably woven into the fabric of America.
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Quincy Jones is a true legend who accomplished tonnes in his life, and that's why he deserved a better documentary than this. Way too much filler for such a rich life. Maybe it should have been given to a non-family member, because Rashida Jones hasn't learned the lesson that not everything her father does is "newsworthy." The historical clips are awesome, and the juxtaposition between them work great, but the endless scenes of him in the hospital or at dinner or walking around or chatting with Kendrick Lamar could easily have been cut. I get she wanted to show how busy he is and how loved he is, but just because you filmed something,doesn't mean it's necessary to show in a 2 hour documentary.
If you love music or just have interest in pop music, watch it - Quincy Jones is a reference who has been behind lots of very popular entertainment music and inspired multiple generations.
This documentary, shown through the eyes of the main protagonist's daughter, will get you to discover a great character, with a driven and altruistic personality, possibly missing some of his human flaws!
This was one of the best music documentaries I have watched. I knew Quincy's talent was diverse but wasn't aware of how wide Quincy's scope to make excellent music across so many genres was. He could fuse musical styles but more importantly just transcend styles to produce music whose only category is "damn good music". Very inspiring to watch.
This is a fitting retrospective of one of music's heroes.
Quincy Jones is a giant of creativity - and as a music writer myself I gained so much from the little wise asides and musings that constantly crop up from past recorded interviews and in his narration ..
It's an astounding story of a life well lived, and worth watching for recognition of his incredible contribution to art, culture, politics and charity. The fact he's a fallible human with a warm heart makes it even more enjoyable a ride.
The film was made with his daughter Rashida at the helm - which adds to the beauty of the tale in my eyes: family is hugely important to Quincy.
Any critic wishing there had been more dishing of the dirt is missing the point (I'm looking at you Charles Bramesco).
Great film - make sure you can hear it well, as the soundtrack is golden.
The film was made with his daughter Rashida at the helm - which adds to the beauty of the tale in my eyes: family is hugely important to Quincy.
Any critic wishing there had been more dishing of the dirt is missing the point (I'm looking at you Charles Bramesco).
Great film - make sure you can hear it well, as the soundtrack is golden.
This is the best biography documentary i have ever seen. Quincy J is a great man, who seen all the phases of life and succeeded with tremendous courage and his nobel art. being an India and living in India, it inspired me a lot. before this doc, i didn't known him, but after this doc, this man made me cry and inspired me a lot. now i know him and have a great respect for him.
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- TriviaIn a 2018 interview, Alan Hicks described how he came to be involved in the film: "Our journey with Quincy Jones, he was involved with Keep on Keepin' On (2014), which is my first film. We got to know each other through that, and once that had finished, I met his daughter Rashida Jones and we've become good friends. She had already started on this documentary kind of by filming him piece by piece, and she came up and asked me if I would co-direct the film with her. We said yes and all of sudden we started following Quincy, Rashida and I and two camera guys (a guy called Adam Hart and another bloke named Rory Marx Anderson), and we followed him for three years filming. We filmed 800 hours worth of vérité footage, which is a lot. Then we also collected 2,000 hours of archival footage."
- Quotes
Quincy Jones: The first thing is to be humble with your creativity and graceful with your success.
- ConnectionsFeatured in CTV News at 11:30 Toronto: Episode dated 9 September 2018 (2018)
- SoundtracksKeep Reachin'
Written by Mark Ronson, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Wyatt, Chaka Khan and Quincy Jones
Performed by Mark Ronson, Chaka Khan and Quincy Jones
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- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
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- 1.78 : 1
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