Michael Bacon Music

DOWNTOWN EXPRESS NY PREMIER APRIL 20th- 26th

michael — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:07:02 +0000

Downtown Express is now screening in New York City

For more information or to purchase tickets please visit

http://downtownexpressfilm.com/

FINDING YOUR ROOTS

michael — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:38:19 +0000

Finding your roots airs every Sunday at 8/7 c on PBS. Tune in!

WHY ARE WE WASTING TIME

michael — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:01:45 +0000

Here’s a song from the 1989 film ‘Who Shot Pat” starring Sandra Bullock. I’m lucky to be singing a duet with my favorite singer Catherine Russell.

www.catherinerussell.net

Why Are We Wasting Time

SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME- 2012 SUNDANCE SELECTION

michael — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:48:49 +0000

tpt National Productions is developing Slavery by Another Name, a multi-part PBS project based upon the 2009 Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Wall Street Journal writer Douglas Blackmon. Slavery by Another Name challenges one of our country’s most cherished assumptions: the belief that slavery ended with Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of 1863. The documentary recounts how in the years following the Civil War, insidious new forms of forced labor emerged in the American South, keeping hundreds of thousands of African Americans in bondage, trapping them in a brutal system that would persist until the onset of World War II.

Based on Blackmon’s research into original documents and personal narratives, Slavery by Another Name unearths the lost stories of slaves and their descendants who journeyed into freedom after Emancipation and then back into involuntary servitude. It also tells stories of courage and redemption, and the men and women who fought against the re-emergence of human labor trafficking.

Directed by Sam Pollard

Original Scoring by Michael Bacon

EAMES: THE ARCHITECT AND THE PAINTER- AIRING DECEMBER 19TH

michael — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:33:26 +0000

American Masters presents the first film made about America’s most important and influential designers, Charles and Ray Eames, since their deaths in 1978 and 1988, respectively — and the only film that explores the link between their artistic collaboration and sometimes tortured marriage. Jason Cohn and Bill Jersey’s definitive documentary delves into the private world the Eameses created in their Renaissance-style, Venice Beach, California studio, where design history was born.

Narrated by James Franco, Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter premieres nationally Monday, December 19 from 10-11:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on WNET and on other PBS stations (check local listings) as the 25th anniversary season finale of American Masters.

Original scoring by Michael Bacon

THE EDUCATION OF DEE DEE RICKS

michael — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:49:28 +0000

The Story of one woman’s mission to defeat cancer and help others do the same. After being diagnosed with breast cancer and undergoing a double mastectomy, Dee Dee Ricks traded a hedge-fund career for philanthropy, raising money for a Harlem cancer clinic that treats underserved and uninsured patients. The film follows Ricks over a three year period as she battles her disease. struggles to raise $2.5 million for the clinic and reevaluates her purpose in life. Directed by Perri Peltz, original scoring by Michael Bacon. Airs Thursday, October 27th on HBO Documentaries.

THE MAN NOBODY KNEW

michael — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:48:05 +0000

New York, NY	Lincoln Plaza Cinemas	Opens September 23
Vancouver, BC	Vancouver International Film Festival	September 29 – October 14
Los Angeles, CA	Landmark Nuart	Opens October 14
Chicago, IL	Gene Siskel Film Center	October 21 – 26
Washington, DC	Landmark E-Street	Opens October 28
Boston, MA	Landmark Kendall Square	Opens November 18
San Francisco, CA	Landmark Lumiere	Opens December 2
Berkeley, CA	Landmark Shattuck	Opens December 2
Seattle, WA	Northwest Film Forum	Opens December 2
Portland, OR	Cinema 21	Opens December 16

MEDAL OF HONOR

michael — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:32:57 +0000

PBS NY has licensed the re-airing of “Medal of Honor” for the 10 year anniversary of 9/11. t will be airing on Weds, Sept 7th at 10pm on PBS-WNET-Thirteen and on Thu 8th, at 9 p.m. on WLIW2.

UNHAPPY BIRTHDAY

michael — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:20:54 +0000

The Bacon Brothers have reworked a new version of their song “Unhappy Birthday”, originally from the album White Knuckles, with updated lyrics to commemorate the 10 year anniversary of 9/11.

Gloria: In Her Own Words, HBO Documentaries

michael — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:12:53 +0000

Airing on HBO Documentaries on Monday, August 15th at 9 pm

http://www.hbo.com/documentaries/gloria-in-her-own-words/index.html

THE GREAT FAMINE

michael — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 20:16:27 +0000

Downtown Express

michael — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:44:08 +0000

“Downtown Express” is a movie about a band of the same name. They’re a 4 piece from Bushwick fronted by the disillusioned Ramona (Nellie McKay). They pride themselves of being able to set up their battery-powered gear in 5 minutes and play for whatever the subway platform will offer. But they’re not going anywhere.

Enter Sasha- a dashing Russian violin virtuoso (Philippe Quint) who is also disillusioned with the art/music world of Julliard and his overbearing father. He falls for Ramona with his heart and his violin and suddenly Downtown Express is going places. The Music tells their story.

“Downtown Express” stars Nellie McKay and Philippe Quint. Directed by David Grubin, written by Kathleen Cahill and produced by Michael Hausman.

Music director- Michael Bacon.

Top Ten Monks, from HBO Documentaries

michael — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:14:02 +0000

“Top Ten Monks” is the story of a group of Cistercian monks from Austria whose Gregorian chants have recently landed in England’s top ten charts and earned them musical fame. In this documentary the viewer is able to see into their daily lives; filled with over six hours of prayer a day and a true devotion to God. It follows their rise to fame and notoriety and their religious inspiration in a modern world, allowing the audience to see a world where cameras are seldom permitted and dispelling the general conception of life in a monastery.

Original score provided by Michael Bacon.

Airs on HBO2 Documentary December 22nd, 2010.

I can’t do this but, I CAN do that airing this fall on HBO!

michael — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:36:27 +0000

I can’t do this but I CAN do that, a Film for Families About Learning Differences airing this fall on HBO!

News from NYC

michael — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:06:09 +0000

Teddy: In His Own Words–WINNER of a 2010 Primetime Emmy Award!!!

After being nominated for Outstanding Nonfiction Special and Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming Emmys, the HBO Original Documentary, Teddy: in His Own Words (with original music by Michael Bacon) won the 2010 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Nonfiction Special!

Congratulations to all involved, especially Kunhardt McGee and HBO!

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Homeless: The Motel Kids of Orange County explores the world of children who reside in discounted motels within walking distance of Disneyland, living in limbo as their families struggle to survive in one of the wealthiest regions of America. The parents of motel kids are often hard workers who don’t earn enough to own or rent homes. As a result, they continue to live week-to-week in motels, hoping against hope for an opportunity that might allow them to move up in the O.C.

Directed, filmed, and produced by Alexandra Pelosi. Original score by Michael Bacon.

Airs on HBO:

Monday July 26 at 9 pm

Thursday July 29 at 12:30 am

Saturday July 31 at 1:30pm

Wednesday August 4 at 9 am

Sunday August 8 at 4pm.

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The Buddha premiering Wednesday, April 7 @ 8pm EST only on PBS

Once a man went in search of the meaning of life. What he found in a single moment of a single day would change his life and the world forever.

The Buddha. His life. His journey. His awakening.

Original music by Michael Bacon.

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Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates Jr. on PBS

The series premieres nationally Wednesdays, February 10 – March 3, 2010 from 8-9 p.m. ET!

What made America? What makes us? These two questions are at the heart of the new PBS series Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Building on the success of his series African American Lives (called by the New York Times “the most exciting and stirring documentary on any subject to appear on television in a long time,”) and African American Lives 2, Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. again turns to the latest tools of genealogy and genetics to explore the family histories of 12 renowned Americans.

Original Music by Michael Bacon

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This Emotional Life on PBS in January 2010!

Premiers January 4-6 at 9pm EST

This 3-part series represents what television does best. It opens a window into real lives, exploring ways to improve our social relationships, cope with emotional issues, and become more positive, resilient individuals. Three nights of compelling personal stories and the latest scientific research. Revealing comments from celebrities such as America Ferrera, Larry David, Alanis Morissette, John Leguizamo, Katie Couric and Richard Gere.

Original Music by Michael Bacon.

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Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City Free Public Premier in Chicago’s Millennium Park on September 2, 2009 at 7:30 pm CST

He was a master of detail who saw the big picture. He had the mind of a manger and the heart of an artist. His firm would build more than 500 buildings, a fascinating cross-section of American commerce and culture, including some of the earliest sky scrapers in the world. His work would help redefine the modern city in itself. Yet his greatest legacy may not be what he built, but what he imagined. Classically inspired and often monumental in scale, Daniel Burnham’s work sought to reconcile things often thought opposite: the practical and the ideal, business and art, and capitalism and democracy. At the center of it all was the idea of a vibrant urban community.

Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City, a new documentary film about visionary architect and city planner, Daniel Hudson Burnham (1846-1912). The film’s premiere will be at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago’s Millennium Park on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 7:30 PM CST.

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Elbert Hubbard: An American Original on PBS November 23, 2009

His life was an epic tale of love, controversy, and rebellion set against the backdrop of the American Arts and Crafts Movement. Experience the compelling story of Elbert Hubbard: An American Original. Premiers on PBS November 23, 2009 at 10:00 pm EST.

Original music by Michael Bacon.

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Teddy: In His Own Words on HBO July 13, 2009

Teddy: In His Own Words is a documentary about Senator Edward Kennedy being presented exclusively on HBO. The documentary will premiere on Monday July 13 at 9:00 pm and will also broadcast on subsequent dates. Teddy: In His Own Words kicks off the HBO summer series of documentary films.

Original music by Michael Bacon

HBO playdates of Teddy: In His Own Words

Other HBO playdates: July 19 (10:30 a.m.), 21 (7:30 a.m., 12:25 a.m.), 25 (2:30 p.m.) and 29 (3:00 p.m.) HBO2 playdates: July 15 (8:00 p.m.), 20 (2:30 p.m.), 26 (2:30 p.m.) and 31 (11:30 a.m.), and Aug. 1 (noon) and 13 (1:30 p.m.)

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The Kennedy’s on PBS May 18, 2009

This four hour American Experience program that originally aired in 1991 and earned Michael Bacon an Emmy for his original score has been re-cut to three hours and is premiering on PBS on Monday, May 18, 2009 at 9 pm EST as well as Monday May 25 at 12:30 am EST.
The Kennedy’s tells a tale of ambition, wealth, family loyalty and personal tragedy. From Joseph Kennedy’s rise on Wall Street, through John, Robert and Edward’s successes and scandals, the family has left a storied political legacy.
Michael is currently working on an American Experience program about Teddy Kennedy called Teddy: In His Own Words set to premier on HBO sometime in the fall, 2009.

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Boy Interrupted

by Perry Films was accepted into the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and will be showing at film festivals all over the world this spring/summer. Evan Perry, age 15, committed suicide in 2005. This moving, emotional film was directed by his parents, Dana and Hart Perry, award winning filmmakers from NYC. I scored it with a large chamber orchestra, and it is one of the most challenging projects I’ve ever worked on. Boy Interrupted will air on HBO in July 2009. It is also showing at the following film festivals:

Big Sky Documentary Festival – 2/13/09 – 2/22/09 Wed, Feb 18 – 6:45 PM
Philadelphia Film Festival – 3/26/09 – 4/5/09
Sarasota Film Festival - 3/27/09 – 4/5/09
Singapore International Film Festival – 4/14/09 – 4/25/09
Filmfest Muenchen – 6/26/09 – 7/4/09
Bergen International Film Festival (BIFF) – 10/21/09 – 10/28/09

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The Trials of Robert Oppenheimer

was shown on PBS in January. Robert Oppenheimer headed the Manhattan Project that developed the atomic bomb at the end of WW II. Oppenheimer is played by Academy Award Nominee, David Strathairn. It was written and directed by my long time client, David Grubin.

Appearance on “Conversations with Bill Hoffman”

michael — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:30:14 +0000

“Conversations With Bill Hoffman” Bill Hoffman is an opera librettist who has a talk show on the CUNY channel. I was a guest on two of his shows, singing a few songs and talking about my music. The episodes are in two parts and air on channel 75 in NYC.

Part I: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at 10:30 am and 3:30 pm / Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 8:30 am and 6:00 pm.
Part II: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 10:30 am and 3:30 pm / Sunday, February 22, 2009 at 8:30 am and 6:00 pm