Billie Eilish announces ‘Happier Than Ever’ Los Angeles concert film

Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter To Los Angeles premieres exclusively on Disney+ on Sept 3rd

GRAMMY Award-winning and chart-topping artist Billie Eilish will make her Disney+ debut with Happier than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles, a cinematic concert experience, premiering globally on Friday, September 3rd. Fresh off the heels of her new album, Happier than Ever, the Disney+ original will feature an intimate performance of every song in the album’s sequential order – for the first and only time – from the stage of the legendary Hollywood Bowl.

Directed by Robert Rodriguez and by Oscar-winner Patrick Osborne the special will also include animated elements, taking viewers on a dreamlike journey through Eilish’s hometown of Los Angeles and its most iconic backdrops. The film features FINNEAS, the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, the Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel, and world renowned Brazilian guitarist, Romero Lubambo, with Orchestra Arrangements by David Campbell. Happier than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles was produced by Interscope Films and Darkroom Productions, in associate with Nexus Studios and Aron Levine Productions, with Kerry Asmussen as the Live Concert Director and Pablo Berron as Director of Photography.

“Disney is incredibly iconic, so to collaborate on something like this is a huge honor,” states Eilish. “To be able to present my album in this way and dedicate it to the city that I love and grew up in is so exciting to me. I hope you love it.”

“We are all huge admirers of Billie and Finneas here in our household. They are such impressive, world class talents that it’s a real honor to work with them on this film,” shares director Robert Rodriguez “The way the narrative story and animated pieces weave through her incredible concert performance, makes this a spectacular event that is truly unique.”

“Billie has captivated fans around the world with her soulful voice and raw, honest lyrics, and we are proud to bring this incredibly cinematic and unique concert experience to Disney+,” adds Michael Paull, president Disney+ and ESPN+.

On July 30th, Happier Than Ever will be available on CD, 2 LP, cassette, limited edition indie exclusive brown 2 LP vinyl and multiple retail exclusive versions, including Target exclusive CD and Target exclusive light blue vinyl with bonus poster and Amazon exclusive green vinyl. Several Billie Eilish web exclusives include a golden yellow vinyl, cool grey vinyl, pink cassette and brown cassette.

Eilish has several US festival performances scheduled this year, including Firefly Music Festival in Dover, The Governors Ball in New York City, and the Austin City Limits Music Festival which sold out 3-Day tickets for both weekends in less than three hours. She will launch the Happier Than Ever, The World Tour 2022 in February in New Orleans. The 32 date North American arena run will be making stops across the US and Canada, before heading across the Atlantic for an 18-date arena tour across Europe and the United Kingdom, starting June 3rd.

Buddy Iahn
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