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38 S U M M E R 2 0 2 1 I C A S Q U A R T E R L Y we are given and the creative collaboration with Kennedy/ Marshall, but they're small projects. They fit nicely in-between some of the bigger ones and they're also creatively refreshing to be able to dive into the historic value, as well as the historic value of their content. And it's not like you're having to create a new world out of nothing because it's driven by the music and actual events. Yeah, you certainly try to find new and interesting ways to ride along for the narrative and the story that's being told through the energy of the music and through the dynamic of the documentary itself. It's so much easier when the story really is an honest story and is a truthful, beautiful story, which is what we have with The Bee Gees. You've got the most amazing story of the most talented brothers—it was just a perfect, loving combination. And to take that subject matter and have Kennedy/Marshall allow it to be told through Barry the way that he told it was just gorgeous. Were there any particular mixing challenges that were notable? Certainly you want to try and tie together all of their music. Some of their music pre-dates The Beatles, so some of their source material was mono and not of the highest fidelity going through the eras. And this movie kicks off with a big concert in Oakland. The live performances are pretty rare to be seen, and we wanted to communicate, to some degree, what it was like to have been there, at a concert of that size in that era. Not everybody who's around today who's maybe tuning in to this documentary knew what that was like. So, to hear music that you're familiar with from that era, played as big as we played it, was a real awakening. I think that in doing that, there are a lot of people of the current generation who were not alive for the Bee Gees then and now get to experience the Bee Gees in a little bit of a contemporary or a refreshed, realistic way. I think it's created a new awareness of this amazing band, and that was really our goal. I suppose it was a bit of a challenge, like how do you awaken a generation that's hung up on YouTubers and TikTok influencers? How do you wake them up and illustrate the talent and momentum that this loving, family-oriented band had, and the trajectory that they were on in that era? I think when you take that realistic approach to it or you try to take some of these old masters and play them in a dynamic concert fashion, you do get the attention of kids who would normally have their nose in their phone. And I think we were pretty successful. We're happy with it. I think when you present an artist like this that kids didn't grow up with and you can show the energy and what was happening at the concerts, they can get it. Sometimes they've heard some of the music, so they're vaguely familiar with it. Then you put it into a format like we've attempted to do, this grandiose concert format. So for new viewers, as well as authentic fans, they were experiencing the Bee Gees in a way they hadn't unless they saw them live. And I just love that. It's a time capsule in a working, creative pipeline, and I dig that. That's so much fun!