My Top Ten Musical Biography Series:

20 January, 2023 Siobhan Marie Day 0 Comments 1 category

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To commemorate the Featured TV Blog for the month of January, George & Tammy, I have gathered My Top Ten Musical Biography Series! If you’re looking for the best series about musical legends and their history, you came to the right place, have a look at my favorite music based series, limited, mini, or made-for-TV movie!

10. John Adams (2008)

Based on "John Adams" by David McCullough, Written by Kirk Ellis, Directed by Tom Hooper, Starring: Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, Stephen Dillane, David Morse, Tom Wilkinson, Danny Huston, Rufus Sewell, Justin Theroux, Guy Henry, with Theme music composer: Robert Lane, and Joseph Vitarelli, Country of origin: United States, Original language: English, No. of episodes: 7, Executive producers: Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, Producers: David Coatsworth, and Steve Shareshian, Running time: 501 minutes, Production companies: HBO Films, High Noon Productions, Playtone, Mid Atlantic Films, Original Network: HBO. (2008)

9. Behind the Candelabra (2013)

Based on "Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace" by Scott Thorson, and Alex Thorleifson, Screenplay by Richard LaGravenese, Directed by Steven Soderbergh, Starring: Michael Douglas, Matt Damon, Dan Aykroyd, Scott Bakula, Rob Lowe, Debbie Reynolds, with Music by Marvin Hamlisch, Country of origin: United States, Original language: English, Executive producer: Jerry Weintraub, Producers: Gregory Jacobs, Susan Ekins, and Michael Polaire, with Cinematography by Peter Andrews, Editor: Mary Ann Bernard, Running time: 118 minutes, Production company: HBO Films, Original network: HBO (2013)

8. The Beatles: Eight Days a Week: The Touring Years (2016)

Directed by Ron Howard, Written by Mark Monroe, Produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Scott Pascucci, and Nigel Sinclair, Starring: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Edited by Paul Crowder, with Music by The Beatles, Production
companies: Apple Corps, Imagine Entertainment, and White Horse Pictures, Distributed by United Kingdom: StudioCanal, and PolyGram Entertainment, United States: Abramorama, and Hulu (2016)

7. Selena: The Series (2020-21)

Spanish: Selena: la serie, Genre: Biographical, Musical, Drama, Created by Moisés Zamora, Starring: Christian Serratos, Gabriel Chavarria, Ricardo Chavira, Noemi Gonzalez, Seidy Lopez, with Composers: Camilo Froideval, and Dan Zlotnik, Country of origin: United States, Original languages: English, and Spanish, No. of seasons: 2, No. of episodes: 18, Executive producers: Jamie Davila, Rico Martinez, Suzette Quintanilla, Simran A. Singh, Hiromi Kamata, Moisés Zamora, Producers: Luisa Gomez de Silva, Lisa Matsukawa, Eddie Serrano, with Cinematography by Chuy Chavez, Editors: Karen Antunes, Mario Monroy Nieblas, Joselito Martínez, Karina Espinoza Vázquez, Jose M. Martinez, Running time: 32–40 minutes, Production companies: Campanario Entertainment, and Baja Studios, Original network: Netflix (2020-21)

6. The Temptations (1998)

Screenplay by Robert Johnson, and Kevin Arkadie, Directed by Allan Arkush, Starring: Charles Malik Whitfield, D.B. Woodside, Terron Brooks, Christian Payton, Leon, Tina Lifford, Jenifer Lewis, Gina Ravera, Obba Babatundé, J. August Richards, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Christopher Reid, Mel Jackson, Smokey Robinson, Alan Rosenberg, Bianca Lawson, Narrated by Charles Malik Whitfield, with Theme music composer: Smokey Robinson, Country of origin: United States, Original language: English, No. of episodes: 2, Producers: Jay Benson, Otis Williams, and Shelly Berger, with Cinematography by Jamie Anderson, Editors: John Duffy, and Neil Mandelberg, Running time: 177 minutes, Production companies: de Passe Entertainment, Hallmark Entertainment, Babelsberg International Film Produktion, Original network: NBC (1998)

5. Genius: Aretha (2021)

Genre: Docudrama, Anthology, Developed by Suzan-Lori Parks (season 3), Starring: Season 3: Cynthia Erivo, Malcolm Barrett, Patrice Covington, Rebecca Naomi Jones, David Cross, Kimberly Hébert Gregory, Shaian Jordan, Courtney B. Vance, with Theme music composer: Hans Zimmer, Composer: Lorne Balfe, Country of origin: United States, Original language: English, No. of seasons: 3, No. of episodes: 28, Executive producers: Gigi Pritzker, Rachel Shane, Jeff Cooney, Sam Sokolow, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Francie Calfo, Ken Biller, Chris Cooney, Alan Sam Polsky, Gabe Polsky, John Valentine, Anthony Hemingway (season 3–), Suzan-Lori Parks (season 3–), Clive Davis (season 3–), Craig Kallman (season 3–), Diana Son (season 3–), Producers: William M. Connor, Steven Felder, Robert M. Williams Jr., Anna Culp, Kelly A. Manners,with Cinematography by Mathias Herndl, Editors: J. Kathleen Gibson, James Wilcox, James Kilton, and Mark Sadlek, Camera setup: Single-camera, Running time: 43–62 minutes, Production companies: Imagine Television Studios, Paperboy Productions, MWM Studios, EUE / Sokolow Entertainment, Warner Music Entertainment (season 3), Tumbleweed Productions (season 3–present), and 20th Television, Original network: National Geographic (seasons 1–3), and Disney+ (season 4) (2017-)

4. Fosse/Verdon (2019)

Genre: Biographical drama, Based on "Fosse" by Sam Wasson, Developed by Steven Levenson, and Thomas Kail, Starring: Sam Rockwell, Michelle Williams, Norbert Leo Butz, Margaret Qualley, with Theme music composer: Alex Lacamoire, and Composer: Nathan Barr, Country of origin: United States, Original language: English, No. of episodes: 8, Executive producers: Steven Levenson, Thomas Kail, Joel Fields, Lin-Manuel Miranda, George Stelzner, Sam Rockwell, Michelle Williams, and Nicole Fosse, Producers: Erica Kay, Kate Sullivan, and Brad Carpenter, with Cinematography by Tim Ives, Editors: Tim Streeto, and Kate Sanford, Running time: 41–59 minutes, Production companies: West Egg Studios, 5000 Broadway Productions, Pyrrhic Victory Productions, Joel Fields Productions, Old 320 Sycamore, Fox 21 Television Studios, and FXP, Original network: FX (2019)

3. Tina (2021)

Directed by Dan Lindsay, and T. J. Martin, Produced by Diane Becker, Jonathan Chinn, and Simon Chinn, Starring: Tina Turner, with Cinematography by Dimitri Karakatsansis, and Megan Stacey, Edited by Taryn Gould, Carter Gunn, and T. J. Martin, with Music by Danny Bensi, and Saunder Jurriaans, Production
companies: HBO Documentary Films, Lightbox Entertainment, Distributed by HBO (United States), Altitude Film, Distribution: Sky Documentaries (United Kingdom and Ireland) (2021)

2. Elvis (2005)

Elvis, written by Patrick Sheane Duncan; directed by James Steven Sadwith; starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Rose McGowan, Randy Quaid, Tim Guinee, Camryn Manheim, and Robert Patrick. Produced by Judy Cairo for CBS Network (2005)

1. The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992)

Written by Joyce Eliason, Directed by Karen Arthur, Starring: Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Angela Bassett, Holly Robinson Peete, Margaret Avery, Alex Burrall, Jermaine Jackson Jr., Bumper Robinson, Floyd Meyers Jr., Monica Calhoun, Jason Weaver, Angel Vargas, Terrence Howard, Vanessa Williams, Billy Dee Williams, Wylie Draper, Colin Steele, with Theme music composer: Harold Wheeler, Country of origin: United States, and Italy, Original languages: English, and Italian, No. of episodes: 2, Producers: Suzanne de Passe, Joyce Eliason, Jermaine Jackson, Margaret Maldonado, and Stan Margulies, Running time: 300 min., Original network: ABC (1992)

And that’s all folks! My Top Ten Musical Biography Series! Thanks for reading and stay tuned for the next great Top Ten List!

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