Billie Eilish is Happier Than Ever to be coming to Disney+
Los Angeles, California - Billie Eilish is bringing Los Angeles – and her music – to the world.
The 19-year-old LA native will launch Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles, a "concert experience" on September 3, the Disney+ streaming platform announced Thursday.
The special, filmed at the famed Hollywood Bowl venue, will include every song from Eilish’s upcoming Happier Than Ever album performed in order.
She will be backed by her brother Finneas, the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, the Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by Music and Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel, and world renowned Brazilian guitarist Romero Lubambo, with orchestra arrangements by David Campbell.
"Disney is incredibly iconic, so to collaborate on something like this is a huge honor," Eilish said in a statement. "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."
The special, directed by Robert Rodriguez and Oscar-winner Patrick Osborne, "will also include animated elements, taking viewers on a dreamlike journey through Billie’s hometown of Los Angeles and its most iconic backdrops," according to Disney.
Concert films have been popularly lately, especially with tours shut down during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Beyoncé's Homecoming, the filmed version of her 2018 Coachella performance, hit Netflix in 2019 to wide acclaim.
Last year, Taylor Swift released Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions, an intimate recording of her first pandemic album, recorded in upstate New York.
Eilish will now join the ranks.
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