Netflix has dropped The Greatest Night in Pop trailer for its newest documentary movie, which chronicles the behind-the-scene story of the iconic 1985 song “We are the World.” The film will have its world premiere at 2024 Sundance Film Festibak.
The video teases how writers Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson and producers Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian were able to gather the brightest stars of the music industry for one night. It will feature interviews with the music video’s musicians, engineers, and production crew as they reminisce about one of the most storied nights in music history.
Check out The Greatest Night in Pop trailer below (watch more trailers):
What to expect in The Greatest Night in Pop?
“In January 25, 1985, dozens of the biggest names in music convened at a studio in Los Angeles, checked their egos at the door and recorded a song to benefit African famine relief that would alter global pop culture history,” reads the synopsis. “The Greatest Night in Pop chronicles the massive undertaking to assemble the world’s most impressive supergroup in a world before cell phones and email. That group of artists — led by the song’s co-writers and two of the most significant musicians of the 20th century — Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie — came from different worlds but united to record ‘We Are the World.’ Featuring never-before-seen footage, the film details the early planning stages, including the writing sessions with Richie and Jackson, and goes inside the famed Henson Studios where “We Are the World” was recorded.”
The Greatest Night in Pop is directed by Bao Nguyen and produced by Julia Nottingham, the team behind the acclaimed Bruce Lee documentary (Be Water). Executive producers are Angus Wall, Amit Dey, and Becky Read. It is produced by Richie, Julia Nottingham, Bruce Eskowitz, Larry Klein, Harriet Sternberg, and George Hencken.
