Fans will have the opportunity to see the delay once again Avicii on your screens The DJ, who left us in 2018 after a long battle with depression, will see Netflix release a documentary about him at the end of the year.
Titled “Avicii-I’m Tim“, the documentary, directed by Henrik Burmannand produced by Björn Tjänbergtells the story behind the artist, from his birth to the fateful day in Oman, when the DJ took his own life.
The film featured home recordings, interviews and personal footage never before seen by the public. Furthermore, the film will be narrated by the artist himself, through some audio passages archived before his death.
This decision to narrate in the first person promises to bring fans closer not only to the figure of Avicii, but also to that of Avicii Tim Berglingthe man behind the art. In the press release for the documentary, the Netflix describes how “Through his stories and those of the people close to him, such as his family, his fellow artists and his best friends, we meet Tim, the boy behind Avicii, for the first time.“.
Through your contributions to electronic musicand collaborations with various artists in different musical fields, Avicii has established himself as one of the greatest voices of his generation. Former collaborators, how Chris Martinsinger of the band Coldplayand the legendary guitarist Nilo Moralesteam up with the DJ’s ex-manager, Ash Pournourito remember their moments with Tim.
The film, which was screened earlier this year during the Tribeca Film Festivalwill also be accompanied by the release of “Avicii – My last show“, unreleased recording of the last set performed by the artist before his retirement in 2016, during a show at Ushuaïa Ibiza.
This performance is significant for the musician, after years of intense touring schedule, the artist has finally announced his retirement from the stage to focus on his mental health and other projects.
This is not the first documentary that tries to tell the musician’s story. In 2017, the documentary maker Levan Tskitishvili showed through the documentary the weight that the musician carried with his fame”Avicii: True Stories“”. While I’m Timscheduled for release on December 31, promises to be a more intimate journey through the life of Dr.
The legacy left by Avicii
Despite being away from the stage, the young DJ still continued his activity as a producer and musician over the next 2 years. However, on April 20, 2018, in the city of Muscat, Oman, during a holiday trip, the 28-year-old musician committed suicide.
His death reminded the world of the negative effects the music industry can have on the mental health of its artists. Since then, several projects have been created to honor the artist’s memory. THE The Tim Bergling Foundation is a foundation created by the musician’s family, which seeks to raise awareness of mental health issues, raise funds for mental health initiatives and help people going through the same situation as Tim.
Earlier this year, the foundation donated 267 articles from the personal collection of Avicii and grew up around 750 thousand dollars for your mission Other noteworthy initiatives to preserve the artist’s memory were his biography “Tim“, written by Mans Mosessonthe creation of a photographic book that portrays his life, entitled “Avicii: The Life and Music of Tim Bergling“, and the renaming of the largest music arena in the singer’s hometown, the Ericsson Globeat the Avicii Arena.
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