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Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road
Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road is a 2021 documentary film about the Beach Boys' co-founder Brian Wilson directed by Brent Wilson (no relation). It follows Brian and Rolling Stone editor Jason Fine as they drive around Los Angeles and visit locations from Brian's past, interspersed with footage from recording sessions and comments from musical artists about his influence on the industry. The title comes from "Long Promised Road", a song written by Brian's brother Carl Wilson and former band manager Jack Rieley, which figures heavily in the film.
The film was accompanied by the release of a soundtrack album consisting of previously unreleased recordings by Wilson, several of which dated from his unfinished 1990s collaborations with producer Andy Paley, and one new song, "Right Where I Belong", that Wilson co-wrote with My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James for the film.
Long Promised Road received generally favorable reviews. Critics appreciated the camaraderie between Fine and Wilson; however, Wilson's comments were believed to be as superficial and non-revelatory as his usual latter-day interviews.
The project was originally conceived as a documentary in which Brent interviewed Brian in a relatively structured interview style typical of documentaries; however, this approach failed, as Brian was unable to open up in this format, and these interviews produced no usable footage. It was then suggested that the interviews be conducted by Rolling Stone editor Jason Fine, who had interviewed and written extensively about Wilson since the 1990s. One of Fine's articles about Wilson from 2015 had been written from discussions the two had while driving around Los Angeles together. A similar format was adopted for the film, with over 70 hours of footage shot across three weekends. In the film, Wilson is still very taciturn and prone to one-word answers, but the casual interview format allowed Wilson to open up more and guide the conversation.
Long Promised Road also features interspersed excerpts of interviews with industry figures including Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Jim James, Nick Jonas, Taylor Hawkins, Linda Perry, Steven Page and Jakob Dylan, along with one of Wilson's Beach Boys bandmates, Al Jardine. Brent commented, "I wanted just a few people, a very select group of people, and I wanted a diverse group of people. The idea being that if you're watching the film ... and you go, 'What in the world do these people have in common?' And the only thing they could ever have in common is their love for Brian Wilson." Archival footage, such as home movies provided by the Wilson family, are also included in the film. Brent's first cut of the film lasted two and a half hours, which was ultimately reduced to 95 minutes.
After an interviewer suggested that the film possibly bordered on the exploitative, Fine responded, "All of it is done on Brian's terms and on Brian's comfort level". According to Brent, "Jason's success was that he had never forced Brian to talk, you know, it wasn't like, 'OK, you've got your 20-minute interview, you've got to get in and get out, you've got to ask your questions'. Brian was always, I think, lovingly patient with us". Wilson's publicist Jean Sievers is credited as the film's co-producer, while Wilson, his wife Melinda, and Fine are credited as the film's executive producers.
News about the upcoming release of the still-untitled documentary was announced in December 2018, when the film was in post-production. Long Promised Road had been set to premiere at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, however, the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It premiered a year later at the Tribeca Film Festival in June 2021 and was distributed by Screen Media in theaters and on streaming services that November.
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Long Promised Road holds an approval rating of 92% based on 12 reviews. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 78 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road
Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road is a 2021 documentary film about the Beach Boys' co-founder Brian Wilson directed by Brent Wilson (no relation). It follows Brian and Rolling Stone editor Jason Fine as they drive around Los Angeles and visit locations from Brian's past, interspersed with footage from recording sessions and comments from musical artists about his influence on the industry. The title comes from "Long Promised Road", a song written by Brian's brother Carl Wilson and former band manager Jack Rieley, which figures heavily in the film.
The film was accompanied by the release of a soundtrack album consisting of previously unreleased recordings by Wilson, several of which dated from his unfinished 1990s collaborations with producer Andy Paley, and one new song, "Right Where I Belong", that Wilson co-wrote with My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James for the film.
Long Promised Road received generally favorable reviews. Critics appreciated the camaraderie between Fine and Wilson; however, Wilson's comments were believed to be as superficial and non-revelatory as his usual latter-day interviews.
The project was originally conceived as a documentary in which Brent interviewed Brian in a relatively structured interview style typical of documentaries; however, this approach failed, as Brian was unable to open up in this format, and these interviews produced no usable footage. It was then suggested that the interviews be conducted by Rolling Stone editor Jason Fine, who had interviewed and written extensively about Wilson since the 1990s. One of Fine's articles about Wilson from 2015 had been written from discussions the two had while driving around Los Angeles together. A similar format was adopted for the film, with over 70 hours of footage shot across three weekends. In the film, Wilson is still very taciturn and prone to one-word answers, but the casual interview format allowed Wilson to open up more and guide the conversation.
Long Promised Road also features interspersed excerpts of interviews with industry figures including Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Jim James, Nick Jonas, Taylor Hawkins, Linda Perry, Steven Page and Jakob Dylan, along with one of Wilson's Beach Boys bandmates, Al Jardine. Brent commented, "I wanted just a few people, a very select group of people, and I wanted a diverse group of people. The idea being that if you're watching the film ... and you go, 'What in the world do these people have in common?' And the only thing they could ever have in common is their love for Brian Wilson." Archival footage, such as home movies provided by the Wilson family, are also included in the film. Brent's first cut of the film lasted two and a half hours, which was ultimately reduced to 95 minutes.
After an interviewer suggested that the film possibly bordered on the exploitative, Fine responded, "All of it is done on Brian's terms and on Brian's comfort level". According to Brent, "Jason's success was that he had never forced Brian to talk, you know, it wasn't like, 'OK, you've got your 20-minute interview, you've got to get in and get out, you've got to ask your questions'. Brian was always, I think, lovingly patient with us". Wilson's publicist Jean Sievers is credited as the film's co-producer, while Wilson, his wife Melinda, and Fine are credited as the film's executive producers.
News about the upcoming release of the still-untitled documentary was announced in December 2018, when the film was in post-production. Long Promised Road had been set to premiere at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, however, the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It premiered a year later at the Tribeca Film Festival in June 2021 and was distributed by Screen Media in theaters and on streaming services that November.
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Long Promised Road holds an approval rating of 92% based on 12 reviews. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 78 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.