The Dream’s On Me

Artists

Album Info

Release Date: 2009

Labels: Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., Turner Classic Movies

Two-Disc Special Edition
Clint Eastwood presents Johnny Mercer - “The Dream’s On Me” a film by Bruce Ricker.
Johnny Mercer is one of the foremost contributors to that pantheon of music now hailed as the Great American Songbook. His catalog includes Moon River, That Old Black Magic, Laura, Jeepers Creepers, Hooray For Hollywood, Blues In The Night, and One For My Baby.

Mercer’s wondrous life and work are recounted through the story-telling eyes of Clint Eastwood in this documentary portrait directed by Bruce Ricker. Memories of Mercer are stirred with rare BBC interviews, movie and TV clips, and newly shot material.

Eastwood shares the soundstage with John Williams, Jamie Cullum, Alan Bergman and Maude Maggart. Also, in newly minted appearances are Michael Feinstein, Dr. John, Julie Andrew’s, Blake Edward’s, Andre Previn and Tony Bennett.

The result is a rich musical tapestry that transcends mere biography and captures the unique genius of Johnny Mercer, whose solo and collaborative efforts have kept the world singing for more than eight decades.

Bonus Disc
Clint Eastwood at the piano with John Williams and Jamie Cullum.
Studio performances by Jamie Cullum, Morgan Eastwood, Michael Feinstein, Dr. John, Cleo Laine, Maude Maggart, Audra McDonald and others.
Family history photos and The Art Of Mercer narrated by Nancy Gerard.
Biographical essay by Glenn T. Esker.