Six Degrees Records Releases BELUSHI, Music From The Showtime Documentary Film

Six Degrees Records' BELUSHI (MUSIC FROM THE SHOWTIMEⓇ DOCUMENTARY FILM) composed by TREE ADAMS is now available on all major streaming platforms. Directed by award-winning filmmaker R.J. Cutler, the documentary takes a revealing look at the brilliant life of comedic legend John Belushi.

The original score serves as Belushi's loyal companion as he blazes through the alluring blues, funk, and rock stylings of the decadent '70s. Adams, an Emmy-nominated and BMI Award-winning composer, deconstructs these recorded band elements at times, layering them in a distinctly cerebral and psychedelic stew. For BELUSHI, Adams won the 2020 Hollywood Music in Media Award for Outstanding Score - Documentary TV Series.

"For the BELUSHI score, R.J. wanted us to be able to layer a driving band sound in there as a backdrop for much of the journey but we also needed to be able to accommodate some cerebral and poignant spaces along the way," said Adams. "So, to keep things feeling cohesive, we tore the live recordings apart and used the elements to make new pieces by reversing and warping the sounds into something that felt entirely unrecognizable but somehow connected."

Cutler's feature documentary details the too-short life of the John Belushi, a once-in-a-generation talent who captured the hearts and funny-bones of audiences worldwide. Told using previously unheard audiotapes, this film examines Belushi's extraordinary life in the words of his collaborators, friends, and family, including Dan Aykroyd, Jim Belushi, Penny Marshall, Lorne Michaels, Carrie Fisher, Chevy Chase, Harold Ramis, Jane Curtin, Ivan Reitman and his high school sweetheart and later wife Judy Belushi.

Track List:

1. Kissing John's Ass

2. First And Only Valentine

3. Good And Bad At The Same Time

4. Everybody Knows Me

5. Get Married

6. Knowing His Appetites

7. I Got My Woman

8. Jimbo

9. John Figures Out What He Wants To Do

10. John In LA

11. Cocaine

12. Tension Between Lorne Michaels And John

13. Radio Show

14. Nixon

15. Ramis Recounts

16. Ranch For His Parents

17. Identity Crisis

18. Belushi Disappears For A Nap

19. Lemmings

20. Cultural Icons

21. Rise Of Chevy

22. Chevy Leaving The Show

23. Split Up

24. People Adored Him

25. Spin Cycle

26. Belushi Dead at 33

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