Touching Trailer for Disney+ Documentary HOWARD About the Late Award-Winning Lyricist Howard Ashman
We’ve got a great new trailer for you to check out for the upcoming Disney+ documentary, Howard. The film chronicles the life and work of award-winning lyricist Howard Ashman, who worked alongside Alan Menken to bring us the music we love from films like Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin.
The doc is directed by Don Hahn (Beauty and the Beast), and features “never-before-seen archival footage, personal films, and photographs, as well as interviews with Howard’s friends and family, the film is an intimate look at the Disney Legend’s life, his creative drive, and the process behind the music. Spanning his childhood in Baltimore, to his formative years in New York, and his untimely death from AIDS, Howard goes in-depth to explore his journey to become the lyricist behind some of the most beloved and well-known classic family films in the world.”
Hahn said of the project:
“You may not know his name, but you sure know Howard Ashman’s music. He’s one of the greatest storytellers of the twentieth century who helped to revitalize the American musical and re-energize Disney Animation. He left us a songbook that still lives on in us today, yet his personal story has never been fully told until now.”
This looks like an intriguing and heartbreaking story of a man who I feel we should know. I am looking forward to watching this documentary for sure. Check out the trailer and poster below, and watch Howard when it premieres on Disney+ on August 7th.
via: thedisinsider
