Trailer for HBO’s BILLY JOEL: AND SO IT GOES - "A Raw, Candid Look at a Music Icon"
HBO Max has dropped the trailer for Billy Joel: And So It Goes, a two-part documentary that promises a deeply personal and unfiltered look into the life of one of music’s most enduring icons.
Directed by Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin, the doc pulls from a treasure trove of never-before-seen footage unreleased performances, home videos, and behind-the-scenes clips that have remained under wraps until now.
The film is “crafted around in-depth, exclusive interviews with Billy Joel, illuminating all the key moments that forged his character and the events and muses that inspired his music for more than six decades.
“Exploring revelatory new territory and enriched by dynamic video & performance clips from his musical oeuvre, many never before seen, it's a window into his process and chronicles his monumental successes, while diving into the hidden complexities of his life.
“From his childhood on Long Island, shaped by the absence of his father, to his first bands, the women he loved, and colleagues & collaborators who both supported & betrayed him, Joel's decades of songwriting mirror his rich, complicated autobiography.
“Sharing origin stories about chart hits like ‘Just the Way You Are,’ an ode to his first love, and ‘Uptown Girl,’ famously about second wife Christie Brinkley, the film points to the close symbiosis between his life and art, revealing truth in the music that transformed his career, sculpted his legacy, and saved his life.”
The film will explore the messiness behind the melodies and showing just how closely his life and lyrics intertwine.
Directed by Lacy (who also helmed Spielberg and Jane Fonda in Five Acts) and first-time director Levin, And So It Goes boasts a powerhouse producing team that includes Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, Sean Hayes, and Todd Milliner.
It's a heavy-hitting lineup for a documentary that seems determined to do justice to Joel’s complexity. Part 1 premiered July 18th on HBO Max, with Part 2 following on July 25th.