Killing Me Softly With His Songs

"Killing Me Softly With His Songs" is a musical documentary about the life and work of composer Charles Fox, known for his classic songs such as "Killing Me Softly With His Song," "I Got A Name,” and "Ready To Take A Chance Again," as well as iconic television show themes for Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, The Love Boat and Wonder Woman. He is also the composer of numerous salsa records which are so popular internationally that it is a safe bet that even as you read this, someone somewhere is dancing to a Charles Fox mambo or pachanga.

The film follows Fox’s life and career from the Bronx to Paris and the conservatoire in the Palace of Fontainebleau, France, where he studied with the legendary composition teacher Nadia Boulanger (who taught Aaron Copland, Quincy Jones, Elliot Carter and Michel Legrand among many others), through his fabled career in Hollywood, and finally to Havana, Cuba where Fox “returns to his musical roots.”

All of this is interspersed with some of the most phenomenal live music you will ever experience on the screen - shot with a particular emphasis on capturing the interactions of gifted musicians joyously making music together.. Featuring Anne Sila (winner of the French version of The Voice), Common (Academy award winning composer and performer), A.J. Croce (son of the legendary Jim Croce, and a gifted artist in his own right), Henry Winkler (Happy Days, Barry), Paul Williams (Academy award winning composer), Rita Wilson (Recording artist, Actor, Producer), Jason Alexander (Seinfeld, and Tony Award winner), Alexandre Desplat (two-time Academy award winner and Alain Boublil (Tony award winning book writer/lyricist known for Les Misérables and Miss Saigon), the film is joyous, funny and poignant.

The filmmakers describe Killing Me Softly With His Songs as A Musical Feast… with a Great Story! But however you describe it, this is an uplifting and inspiring film that will make you want to dance.