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Amazon Music is launching a documentary series focused on songwriters and their workflow—with Billie Eilish and FINNEAS on deck.
The new docu-performance series offers fans an intimate look at an artist’s songwriting process and the stories behind their music. The series premiere features Billie Eilish and her brother and long-time collaborator FINNEAS breaking down tracks from her critically acclaimed album, HIT ME HARD AND SOFT.
The Songline series invites song of today’s most intriguing artists to re-imagine their music in a stripped-down intimate setting. Each performance is interwoven with in-depth interviews with each artist, giving songwriters the opportunity to demystify the songwriting process and share their origins and cultural journeys with their fans.
Billie Eilish and FINNEAS rearrange four songs from her new album, HIT ME HARD AND SOFT. Their re-imagined songs feature new, opulent strings and elaborate new choral arrangements. Through conversation interwoven between performances, they describe their songwriting process, Billie’s natural approach to singing, and the creative decisions behind the reimagined versions of these songs.
“Songline offers an opportunity for artist songwriters and their collaborators to showcase their songwriting process, detail their artistic journey, and reveal the stories behind songs typically hidden away in studios,” adds Tom Winkler, Head of Publisher, Songwriter, and Society Relations at Amazon Music. “By placing songwriters and their craft at the forefront of culture, fans can learn how their favorite songs and records were made, driving deeper connection with their favorite artists.”
Amazon Music says additional episodes of the ‘Songline’ series will debut in the coming months, featuring some of the biggest names in songwriting. It will be interesting to see if Amazon features some of the lesser known songwriters powering industry-wide hits—or if it’s just a showcase for additional material for album promotion among die-hard fans. Meanwhile, Billie Eilish is scheduled to hit the road on her North American tour in September.
