Al Mega chats with Robert Rodriguez and Patrick Osborne about the Billie Eilish/Disney+ Concert Special

Billie Eilish Cinematic Concert Experience “Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles” that is airing on Sept. 3. It features animation throughout you can catch the teaser below:

The special will feature an intimate performance of every song on her new album in sequential order from the Hollywood Bowl. Wanted to see if this is something you’d be interested in chatting with one of the special’s directors, Oscar-winning Patrick Osborne, who can discuss how/why he chose to feature animated elements throughout the special, taking viewers on a dreamlike journey through Billie’s hometown of Los Angeles and its most iconic backdrops.

Check out the interviews below for some insight into the project as Al Mega chats with Robert Rodriguez and Patrick Osborne:

Robert Rodriguez:

Patrick Osborne:

“Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles”

GRAMMY® Award-winning and chart-topping artist Billie Eilish will make her Disney+ debut with “Happier than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles,” a cinematic concert experience, premiering globally on Friday, September 3. Fresh off the heels of her brand-new album, “Happier than Ever,” the Disney+ original will feature an intimate performance of every song in the album’s sequential order – for the first and only time – from the stage of the legendary Hollywood Bowl.

Directed by Robert Rodriguez and by Oscar-winner Patrick Osborne the special will also include animated elements, taking viewers on a dreamlike journey through Billie’s hometown of Los Angeles and its most iconic backdrops. “Happier than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles” features FINNEAS, the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, the Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel, and world renowned Brazilian guitarist, Romero Lubambo, with Orchestra Arrangements by David Campbell. “Happier than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles” was produced by Interscope Films and Darkroom Productions, in associate with Nexus Studios and Aron Levine Productions, with Kerry Asmussen as the Live Concert Director and Pablo Berron as Director of Photography.

Writer/Director Robert Rodriguez directed the action films “Desperado” and “From Dusk Til Dawn.” Additional film credits include “Sin City,” “Alita Battle Angel,” “We Can Be Heroes,” and the “Spy Kids” films, all of which were produced at his Troublemaker Studios facility in Austin, Texas.

Patrick Osborne is an American animator, screenwriter and film director. In 2014 he won the Academy® for Best Animation Short Film for “Feast” his directorial debut, and followed this up with the innovative Emmy® winning and Oscar nominated VR short Pearl in 2017. He served as the animation director for ABC’s comedy series “Imaginary Mary.” Previous to that, Osborne was an animator for films such as Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Wreck-It-Ralph” and “Bolt.”

Photo credit: Mason Poole/Disney

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I'm Al Mega the CEO of Comic Crusaders, CEO of the Undercover Capes Podcast Network, CEO of Geekery Magazine & Owner of Splintered Press (coming soon). I'm a fan of comics, cartoons and old school video games. Make sure to check out our podcasts/vidcasts and more!