David Cieri Interview – Music Behind the 2026 PBS Documentary - Ken Burns’ THOREAU
Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz Interview Series. On this episode, we talk with jazz composer David Cieri about his work on the 2026 documentary THOREAU.
This highly anticipated film by legendary filmmaker Ken Burns premieres on March 30, 2026, and features an all-star cast including George Clooney as narrator, Jeff Goldblum as Henry David Thoreau, Meryl Streep as Margaret Fuller, and Ted Danson as Ralph Waldo Emerson.
As is often the case with his work, David composed and performed the music for the film, with the official soundtrack release arriving the same day via Ropeadope.
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