{"id":461136,"date":"2026-05-22T03:29:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T03:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/461136\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T03:29:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T03:29:12","slug":"see-first-trailer-for-questloves-earth-wind-fire-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/461136\/","title":{"rendered":"See First Trailer for Questlove’s Earth, Wind & Fire Documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tHBO<\/a> has shared the first trailer for Questlove<\/a>\u2019s upcoming documentary<\/a> about legendary R&B group Earth, Wind & Fire.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe film, titled Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial Vs. That\u2019s the Weight of the World), finds Ahmed \u201cQuestlove\u201d Thompson bring his storytelling technique to the band\u2019s history, from their hit-making Seventies to present day, while also examining late founder Maurice White\u2019s evolution as an artist.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn addition to speaking with members Philip Bailey, Verdine White, and Ralph Johnson and those in the Earth, Wind & Fire orbit, the documentary also features interviews with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, H.E.R., and Flea.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cDrawing from the band\u2019s rich visual, audio, and\u00a0written archives,\u00a0including never-before-seen footage, the film plays like an experiential kaleidoscope of images, colors, and music, transporting viewers to the vibrancy of live\u00a0performances that have electrified fans past and present,\u201d HBO said in a synopsis.<\/p>\n

\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cExploring the band\u2019s evolution from jazz to soul, R&B, Afro-funk, disco, and beyond, the film details how White strove to weave his spiritual, metaphysical, and astrological passions into the band\u2019s genre-spanning songwriting and increasingly theatrical live shows in an effort to unite a wide and diverse audience,\u201d per the synopsis.<\/p>\n

\n\tFollowing its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival next month, Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial Vs. That\u2019s the Weight of the World) will arrive on HBO on June 7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HBO has shared the first trailer for Questlove\u2019s upcoming documentary about legendary R&B group Earth, Wind & Fire.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":461137,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[3224,26295,93,3284,61,60,270,60027,7877],"class_list":["post-461136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-earth","tag-earth-wind-and-fire","tag-entertainment","tag-hbo","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-movies","tag-questlove","tag-wind-fire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=461136"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461136\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/461137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=461136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=461136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=461136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}