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Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary 

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Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary chronicles the rise, fall, and rise again of the soft rock epitomized by artists such as Christopher Cross, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Steely Dan, and Toto in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Retroactively dubbed "Yacht Rock," the easy-listening genre came to be gently mocked and even dismissed by rock lovers and critics. However, it has since reclaimed its place in music history and is celebrated in this groove-infused film. 

Featured participants include Kenny Loggins, Christopher Cross, Michael McDonald (Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers), Steve Porcaro (Toto), Steve Lukather (Toto), David Paich (Toto), Prince Paul (De La Soul), Brian Robert Jones (Vampire Weekend), Thundercat, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson (The Roots), Mac DeMarco, Yacht Rock web series creator J.D. Ryznar and host Steve Huey, and comedian Fred Armisen. 

HBO Documentary Films presents Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary, a Ringer Films production in association with Margot Station. Producer and director, Garret Price; producers, Adam Gibbs and Madison Cross; executive producers, Jody Gerson, Marc Cimino, and Bill Simmons; co-executive producers Geoff Chow and Sean Fennessey. For HBO: executive producers, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, and Tina Nguyen.

Music Box, a Ringer Films Production in association with Polygram Entertainment, is a collection of documentary films created by Bill Simmons exploring pivotal moments in the music world. The series includes Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage, Jagged, DMX: Don't Try to Understand, Listening to Kenny G, Mr. Saturday Night, Juice WRLD: Into the Abyss, and Jason Isbell: Running With Our Eyes Closed.

Woodstock 99
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Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
The first film in the series, Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage, is directed by Garret Price (Love, Antosha) and tells the story of Woodstock ‘99.
Jagged
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Jagged
Jagged features an in-depth interview with Alanis Morissette on her groundbreaking 1995 album Jagged Little Pill, as well as never-before-seen archival material.
Music Box: DMX
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DMX: Don't Try to Understand
Focusing on a year in the life of rapper Earl “DMX” Simmons, the film bears witness to a man searching for reinvention and redemption.
Listening to Kenny G
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Listening to Kenny G
A humorous but incisive look at the saxophonist Kenny G., the best-selling instrumental artist of all time, and quite possibly one of the most famous musicians today.
Mr. Saturday Night
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Mr. Saturday Night
This documentary chronicles the meteoric career of Australian entrepreneur Robert Stigwood and the 1977 cultural touchstone Saturday Night Fever.
Juice WRLD: Into the Abyss
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Juice WRLD: Into the Abyss
An intimate and often eye-opening exploration of the life and all-too-short career of wunderkind rapper Juice WRLD.
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