Buy the songs from God’s Greatest Hits
Liked God’s Greatest Hits? Want to hear the music again? Just send us an email to info@riddlefilms.com with the subject line Music. We are working to make the songs from the series available for download in the coming weeks. We’ll email you to let you know how!
God’s Greatest Hits 2 premieres March 22nd
It’s back! The second season of God’s Greatest Hits premieres March 22 at 10:30pm on VisionTV. The new season features five more episodes of beautiful, soulful and stirring music. We travel to England, Ireland, New Orleans and across Canada to explore some of the most popular and enduring spiritual music of all time with performances by The Priests, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Sarah Harmer, The Carolina Chocolate Drops, Tony McManus, Rebirth Brass Band, The Sojourners, Rick Wakeman and many more. Check out a preview of one of the performances from the first episode here!
God’s Greatest Hits Season 2
God’s Greatest Hits Season 2 is in the works! Check out the following link: http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/07/08/pick-gods-greatest-hits-song-and-win-a-prize/
BISQC videos at cbc.ca
In 2010, we filmed the 10th Banff International String Quartet Competition. During our time there, we made videos of each of the nine competing quartets performing a piece of their choice. The videos are now up at http://music.cbc.ca/#/concerts/Banff-International-String-Quartet-Competition-2010-08-30. You can also find them by going to music.cbc.ca, and clicking on Browse/Concerts On Demand.
God’s Greatest Hits is a hit!
The numbers are in and God’s Greatest Hits is, well, a hit! The first episode was the fifth highest rated show on the network – an unprecedented start for a new original series. If you have not yet seen it, tune in Friday nights at 10pm on VisionTV! It will be running most of the summer. You can also check out full episodes and extras online at http://www.visiontv.ca/shows/gods-greatest-hits/.
God’s Greatest Hits premieres May 11th at 10pm on VisionTV
Cancel your plans, hire a babysitter, call in sick, do whatever you need to do to watch the world premiere of Riddle Films’ GOD’S GREATEST HITS on VisionTV, May 11th at 10pm. This 5-part, half-hour series explores some of the most beautiful and most famous spiritual music of all time, and features performances by Bobby McFerrin, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Dione Taylor, Judy Collins, The Priests, The Nathaniel Dett Chorale and many more. Check out the article in the Vancouver Sun!
Bruce Cockburn: Pacing the Cage to premiere May 4th on VisionTV
Director Joel Goldberg (Samba Squad: Drums We Love) and cinematographer Kiarash Sadigh (God’s Greatest Hits, Sex + Religion) went on the road with singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn while he recorded his solo live album Slice ‘O Life. What they came back with is a moving portrait of one one of the most thoughtful and influential musicians of our time. Bruce Cockburn: Pacing the Cage features appearances by Bono, Sarah Harmer, Michael Ondaatje, Sen. Romeo Dallaire, Colin Linden and, of course, Bruce Cockburn performing many of his most-loved songs. Premieres May 4th at 10pm on VisionTV.
Angel now on Bravo!FACT.com
Our video, “Angel,” by The Flying Bulgar Klezmer band is now at Bravo!FACT.com. It was directed by Bruce McDonald. You can see and hear more from the Flying Bulgars at www.theflyingbulgars.com. Check them out!
We’ve moved!
After almost ten years at 181 Carlaw, Riddle Films has moved to a new home. We are now located at 229 Greenwood Avenue, Toronto ON M4L 2R4. Although we are sad to say good-bye to our old digs, we are very excited to be in the new place! If we can only figure out how to put our desks back together, we’ll be up and running in no time.
Production underway for God’s Greatest Hits!
Shooting has begun for God’s Greatest Hits. First up was the unique version of Amazing Grace by The Blind Boys of Alabama. The intrepid team of Liam Romalis, Kiarash Sadigh, Gary Vaughan and the incomparable Mako Funasaka captured the series’s first images in Port Credit, right here in the GTA. Thanks to the Southside Shuffle Festival for their generous help.
Below is a small sample of what we captured:
