Thanks to wildlife researchers and scientist like the beloved David Attenborough, we are no longer in the dark about the mysteries of the ocean floor. The award-winning BBC Studios Natural History series Blue Planet II has let us explore the the crawling creatures who live in the deepest caverns of the earth, as well as the majestic mammals and schools of sea life that inhabit the blue world below the waves.
Now, you’ll get to experience all the wonders this program has to offer in a live concert adaptation. The original score by Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea and David Fleming will be played by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, while UK actress and social activist Joanna Lumley (aka Absolutely Fabulous's Patsy) narrates the screening as a worthy stand-in for Attenborough. The running time comes in just under two hours, and will feature some of the most spectacular footage from the series, and all the drama of the deep.
The Blue Planet has become an institution among nature documentaries, with the highly-acclaimed 2001 television series representing 20 years worth of research. Its sequel, Blue Planet II, was based on 125 expeditions, travel to 39 countries, and filming across every continent and ocean. The eight episodes in the series were produced out of 6,000 hours deep-sea diving and 1,000 hours in submersibles.
