Planet Earth II [Blu-ray] / a BBC Studios Natural History Unit production ; co-produced with BBC America, ZDF, Tencent and France Televisions ; executive producer, Michael Gunton ; series producer, Tom Hugh-Jones ; producers, Justin Anderson, Ed Charles, Fredi Devas, Chadden Hunter, Emma Napper, Elizabeth White.
Edition:
Widescreen.
Publisher:
BBC Worldwide AmericasInc.,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
2 videodiscs (365 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Documentary. Title from title screen. Narrator and host, David Attenborough. Originally broadcast in 2016. Bonus features: Planet Earth diaries-- one 10-minute feature at the end of each episode showing how this astonishing footage was captured.
Contents:
Disc 1: Jungles / produced and directed by Emma Napper ; photography, Tom Crowley and 11 others ; film editor, Nigel Buck ; theme music, Hans Zimmer ; original music, Jacob Shea & Jasha Klebe for the Bleeding Fingers Custom Music Shop (approximately 61 minutes) -- Mountains / produced and directed by Justin Anderson ; photography, John Shier and 9 others ; film editor, Nick Carline ; theme music, Hans Zimmer ; original music, Jacob Shea & Jasha Klebe for the Bleeding Fingers Custom Music Shop (approximately 61 minutes) -- Jungles / produced and directed by Emma Napper ; photography, Tom Crowley and 11 others ; film editor, Nigel Buck ; theme music, Hans Zimmer ; original music, Jacob Shea & Jasha Klebe for the Bleeding Fingers Custom Music Shop (approximately 61 minutes) -- Disc 2: Cities / produced and directed by Fredi Devas ; photography, John Aitchison and 10 others ; film editor, Dave Pearce ; theme music, Hans Zimmer ; original music, Jacob Shea & Jasha Klebe for the Bleeding Fingers Custom Music Shop (approximately 61 minutes). Grasslands / produced and directed by Chadden Hunter ; photography, Martyn Colbeck and 9 others ; film editor, Nigel Buck ; theme music, Hans Zimmer ; original music, Jacob Shea & Jasha Klebe for the Bleeding Fingers Custom Music Shop (approximately 61 minutes) -- Cities / produced and directed by Fredi Devas ; photography, John Aitchison and 10 others ; film editor, Dave Pearce ; theme music, Hans Zimmer ; original music, Jacob Shea & Jasha Klebe for the Bleeding Fingers Custom Music Shop (approximately 61 minutes).
Summary:
This 2016 follow-up to the 2006 documentary mini-series "Planet Earth" examines the natural features and wildlife found in various parts of the world, each of the six episodes corresponding to a different category of natural or man-made terrain (e.g., island, mountain, jungle, urban area, etc.).
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