"The most relentlessly curious person I've ever come across, and that kind of wonder, that kind of joy, that kind of excitement about learning, we can use a lot of now," Ken Burns says of Leonardo da Vinci, the subject of his latest film, on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Burns was on The Today Show as well, talking with host Hoda Kotb about the film. You can watch both conversations here and listen to Burns and his fellow directors Sarah Burns and David McMahon on Design Matters with Debbie Millman.
"Here's this guy who's probably the most important person of the last millennium," Ken Burns says of Leonardo da Vinci, the subject of his latest film, on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night, "the most relentlessly curious person I've ever come across, and that kind of wonder, that kind of joy, that kind of excitement about learning, we can use a lot of now." The new film, LEONARDO da VINCI, directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon, premieres on PBS next Monday and Tuesday, November 18 and 19, and features an original score with new compositions by Caroline Shaw, performed by Attacca Quartet, Sō Percussion, Roomful of Teeth, and John Patitucci. You can hear the score and get it on vinyl and CD here. You can watch the Late Show conversation here:
Ken Burns was also on The Today Show, talking with host Hoda Kotb about Leonardo and the film. You can watch their conversation here:
All three filmmakers were on the Design Matters podcast to discuss the project with host Debbie Millman. You can hear that conversation here:
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