THE SOUND OF MOVIES

The high-powered pair in charge of producing the Movies Rock concert—set to air December 7 on CBS—are using their talent, experience, and A-list connections to create an unforgettable evening.

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Emily Poenisch

On December 2, Los Angeles's Kodak Theatre will host the Movies Rock concert, an all-star celebration of celluloid and song that will be televised by CBS on December 7. The Conde Nast Media Group, the Entertainment Industry Foundation, and the Producers Guild of America joined forces to stage the show, but leading the charge was a pair of P.G.A. board members: Kathleen Kennedy, a Steven Spielberg collaborator for more than two decades and five-time Academy Award nominee, and her fellow producer Bruce Cohen, who took home the bestpicture award for 1999's American Beauty. These longtime friends put their heads, hearts, and Rolodexes together to plan the event. "Music is such a part of why people love the movies," Cohen says. "That's what we want to remind everyone." To that end, Dreamgirls star Beyonce is scheduled to sing "Over the Rainbow" and Grammy winner Carrie Underwood will perform the title number from The Sound of Music. Additionally, Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson and Black Eyed Peas front woman Fergie will lend their lungs to the theme songs from the James Bond films Goldfinger and Live and Let Die, respectively. With direction provided by Don Mischer (winner of 13 Emmys) and an orchestra led by the galaxy's greatest composer, John Williams, the two-hour special promises to be packed with top-line entertainment. Says Cohen, "Taking today's performers, giving them a classic song that everyone's always loved, and then having you hear it in a whole new way—that to me is what's going to excite people about the show."