Inside Netflix's Intestine-Wrenching Avicii Movie, an Ode to the Fragile Genius of a DJ Who Couldn't Escape

“I did not like having to be Avicii, after which having to be Tim.”

That heartbreaking line from Avicii captures the gnawing duality of the legendary DJ, who posthumously narrates his personal tragic journey within the upcoming Netflix documentary Avicii – I’m Tim.

Due out December thirty first on Netflix, the movie is about to launch in tandem with Avicii – My Final Present, which revisits the night time he graced the stage of Ibiza’s storied Ushuaïa membership for what can be his closing efficiency. The prolific songwriter and dance music producer, whose actual title was Tim Bergling, died by suicide lower than two years later in 2018.

“I used to be loads happier earlier than I used to be well-known than after I used to be well-known,” Bergling says within the documentary, of which EDM.com seen an advance screening. “I began feeling form of very empty and sad. So I used to be simply on autopilot mode. I began actually f***ing questioning why I used to be feeling like this. I hadn’t been sincere to myself, what I used to be feeling… And my tempo additionally did not actually give me a lot time to discover it both.”

Many have spun the final vestiges of Avicii into multimedia experiences within the wake of his dying, however none have achieved the extent of intimacy as Avicii – I am Tim. Director Henrik Burman mentioned he absorbed “hundreds of hours” of personal archival footage, audio recordings and even ultrasound scans and babyhood reminiscences captured on household VHS tapes, lots of which seem within the movie.

It is a poignant retrospective analyzing the gradual deterioration of a generational artist grappling with the unrelenting weight of the music trade’s calls for, and in determined want of an escape. When Bergling’s interior demons lastly grew to become too loud to disregard, his father Klas organized an hours-long intervention attended by the DJ’s siblings, buddies and administration staff, he reveals within the movie. His son was “livid” and refused to provide in at first, however finally agreed it was time to vary.

“It was excruciatingly painful to see the look in his eyes,” Klas recalled with a wince.

Avicii’s musical collaborators shared related considerations on the time. It was agonizingly clear the haunting lyrics that now outline his discography have been a window into his soul as his struggles took a flip for the more severe.

Talking within the documentary, Aloe Blacc ponders Avicii’s way of thinking when writing the primary traces of their collaborative track “SOS,” which finally appeared in 2019’s posthumous album Tim. Exploring themes of persistent hope towards despair, the lyrics (“Are you able to hear me? SOS / Assist me put my thoughts to relaxation”) left breadcrumbs of his interior turmoil that now reverberate with devastating readability.

“It appeared as if we had this name for assist, and I am receiving this letter from Tim manner too late,” mentioned Blacc, who can also be the featured voice in Avicii’s most-streamed track, the timeless “Wake Me Up.” 

The movie additionally options interviews with David Guetta and Coldplay’s Chris Martin, amongst varied different Avicii collaborators, in addition to his former supervisor Arash Pournouri, who performed a pivotal function in his rise to fame.

Avicii – I’m Tim will launch on Netflix December thirty first, 2024. You possibly can watch the trailer under.