Baz Luhrmann's EPiC Concert Film Gets Star-Studded Soundtrack With 27 Tracks

Elvis Presley's legendary performances get a new life in Baz Luhrmann's latest film project. EPiC: Elvis Presley In Concert opened in IMAX theaters on February 20 and rolled out to regular cinemas on February 27, giving fans a chance to experience the King of Rock and Roll like never before.

The film builds on Luhrmann's 2022 Elvis biopic by incorporating unearthed concert footage spanning decades. The director tapped into rare material from Elvis's 1970 Las Vegas residency, along with remastered content from the 1972 film Elvis On Tour and archival 8mm footage stored at Graceland. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival before its theatrical bow.

The path to the screen involved serious restoration work. Warner Bros. discovered 68 boxes of 35mm and 8mm film in salt mines located in Kansas. Since the footage arrived without audio, Luhrmann's team faced the challenge of syncing the visual material to existing recordings. "I wouldn't call it a documentary, or a concert film; our aim here is to make something new in the Elvis canon … to bring something to the screen that befits the magnitude of Elvis as a performer but also offers deeper revelations of his humanity and inner life," Luhrmann explained to Deadline in January.

Sony and RCA dropped the official soundtrack on February 20 across digital and CD formats. A vinyl edition featuring two LPs arrives April 24. The collection spans 27 tracks, including fresh remixes and medleys that weren't in the theater cut. PNAU reimagined "Don't Fly Away," while Jamieson Shaw crafted new versions of "In The Ghetto" and "Love Me."

The album opens with "Can't Help Falling In Love (EPiC Intro)" and takes listeners through classics like "Hound Dog," "Suspicious Minds," "Burning Love," and "Bridge Over Troubled Water." Each track carries the EPiC treatment, designed to match the film's visual presentation. The sequence closes with "Don't Fly Away (PNAU Remix)," wrapping up what amounts to a greatest-hits collection from Elvis's most energetic period.

Not everyone embraced Luhrmann's approach equally. NME gave the film three stars, noting that while the director excels at capturing flash and glamour, documentary filmmaking demands a different skill set. The review acknowledged his success in portraying Elvis's iconoclasm, even if the overall execution felt somewhat surface-level.