Planet Earth II

About Planet Earth II

"Planet Earth II" is a 2017 British nature documentary series produced by the BBC as a sequel to "Planet Earth", which was broadcast in 2006. The series is presented and narrated by Sir David Attenborough, with the main theme music composed by Hans Zimmer.

The documentary series showcases the natural world in all its splendor, bringing viewers eye-to-eye with the animal kingdom’s most intriguing species. The series eventuates in six different habitats – Islands, Mountains, Jungles, Deserts, Grasslands, and Cities.

Making / Production

"Planet Earth II" was the first television series produced by the BBC in Ultra-high-definition (4K), 10 years after the original "Planet Earth". The production involved 117 filming trips in 40 different countries and took over four years to make.

Actors

• Sir David Attenborough (Narrator) – The illustrious British broadcaster and naturalist whose voice brings the series to life.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• The footage of the marine iguana hatchlings, chased by racer snakes, went viral on the internet after it was broadcast in the "Islands" episode. The scene was dubbed as 'the stuff of nightmares' and 'the most intense thing' people had ever seen on a nature programme.
• A total of 81 different species were filmed for this series, 29 of them were fungi.
• One crew spent over a month camped out on Russia’s remote Kamchatka Peninsula to film the largest gathering of bears in the world.

Awards

"Planet Earth II" won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series and Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program.

Quotes

• “We may think we are nurturing our garden, but of course, it's really our garden that is nurturing us.” - David Attenborough
• "It is that range of biodiversity that we must care for - the whole thing - rather than just one or two stars." - David Attenborough

Music, Soundtrack

• Main theme composed by Hans Zimmer, who's renowned for creating unforgettable music for films.
• The musical score was composed by Jasha Klebe and Jacob Shea, for the Bleeding Fingers Custom Music Shop.
• Sigur Rós and Alex Somers provided a choral version of their song "Hoppípolla" for the series trailer.