''The Wind Gods: 33rd America’s Cup'' is a 2011 documentary sailing yacht racing sports film about the

2010 America's Cup The 33rd America's Cup between Société Nautique de Genève defending with team Alinghi against Golden Gate Yacht Club, and their racing team BMW Oracle Racing was the subject of extensive court action and litigation, surpassing in acrimony even ...

(the 33rd Cup) revised in 2013. The film is narrated by

Jeremy Irons Jeremy John Irons (; born 19 September 1948) is an English actor and activist. After receiving classical training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Irons began his acting career on stage in 1969 and has appeared in many West End theatre ...

, directed by Fritz Mitchell, and produced by

Skydance Productions Skydance Media, LLC (formerly known as Skydance Productions) is an American production company based in Santa Monica, California. Founded by David Ellison in 2006, the company entered a five-year partnership to co-produce and co-finance films with ...

. The soundtrack composed by

Pinar Toprak Pinar Toprak (born 18 October 1980) is a Turkish-American composer for film, television and video games. She is most well known for composing the score to the hit Marvel movie '' Captain Marvel'' (2019). She has won three International Film Mus ...

won the 2011 IFMCA Best Documentary Score award. The film aired nationally on

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(the U.S. ''Public Broadcasting Service'') in 2013.

Film

The film ''The Wind Gods: 33rd America's Cup'' was produced by

David Ellison David Ellison (born January 9, 1983) is an American film producer and actor best known as the founder and CEO of Skydance Media. Early life and education David Ellison was born in Santa Clara County, California. He is the son of billionaire Ora ...

, son of Larry Ellison, and his production company, Skydance Productions.

Larry Ellison Lawrence Joseph Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is an American business magnate and investor who is the co-founder, executive chairman, chief technology officer (CTO) and former chief executive officer (CEO) of the American computer technology ...

is the syndicate CEO of

Oracle Team USA Oracle Team USA is an American yacht racing syndicate initially formed to compete for the 2003 America's Cup. They competed again in the 2007 event before winning the 33rd America's Cup regatta in 2010 – representing the Golden Gate Yacht Club ...

, the winning team in the 33rd America's Cup (AC33), and chairman and founder of

Oracle Corporation Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation headquartered in Austin, Texas. In 2020, Oracle was the third-largest software company in the world by revenue and market capitalization. The company sells da ...

, the title sponsor of the winning syndicate. David Ellison collaborated with Julian Guthrie on the film. Guthrie wrote the nonfiction book ''

The Billionaire and the Mechanic The Billionaire and the Mechanic is a bestselling non-fiction book by Julian Guthrie about Oracle Team USA's quest to win the America's Cup, the oldest trophy in sport. The billionaire in question is Larry Ellison, founder and chairman of Oracle C ...

'' about the history of Oracle Team USA. The DVD and advertising campaign were produced by

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, in conjunction with Mt. Philo Films.

Synopsis

The film profiles Larry Ellison,

Russell Coutts Sir Russell Coutts (born 1 March 1962) is a world champion New Zealand yachtsman. Early and personal life Coutts was educated at Otago Boys' High School (1975–1979) and is a Life Member of Paremata Boating Club, where he learnt to sail in ...

, and

Ernesto Bertarelli Ernesto Silvio Maurizio Bertarelli (born 22 September 1965) is an Italian-born Swiss billionaire businessman and philanthropist. The 2017 edition of the Sunday Times Rich List estimated the family's wealth at £11.5 billion, an increase of £1 ...

. Coutts is the skipper for Oracle Team USA who was hired away from Bertarelli's Switzerland's

Team Alinghi Alinghi, or Alinghi Red Bull Racing because of the sports marketing branding by Red Bull, is the syndicate set up by Ernesto Bertarelli, racing under the colors of the Société Nautique de Genève, to challenge for the America's Cup, as well as ...

. Bertarelli is the head of the defending champion, the Swiss syndicate Team Alinghi, running the yacht

Alinghi 5 ''Alinghi 5'' is a ( LWL), beam sloop-rigged catamaran built by Alinghi for the 33rd America's Cup. The boat was launched on 8 July 2009 when the hull was lifted from the construction shed in Villeneuve, Vaud by a Mil Mi-26 helicopter and ...

, while Oracle runs the yacht

USA-17 ''USA-17'' (formerly known as ''BMW Oracle Racing 90'' or ''BOR90'') is a sloop rigged racing trimaran built by the American sailing team BMW Oracle Racing to challenge for the 2010 America's Cup. Designed by VPLP Yacht Design with consultati ...

. The film proceeds to cover the proceedings of the

America's Cup The America's Cup, informally known as the Auld Mug, is a trophy awarded in the sport of sailing. It is the oldest international competition still operating in any sport. America's Cup match races are held between two sailing yachts: one f ...

regatta, a championship composed of multiple rounds of racing.

Soundtrack

A soundtrack album was released, The Wind Gods: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, composed by

, released by Caldera Records, ID# C6012, containing 19 tracks, 18 music and one commentary. The film score received the International Film Music Critics Association ''Award for Best Documentary Score'' in 2011.

Track listing

Workography

* DVD: ; ; ; * CD: ; ; ;

Awards and honors

* ''Winner'' — 2011

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(IFMCA) ''Award for Best Documentary Score''

References

External links

* Official trailer: PBS Chicago WTTW
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WTTW Promos and Previews (05/02/13) * Official film website: * Official album webpage: Caldera Records
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(CD movie score) *