The secret to making a documentary worthy of comedy legend John Candy was to lean into the magic he created on screen in films that include Planes, Trains, and Automobiles , Uncle Buck , Spaceballs and Splash .

The final product resulted in John Candy: I Like Me , directed by Colin Hanks, who also produced alongside Ryan Reynolds, and who counted on the support and participation of Candy’s children Jennifer Candy-Sullivan and Christopher Candy.

Tyler Strickland , the composer of the Prime Video documentary, joined Deadline’s Sound & Screen Television awards-season concert event to talk about his contributions.

Tyler Strickland at Deadline’s Sound & Screen Television JC Olivera

“The biggest challenge for scoring this film was that we’re making a film about a movie star. He’s this larger-than-life character both on and off screen,” he said.…