The superproducer and "Happy" hitmaker, responsible for changing the sound of hip-hop, tells his life story via Legos and Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville.

If it weren’t filmed entirely using animated Lego blocks, “Piece by Piece” would be a fairly routine music documentary, in this case a profile of the protean hip-hop producer-performer Pharrell Williams.

PLOT The life story of Pharrell Williams, told using Lego animation. CAST Pharrell Williams, Gwen Stefani, Snoop Dogg RATED PG-13 (mildly grown-up themes) LENGTH 1:33 WHERE Area theaters BOTTOM LINE A lively and innovative approach to the music-doc genre.

The hit-making producer goes deep on the concept of gratitude, his relationship with Chad Hugo and capturing his life story — in Lego form — with the help of director Morgan Neville.

When Pharrell Williams and Morgan Neville decided to embark on a movie about Williams’ life but animated in Lego pieces, they knew there would be culture shocks.

JAY-Z, Snoop Dogg, Justin Timberlake, Busta Rhymes, Kendrick Lamar and more show up in LEGO form in 'Piece by Piece'

This film’s topic, singer-songwriter-producer Pharrell Williams, seems somewhat inappropriate at first glance. Many of the songs he recorded, wrote, or produced do not lend themselves to a PG-rated movie treatment.

A movie documentary that uses only Lego pieces might seem an unconventional choice. When that documentary is about renowned musician-producer Pharrell Williams, it’s actually sort of on-brand.

A new Piece by Piece trailer has been released for the animated documentary. The Lego animated biopic focuses on the life of acclaimed musical artist Pharrell Williams. It will be released in United States theaters on Friday,

“Piece by Piece” is a bright, clever song-filled biopic that pretends it’s a behind-the-scenes documentary using small plastic bricks, angles and curves to celebrate an artist known for his quirky soul. It is deep and surreal and often adorable. Is it high concept or low? Like Williams, it’s a bit of both.