A nine part television series, produced by J.C. Crimmins for PBS. Music composed, arranged and performed by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays. The stated purpose of “The Search for Solutions” is to stimulate interest in science and technology, primarily among the young. The film comprises nine 18-minute sections touching on various aspects of scientific inquiry that its makers say can be shown as a whole, as it is in this engagement, or in any combination of its parts.
| Directing | Michael Jackson | Director |
| Writing | James C. Crimmins | Writer |
| Writing | Brad Darrach | Writer |
| Writing | L.L Larison Cudmore | Writer |
| Writing | Gerald Jonas | Writer |
| Production | James C. Crimmins | Producer |
| Production | Janet Forman | Producer |
| Production | Michael Jackson | Producer |
| Production | Kathy Mendoza | Producer |
| Sound | Pat Metheny | Music |
| Sound | Lyle Mays | Music |
| Crew | Michael Jackson | Cinematography |
| Crew | Carl Kriegeskotte | Cinematography |
| Editing | Kathryn Barnier | Editor |
| Editing | Arnold Friedman | Editor |
| Editing | Arnold Friedman | Editor |
| Editing | Ken Werner | Editor |
