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Music by John Williams 2024
Documentary
His unforgettable scores are an essential part of some of the most beloved movies of our time, over a career that spans decades. See and hear maestro John Williams' own story, with insights from filmmakers, musicians, and others he has inspired, complete with rare behind-the-scenes looks at the making of movie history.
The sides of Music by John Williams
- John Williams at the piano and the podium
- The scores of Star Wars, Jaws and E.T.
- Steven Spielberg and George Lucas on their composer
Good for you if
- you get chills from the Jaws theme and the Star Wars march.
- you like seeing how a few notes became movie magic.
- you want John Williams telling his own story.
Bad for you if
- you find decades of archive footage and old film clips dated.
- you roll your eyes at a long warm tribute.
About: creation · cinema · a life in music
Sound City 2013
Documentary
The history of Sound City and their huge recording device; exploring how digital change has allowed 'people that have no place' in music to become stars. It follows former Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighter David Grohl as he attempts to resurrect the studio back to former glories.
The sides of Sound City
- A legendary Los Angeles recording studio
- The mixing console Dave Grohl bought
- Rock musicians recording together again
Good for you if
- you like hearing how famous rock albums were made.
- you like the story of a studio from the analog era.
- you like Dave Grohl and old bandmates swapping studio memories.
Bad for you if
- you lose track when dozens of musicians and engineers take turns telling the story.
- you want striking images more than studio talk.
About: craft · nostalgia · collaboration
The Greatest Night in Pop 2024
Documentary
On a January night in 1985, music's biggest stars gathered to record "We Are the World." This documentary goes behind the scenes of the historic event.
The sides of The Greatest Night in Pop
- One night in 1985 to record We Are the World
- Dozens of stars in a single studio
- Lionel Richie telling how it came together
Good for you if
- you like seeing a famous song built line by line.
- you want a warm, nostalgic evening with no bad guys.
- you like watching forty stars, from Michael Jackson to Bob Dylan, squeezed into one studio for a night.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at stars holding hands for a good cause.
- you'd rather go deep with one artist than meet forty.
About: generosity · ego · nostalgia
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth 2011
Documentary
FOO FIGHTERS BACK AND FORTH chronicles the 16 year history of the Foo Fighters: from the band's very first songs created as cassette demos Dave Grohl recorded during his tenure as Nirvana's drummer, through its ascent to their Grammy-winning, multi-platinum, arena and stadium headlining status as one of the biggest rock bands on the planet.
The sides of Foo Fighters: Back and Forth
- Dave Grohl's cassette demos
- A band through fights and lineup changes
- An album recorded in a garage
Good for you if
- you love the Foo Fighters' songs and want their story.
- you want Dave Grohl's road from Nirvana's drummer to frontman.
- you like a band that keeps going through fights and departures.
Bad for you if
- you need more than interviews and concert footage.
- you lose track of a lineup that keeps changing.
About: rock · reinvention · brotherhood
The Last Waltz 1978
Documentary
Martin Scorsese's documentary intertwines footage from The Band's incredible farewell tour with probing backstage interviews and featured performances by Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, and other rock legends.
The sides of The Last Waltz
- The Band's farewell concert in San Francisco
- Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Van Morrison on one stage
- Backstage interviews filmed by Martin Scorsese
Good for you if
- you like a whole concert of 1970s rock filmed up close.
- you like a concert shot on film by Martin Scorsese, every stage light composed.
- you like the end of an era captured on a single night.
Bad for you if
- you can't get into music films from the 1970s.
- you want the people behind the music more than the music itself.
About: farewell · the road · rock history
20 Feet from Stardom 2013
Documentary
Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.
The sides of 20 Feet from Stardom
- Backup singers behind the biggest stars
- Darlene Love and Merry Clayton telling their stories
- The voices on songs you already know
Good for you if
- you like hearing the voices behind famous songs, finally up front.
- you like singers talking honestly about talent and missed chances.
- you like true stories of people the spotlight never found.
Bad for you if
- you lose track when a dozen singers' stories take turns.
- you roll your eyes when Springsteen and Sting reflect on the meaning of talent.
About: recognition · talent · ambition
Quincy 2018
Documentary
An intimate look into the life of icon Quincy Jones. A unique force in music and popular culture for 70 years, Jones has transcended racial and cultural boundaries; his story is inextricably woven into the fabric of America. Jones came to prominence in the 1950s as a jazz arranger and conductor before working on pop music and film scores. He moved easily between musical genres, producing major pop hits of the early 1960s and serving as an arranger and conductor for several collaborations in the same time period.
The sides of Quincy
- Quincy Jones looking back on seventy years of music
- Jazz bands, pop records and film scores
- A portrait co-directed by his daughter Rashida Jones
Good for you if
- you like hearing how jazz, pop and film music passed through one man.
- you like a famous life told up close, health scares included.
- you like American history seen from inside the recording studio.
Bad for you if
- two hours of one life is too much for you.
- you roll your eyes at a loving tribute made by the subject's own daughter.
About: music · legacy · race in America · fatherhood
It Might Get Loud 2008
Documentary
A documentary on the electric guitar from the point of view of three significant rock musicians: the Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White.
The sides of It Might Get Loud
- Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White
- Three guitarists meeting on one stage
- Visits to the places where they started
Good for you if
- you love the electric guitar and what it can do.
- you like three very different musicians explaining how they play.
- you enjoy seeing Jimmy Page back at the house where Led Zeppelin recorded.
Bad for you if
- you want a concert film. There is no full live show here, only short clips and one jam session.
- you need momentum, and this is mostly talk and playing.
About: craft · inspiration · rock
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan 2005
Documentary
A chronicle of Bob Dylan's strange evolution between 1961 and 1966 from folk singer to protest singer to "voice of a generation" to rock star.
The sides of No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
- Bob Dylan from 1961 to 1966
- Greenwich Village folk clubs
- Fans booing when he goes electric
Good for you if
- you want to hear Dylan's songs as they were first played.
- you like the sixties, from the folk scene to the protest years.
- you like a life story told by the people who were there.
Bad for you if
- three and a half hours is too much for you.
- you find black and white footage from the sixties dated.
About: reinvention · fame · the voice of a generation
A Band Called Death 2013
Documentary
Before Bad Brains, the Sex Pistols or even the Ramones, there was Death. Formed in the early '70s by three teenage brothers from Detroit, Death is credited as being the first black punk band, and the Hackney brothers, David, Bobby, and Dannis, are now considered pioneers in their field. But it wasn’t until recently — when a dusty 1974 demo tape made its way out of Bobby’s attic nearly 30 years after Death’s heyday — that anyone outside a small group of punk enthusiasts had even heard of them.
The sides of A Band Called Death
- Three brothers playing punk in 1970s Detroit
- A band name nobody would book
- A forgotten demo tape found decades later
Good for you if
- you like raw punk played before punk had a name.
- you like three brothers held together by music.
- you love true stories of music rediscovered.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at emotional family reunions.
- you need more happening than interviews and old photos.
About: brotherhood · recognition · faith
Let It Be 1970
Documentary
A documentary chronicling the Beatles' rehearsal sessions in January 1969 for their proposed "back to basics" album, "Get Back," later re-envisioned and released as "Let It Be."
The sides of Let It Be
- The Beatles rehearsing in January 1969
- A tense exchange between Paul and George
- The concert on the rooftop
Good for you if
- you want to watch the Beatles build songs from scratch.
- you like seeing a famous band at work, without a narrator.
- you like the grain and the look of a 1970 film.
Bad for you if
- you need momentum. Much of it is long, unhurried rehearsals in a film studio.
- you'd rather not watch a band you love grow tired of each other.
About: creation · a band drifting apart · the end of an era
Woodstock 1970
Documentary
An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000.
The sides of Woodstock
- Half a million people on a farm in 1969
- Jimi Hendrix, The Who and Joe Cocker on stage
- Rain, mud and broken fences
Good for you if
- you like long, raw sets from the legends of 1969.
- you want to see what the summer of 1969 actually looked like.
- you like a split screen full of crowds, helicopters and mud.
Bad for you if
- nearly four hours is too much for one evening.
- you'd rather not watch naked festivalgoers, especially with others.
About: freedom · the counterculture · togetherness
During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in a basement, unseen for over 50 years, keeping this incredible event in America's history lost — until now.
The sides of Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
- The 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival
- Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone and Sly and the Family Stone
- Footage kept in a basement for fifty years
Good for you if
- you want to watch soul, gospel and funk performed live in 1969.
- you like a lost piece of Harlem history coming back to light.
- you want to hear people who were in the crowd remember that summer.
Bad for you if
- you find 1969 concert footage dated.
- you want one person's story more than a festival's.
About: Black pride · music · memory · joy
Thriller 40 2023
Documentary
Forty years after the release of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller,’ the best-selling album of all-time, director Nelson George takes fans back in time to the making of a pop masterpiece, featuring never-before-seen footage and candid interviews.
The sides of Thriller 40
- Michael Jackson recording Thriller
- Quincy Jones in the studio
- The zombie video that changed music television
Good for you if
- you know every song on Thriller by heart.
- you like hearing how a famous album was actually made.
- you like going back to early 1980s pop and MTV.
Bad for you if
- you want the man behind the album, not only the making of it.
- you roll your eyes at stars and fans praising an album for ninety minutes.
About: fame · creativity · pop culture
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage 2010
Documentary
An in-depth look at the Canadian rock band Rush, chronicling the band's musical evolution from their progressive rock sound of the '70s to their current heavy rock style.
The sides of Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
- Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart
- Decades of a Canadian rock band
- Fans and fellow musicians on why it matters
Good for you if
- you love Rush or want to understand their sound.
- you like three friends who stayed together for decades.
- you want the band's whole story, from the start.
Bad for you if
- you can't sit with Neil Peart's loss of his daughter and wife.
- you roll your eyes at fellow musicians lining up to praise a band.
About: friendship · loyalty · craft
The Beatles: Get Back 2021
Documentary
The three-part documentary series, compiled from over 60 hours of unseen footage, captures the warmth, camaraderie, and creative genius that defined the legacy of music's most iconic foursome. The series also includes – for the first time in its entirety – The Beatles' final performance at London's Savile Row.
The sides of The Beatles: Get Back
- The Beatles writing songs in a studio
- Unseen footage from January 1969
- The rooftop concert in full
Good for you if
- you like watching songs like Get Back take shape from nothing.
- you like long sessions where almost nothing happens and then a song appears.
- you want to see the four of them joke, argue and work together.
Bad for you if
- nearly eight hours of rehearsals is too much for you.
- you find 1969 footage dated, even restored.
About: creation · friendship · the end of a band
Monterey Pop 1968
Documentary
Featuring performances by popular artists of the 1960s, this concert film highlights the music of the 1967 California festival. Although not all musicians who performed at the Monterey Pop Festival are on film, some of the notable acts include the Mamas and the Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, Jefferson Airplane, the Who, Otis Redding, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Hendrix's post-performance antics -- lighting a guitar on fire, breaking it and tossing a part into the audience -- are captured.
The sides of Monterey Pop
- The 1967 Monterey Pop Festival
- Jimi Hendrix setting his guitar on fire
- Otis Redding, The Who and Janis Joplin on stage
Good for you if
- you want to hear Otis Redding and Jefferson Airplane live.
- you like being dropped into the summer of 1967.
- you can't look away from Hendrix on stage.
Bad for you if
- you find grainy 1960s footage dated.
- you want to get to know the musicians. The film shows the songs and the crowd, with no interviews.
About: the sixties · rock · the crowd
Marley 2012
Documentary
Bob Marley's universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. Directed by Academy Award-winning director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland), MARLEY is the definitive life story of the musician, revolutionary, and legend, from his early days to his rise to international superstardom. Made with the support of the Marley family, the film features rare footage, incredible performances and revelatory interviews with the people that knew him best.
The sides of Marley
- Bob Marley from a Jamaican village to world stages
- Reggae and the politics of 1970s Jamaica
- Interviews with his family and bandmates
Good for you if
- you like reggae and want to know where these songs came from.
- you want the whole life of Bob Marley told by people who knew him.
- you like music caught up in a country's politics.
Bad for you if
- you find almost two and a half hours too much for one evening.
- you need a faster pace than a life told from the very beginning.
About: faith · peace · legacy
Supersonic 2016
Documentary
Supersonic charts the meteoric rise of Oasis from the council estates of Manchester to some of the biggest concerts of all time in just three short years. This palpable, raw and moving film shines a light on one of the most genre and generation-defining British bands that has ever existed and features candid new interviews with Noel and Liam Gallagher, their mother, and members of the band and road crew.
The sides of Supersonic
- Two brothers from a Manchester council estate
- Three years from rehearsals to Knebworth
- Interviews with Noel, Liam and their mother
Good for you if
- you want to hear the early Oasis songs at full volume.
- you like the fights and the bond between Noel and Liam.
- you like a rise to fame told by the people who lived it.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand a story full of drink and drugs.
- you can't root for two arrogant brothers who boast and brawl their way to the top.
About: fame · brotherhood · ambition
Becoming Led Zeppelin 2025
Documentary
The individual journeys of the four members of the band, as they move through the music scene of the 1960s, playing small clubs throughout Britain and performing some of the biggest hits of the era, until their meeting in the summer of 1968 for a rehearsal that changes their lives forever.
The sides of Becoming Led Zeppelin
- Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones telling it
- Archive audio of John Bonham
- The band's first albums and early tours
Good for you if
- you want to hear Led Zeppelin loud and in full.
- you like the British music scene of the 1960s.
- you want the band's story told by the band itself.
Bad for you if
- you find grainy 1960s footage dated.
- you need suspense, and this is four musicians finding each other.
About: ambition · rock music · beginnings