music history movies page 2

The Seven Ages of Elvis (2017)
7.6 / 10

Documentary, Music

Documentary about the life and career of Elvis Presley produced for Sky Arts. Includes rarely seen clips and photos from throughout Elvis' career as...

Stuck in the Groove (2021)
7 / 10

Documentary, History

A Documentary film exploring the history and evolution of vinyl records. Featuring Interviews with the experts, musicians and fans alike, 'Stuck in...

What Difference Does It Make? (2014)
5.1 / 10

Documentary, Music

A documentary that explores the challenges that a life in music can bring.

Sisters with Transistors (2021)
6.8 / 10

Documentary, History, Music

Think of early electronic music and you’ll likely see men pushing buttons, knobs, and boundaries. While electronic music is often perceived as a...

Drum & Bass: The Movement (2020)
9 / 10

Documentary

Drum & Bass: The Movement explores how a unique UK club culture rose from an underground movement to become a global phenomenon infiltrating and...

The Rumba Kings (2021)
9 / 10

Documentary, History, Music

In the fifties, when the future Democratic Republic of Congo was still a Belgian colony, an entire generation of musicians fused traditional African...

Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender Revealed (2017)
6 / 10

History, Music, TV Movie

This is the inside story of the Freddie Mercury you never knew: a behind the scenes story focusing on the two years that changed his life, from the...

Beethoven privat (2020)
0 / 10

Documentary, History, Music

Industrial Soundtrack for the Urban Decay (2015)
6.2 / 10

Music, Documentary

Industrial Soundtrack For The Urban Decay traces the origins of Industrial music, taking you on a journey through the crumbling industrial cities of...

Music Inn (2007)
0 / 10

Documentary

During a decade rife with paranoia, in the middle of the McCarthy era, Music Inn was a bold experiment. Halfway between the Second World War and The...

A Great Day in Harlem (1994)
5.9 / 10

Documentary, Music, History

Art Kane, now deceased, coordinated a group photograph of all the top jazz musicians in NYC in the year 1958, for a piece in Esquire magazine. Just...

Depeche Mode: 1987–88 “Sometimes You Do Need Some New Jokes…” (2006)
8.5 / 10

Music, Documentary

"Sometimes You Do Need Some New Jokes…" - In both musical and commercial terms, Depeche Mode had been building slowly but steadily by the time of...

Revolution, Riot Grrrl Style (2014)
7.2 / 10

Documentary, Music, TV Movie

Today, we see a new style of feminism springing up everywhere - young, provocative and radical. To get their message across, these women have decided...

Johnny Hallyday - Un soir à l'Olympia (2019)
0 / 10

Music, History, Documentary

Chi Chi & Devo (2019)
0 / 10

Documentary, Music

Members of pioneering New Wave band Devo and golfing legend Chi Chi Rodríguez recall how their paths crossed when Devo used an image of Chi Chi for...

The Joy of Easy Listening (2011)
0 / 10

Documentary, Music

In-depth documentary about the story of easy listening, a popular music that is often said to be made to be heard but not listened to. The film looks...

Le Mozart Noir: Reviving a Legend (2003)
6 / 10

Documentary, Music

Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges overcame class and race prejudices in 18th century France to become a musical genius who would inspire Mozart.

Bonnie Blue: James Cotton's Life in the Blues (2022)
0 / 10

Documentary, Music

The story of James Cotton, harmonica powerhouse, whose music shaped blues and rock. Orphaned at 9, Cotton’s life tracks America’s history—from...

La última gira (2021)
0 / 10

Drama, Music

Legendary singer Daniel Santos lives in Ocala, Florida, and prepares his biography with Secre, a young journalist. The memory of past glories makes...

New Breed Documentary 1989 (2016)
0 / 10

Documentary, Music

The New Breed Documentary chronicles a cassette compilation put out by Freddy Alva & Chaka Malik in 1989. New York Hardcore was undergoing a...