THEME EXPLORATION

1980s music tour

23 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
1995 · Joe Pytka & John Landis
Australian Made
Australian Made
1987 · Richard Lowenstein
ABBA: The Definitive Collection
ABBA: The Definitive Collection
2002 · Lasse Hallström
Beastie Boys: Sabotage
Beastie Boys: Sabotage
1994 · Spike Jonze
D.A.F.T.
D.A.F.T.
1999 · Michel Gondry & Spike Jonze
Mississippi Blues
Mississippi Blues
1984 · Bertrand Tavernier
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
1938 · Mikio Naruse
Nina
Nina
1978 · Alan Clarke
Four American Composers: Philip Glass
Four American Composers: Philip Glass
1983 · Peter Greenaway
El Gran Gato
El Gran Gato
2003 · Ventura Pons
The Music According to Tom Jobim
The Music According to Tom Jobim
2012 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
AC/DC: Family Jewels
AC/DC: Family Jewels
2005 · Russell Mulcahy
Garage Days
Garage Days
2002 · Alex Proyas
It's All Gone Pete Tong
It's All Gone Pete Tong
2004 · Michael Dowse
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
1936 · Max Ophuls
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
1982 · Konrad Wolf
I'm Still Breathing
I'm Still Breathing
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
2010 · Edgar Wright
Clika
Clika
2026 · Michael Greene
PLAVE Asia Tour [DASH: Quantum Leap] Encore in Cinemas
PLAVE Asia Tour [DASH: Quantum Leap] Encore in Cinemas
2026
Concerto per Michelangelo
Concerto per Michelangelo
1977 · Roberto Rossellini
Follow the Star
Follow the Star
1978 · John Woo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese USA

His film 'The Last Waltz' (1978) and use of 1980s music in 'Raging Bull' (1980) establish him as a master of integrating iconic soundtracks into narrative cinema.

 Allen Hughes USA

His 1980s teen films like 'The Breakfast Club' and 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' are built around iconic 80s music and youth culture, making the soundtrack central to the storytelling.

 Russell Mulcahy Australia

He pioneered the music video-to-film transition with 'Highlander' (1986) and directed countless iconic 1980s music videos, creating a visual language synonymous with the era's sound.