THEME EXPLORATION

live music performance

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Australian Made
Australian Made
1987 · Richard Lowenstein
Beastie Boys: Sabotage
Beastie Boys: Sabotage
1994 · Spike Jonze
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
1995 · Joe Pytka & John Landis
Storefront Hitchcock
Storefront Hitchcock
1998 · Jonathan Demme
Four American Composers: Philip Glass
Four American Composers: Philip Glass
1983 · Peter Greenaway
The Beat of the Live Drum
The Beat of the Live Drum
1985 · David Fincher
ABBA: The Definitive Collection
ABBA: The Definitive Collection
2002 · Lasse Hallström
Transfigured – 12 Lives of Schoenberg
Transfigured – 12 Lives of Schoenberg
2024 · Bertrand Bonello
AC/DC: Family Jewels
AC/DC: Family Jewels
2005 · Russell Mulcahy
D.A.F.T.
D.A.F.T.
1999 · Michel Gondry & Spike Jonze
PLAVE Asia Tour [DASH: Quantum Leap] Encore in Cinemas
PLAVE Asia Tour [DASH: Quantum Leap] Encore in Cinemas
2026
Ayorou Singing Stones
Ayorou Singing Stones
1968 · Jean Rouch
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jonathan Demme USA

Demme masterfully captured live musical performances through intimate concert films like 'Stop Making Sense' and 'Ricky Lee Jones: Live at the Bottom Line,' celebrating the raw energy of performers in real time.

 Wim Wenders Germany

Wenders explored the intersection of music and cinema in works like 'Buena Vista Social Club,' treating live performance as a portal to cultural memory and human connection.