THEME EXPLORATION

music and performance

12 films · 3 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
Damien Chazelle United States

His films like 'La La Land' and 'Whiplash' explore the obsessive pursuit of musical excellence and the psychological cost of performance perfection.

 Jacques Demy France

A pioneer of the musical film form who seamlessly integrated song, dance, and narrative to create poetic explorations of human emotion and desire.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually stunning films use music and performance as emotional counterpoints to narrative, blending diegetic and non-diegetic sound to explore longing and beauty.