THEME EXPLORATION

music composition

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
1995 · Joe Pytka & John Landis
Four American Composers: Philip Glass
Four American Composers: Philip Glass
1983 · Peter Greenaway
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
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
2006 · Jonathan Demme
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
1938 · Mikio Naruse
Nina
Nina
1978 · Alan Clarke
The Beat of the Live Drum
The Beat of the Live Drum
1985 · David Fincher
Transfigured – 12 Lives of Schoenberg
Transfigured – 12 Lives of Schoenberg
2024 · Bertrand Bonello
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Damien Chazelle United States

His films La La Land and Whiplash place music composition and creation at the emotional core, exploring the obsessive pursuit of musical excellence and artistic vision.

 Michel Gondry France

He integrates music composition into visual storytelling through innovative soundtracks and multimedia approaches, most notably in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind where music shapes narrative memory.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His films use classical composition and operatic music as structural and thematic elements, examining how music reflects human passion and social conflict.