THEME EXPLORATION

music history

28 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
Die Patriotin
Die Patriotin
1979 · Alexander Kluge
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
Elgar: Fantasy of a Composer on a Bicycle
Elgar: Fantasy of a Composer on a Bicycle
2002 · Ken Russell
Mississippi Blues
Mississippi Blues
1984 · Bertrand Tavernier
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
1938 · Mikio Naruse
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
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
2016 · Lav Diaz
Ennio
Ennio
2022 · Giuseppe Tornatore
Garage Days
Garage Days
2002 · Alex Proyas
It's All Gone Pete Tong
It's All Gone Pete Tong
2004 · Michael Dowse
Gdansk
Gdansk
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
The Book of Fish
The Book of Fish
2021 · Lee Joon-ik
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Ida
Ida
2013 · Paweł Pawlikowski
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Time That Remains
The Time That Remains
2009 · Elia Suleiman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Daniel Roher

Intimate documentary portraiture that excavates the personal stories behind iconic cultural figures.

 Martin Scorsese United States

His films consistently explore music history and culture through documentaries and narrative works like 'Raging Bull' and 'The Irishman,' with iconic soundtracks that define their eras.

 John Lee Hancock United States

He deeply engages with African American music history and cultural identity through films like 'Da 5 Bloods' and 'School Daze,' using music as a narrative and political force.