Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. (2018), The Kids Are Alright (2018), Soul Food (2000), High Fidelity: The Guarneri String Quartet (1989), I Want My MTV (2019), This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Straight Outta Compton (2015), Let It Be (1970) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Recording Studio movies.
Storyline: Drawn from a never before seen cache of personal footage spanning decades, Stephen Loveridge creates an intimate portrait of the Sri Lankan artist and musician known as M.I.A.
Plot Keywords: singer, speaker, music journalist, interviewee, interviewer, airy, intense ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A traditional Irish-Catholic family of 10 navigates the turbulent 1970s in a Los Angeles suburb.
Plot Keywords: rock star, singer, drummer, guitarist, bassist, inspiring, creative ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Three sisters strive to keep their family together.
Plot Keywords: matriarch, daughter, lawyer, musician, beautician, boy, emotional ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Relationships, rehearsals, performances, hobbies, family life of the members of the Guarneri string quartet
Plot Keywords: violinist, cellist, musician, rival, coworker, engaging, fascinating ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A nostalgic look back at the birth of MTV, which began broadcasting in 1981 and went on to shape modern pop culture and change the world.
Plot Keywords: host, celebrity, musician, cool, engaging, amusing, studio ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: In 1982, the legendary English heavy metal band Spinal Tap attempt an American comeback tour accompanied by a fan who is also a film-maker. The resulting documentary, interspersed with powerful performances of Tap's pivotal music and profound lyrics, candidly follows a rock group heading towards crisis, culminating in the infamous affair of the eighteen-inch-high Stonehenge stage prop.
Plot Keywords: musician, music lover, friend, manager, groupie, witty, recording studio ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels-armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent-stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world's most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.
Plot Keywords: rapper, manager, fan, rival, woman, gang member, brash ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A documentary showing both how The Beatles made music together, and how they split up. Hundreds of hours of raw footage was condensed into the final product. The rooftop performance ending the film remains a rock-n-roll archetype.—Ed Chen <echen@bcm.tmc.edu>
Plot Keywords: paul mccartney, john lennon, george harrison, ringo starr, producer, yoko ono, tense ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A young rock band, half from England and half from the US, drop out of college and move to the Sunset Strip to chase their dreams.
Plot Keywords: band frontman, band member, college dropout, englishman, american, devil, brash ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Bruce Springsteen's "Darkness on the Edge of Town," released in 1978, was three years in the making, 10 songs chosen from 70 written and rehearsed during that period. Using archival footage from the studio and contemporary interviews with Springsteen, the E Street Band, and those who were in the control room, the film presents a portrait of an artist driving himself to capture working-class life with a rough and raw sound that felt more like a live performance than a studio recording.—<jhailey@hotmail.com>
Plot Keywords: band member, manager, musician, singer, record producer, creative, engaging ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Seasoned musician Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper) discovers-and falls in love with-struggling artist Ally (Gaga). She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer - until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.
Plot Keywords: musician, artist, love interest, couple, band member, emotional, incredible ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A group of legendary Cuban musicians, some as old as their nineties, were brought together by Ry Cooder to record a CD. In this film, we see and hear some of the songs being recorded in Havana. There is also footage from concerts in Amsterdam and New York City's Carnegie Hall. In addition, many of the individual musicians talk about their lives in Cuba and about how they got started in music.—George S. Davis
Plot Keywords: singer, guitarist, pianist, musician, spirited, emotional, havana ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A star-studded roster of interviewees (including Jerry Lewis, Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal) pay tribute to the legendary, multi-talented song-and-dance man.
Plot Keywords: musician, interviewer, interviewee, airy, amusing, inspiring, intense ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great Thelonious Sphere Monk. Features live performances by Monk and his band, and interviews with friends and family about the offbeat genius.
Plot Keywords: pianist, drummer, friend, son, manager, mistress, cool ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: In the early 1960's, a quintet of hopeful young African American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improve, turn pro, and rise to become a top flight music sensation. Along the way however, the guys learn many hard lessons about the reality of the music industry with it's casual racism and greed while the personal weaknesses of the members threaten to destroy the integrity of the band.—Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>
Plot Keywords: singer, manager, record producer, groupie, friend, gritty, moving ...
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