Sound of Noise (2010), We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen (2005), The Sparks Brothers (2021), Wallowitch & Ross: This Moment (1999), Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda (2017), American Valhalla (2017), Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (1994), Sound and Fury (1987) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Experimental Music movies.
Storyline: A tone-deaf, music-hating cop (Bengt Nilsson) tries to track down a group of guerrilla percussionists who are inundating the city with their anarchic concerts.
Plot Keywords: music, comedy, crime, sweden, musician, police, art ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Through interviews and archival footage, director Tim Irwin documents the history of the influential 1980s punk band the Minutemen. Surviving band members Mike Watt and George Hurley provide a firsthand look into the band's world, from their start in San Pedro to the 1985 death of D. Boon, the band's co-founding member. Numerous musicians, including Henry Rollins, Thurston Moore, and Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, offer insight into the Minutemen's importance to the punk scene.
Plot Keywords: documentary, music, biography, independent film, american, 2000s, california ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Growing up in the '60s, Los Angeles brothers Ron and Russell got by on a heavy diet of popcorn matinees and pop music until the spotlight of school talent shows illuminated their way on a musical journey as the Sparks and spawned 25 studio albums. Edgar Wright's vision brings five decades of invention to life through animations and interviews, digging deeply into the band's rich, career-spanning archival.—Sundance Film Festival
Plot Keywords: music documentary, band history, experimental music, music legends, creative process, musical influence, cult following ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Shortlisted for the 1999 Academy Award, this non-fiction musical follows John Wallowitch, a star of New York cabaret and partner Bertram Ross, Martha Graham's lead dancer for 20 years. Together they formed the unforgettable cabaret duo "Wallowitch and Ross." A hidden gem of queer cinema recently preserved in the Academy Archives, you'll want to return to this magical little world time and time again.
Plot Keywords: music documentary, concert film, art film, independent production, composer, musician biography, classical music ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A portrait of composer Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Plot Keywords: documentary, music, biography, art, creative process, piano, composer ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Directed by Andreas Neumann and Joshua Homme, American Valhalla tells the story of an unlikely musical collaboration between two mavericks of American rock: Joshua Homme, frontman of Queens of the Stone Age and Iggy Pop, the Godfather of Punk. The film, co-directed by Homme, follows the recording of Iggy's final album 'Post Pop Depression' in the California desert, with his band comprising of Homme, his QOTSA bandmate Dean Fertita and Arctic Monkeys' drummer, Matt Helders, as well as the explosive tour that builds to a crowning performance at London's iconic Royal Albert Hall. Featuring stunning cinematography and intimate access, American Valhalla reveals the growth of an intense bond between the musicians who have taken to heart the mantra: "you risk nothing you gain nothing".
Plot Keywords: music documentary, rock music, music composition, artistic expression, behind the scenes, music industry, experimental music ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A documentary about the amazing life of Leon Theremin, inventor of the theremin, the electronic musical instrument so beloved of 50s sci-fi movie music. Theremin amazed America with his instrument until his kidnapping by Soviet agents in the mid-30s. Upon his release from a labor camp, he worked on surveillance devices for the KGB. Almost 60 years later , he is brought back to America for a touching reunion with his friends and colleagues.—Erik Gregersen <erik@astro.as.utexas.edu>
Plot Keywords: documentary, electronic music, music history, soviet union, cold war, musicians, biography ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: This drama depicts the misery of neglected children in big cities. 13 years old Bruno is of a good family, but since the death of his grandmother he spends most of his time alone, in a phantasy world, while his mother is away at work. But then he befriends the violent Jean-Roger, who's from a severely disturbed family, where nobody cares what he's doing. In school Jean-Roger drives their teacher into despair just for fun. To separate the two boys, she starts to stimulate Bruno's interests by giving him extra lessons. When Jean-Roger fears loosing his one and only friend, he becomes even more aggressive.—Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
Plot Keywords: music, rock, band, concert, documentary, live performance, uk ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Cinema-verite footage of the rock singer, as his androgynous alter ego, in concert at London's Hammersmith Odeon in 1973.
Plot Keywords: music documentary, 1970s, stage performance, psychedelic rock, concert film, visual spectacle, fan culture ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A man tours clubs around the globe with his manager and girlfriend. On the eve of their largest album release he is admitted to a psychiatric clinic after overdosing at a gig.
Plot Keywords: electronic music, berlin, dj culture, drug abuse, mental breakdown, recovery, music production ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Having failed to break into professional opera in his native Germany (where, as an usher in West Berlin's Deutsche Oper, he would serenade the staff after the 'real' performances were over) the diminutive Klaus Nomi headed for NYC in 1972. The vibrant New Wave/avant-garde gestalt of the mid/late '70's East Village proved to be fertile ground for the development of his unique talents. Working by day as a high-end pastry chef, Nomi began to stage his outlandish performances, first launching himself upon an unsuspecting public at the New Wave Vaudeville in 1978. The hip and cynical young audience was stunned by this weird combination of falsetto arias, booming classical orchestration, Kraftwerk-style electronica, futuristic costumes and outer space imagery. An odd assortment of artists, choreographers, designers, songwriters and musicians jumped on to the Nomi bandwagon and the phenomenon began to take off - first attracting thousands to South Manhattan events (including performances at the legendary Max's Kansas City) and culminating in a recording contract with the French division of RCA. With the release 'Klaus Nomi' in 1981 and 'Simple Man' in 1982, it looked as if Nomi was on the verge of superstardom. Having established himself in Europe, he made a triumphant return to New York City. But Nomi's moment of glory proved to be his swansong. Within only a few months Nomi had succumbed to the ravages of AIDS. One of the first celebrities to be killed by this mysterious new disease, Nomi died a lonely death, largely abandoned by those who had seen him as a passport to their own success. Today, the otherworldliness of 'The Cold Song' and 'Dido's Lament' is like an ethereal voice calling from beyond the grave.—George Darley
Plot Keywords: music, biography, documentary, opera, counterculture, 1980s, experimental music ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: While still a student, Evelyn Glennie learned that she was going deaf. Rather than abandon her study of music, in which she had shown such talent, she instead turned her focus toward percussion instruments and developed her ability to feel the sound through her body. This documentary follows her as she performs in New York, Germany and Tokyo, sharing her insights into the nature of music and the ways in which we experience it.—Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>
Plot Keywords: documentary, music, sound, art, improvisation, scotland, germany ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Songwriter Stephin Merritt is known as "the Cole Porter of his generation" for his memorable melodies, lovelorn lyrics and wry musical stylings. Shot over a period of 10 years, "Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields" explores his friendship with his longtime bandmate and manager Claudia Gonson. Through his recording and songwriting process, the film traces a 20-year career that has yielded one of the most engaging bodies of work in the contemporary American songbook.—Kerthy Fix, co-director
Plot Keywords: music documentary, musician biography, creative process, songwriting, experimental music, music history, behind the scenes ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A documentary on the influential musician Scott Walker.
Plot Keywords: music documentary, singer, composer, experimental music, art film, independent film, music history ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: This documentary follows composer Max Richter and his creative partner Yulia Mahr as they prepare to stage an ambitious open-air, overnight performance of his celebrated eight-hour magnum opus Sleep in Los Angeles, while also exploring the origins and impact of this groundbreaking composition.—yusufpiskin
Plot Keywords: documentary, music, experimental film, classical music, live performance, art film, meditation ...
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