The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights (2009), Iron Maiden: Flight 666 (2009), U2 3D (2007), United Nation: Three Decades of Drum & Bass (2020), I Want My MTV (2019), Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who (2007), Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams (2018), Scratch (2001) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Music Innovation movies.
Storyline: Music video director Emmett Malloy shadows guitarist and singer Jack White and drummer Meg White on their 2007 Canadian tour. Alongside traditional concerts, the film shows the duo performing in unusual spaces like a Winnipeg city bus, an Ontario flour mill and a gathering of Native American tribal elders. Also included are intimate backstage moments between Jack and Meg, a formerly married couple whose time as a band was nearing its end during this tour, which proved to be their last.
Plot Keywords: music documentary, live performance, independent music, black and white, minimalism, musical journey, behind the scenes ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Come fly with Iron Maiden and enjoy the hospitality of Flight 666 as the boys' take on the biggest tour of their career, flying around the world in their own private Boeing 757. This insight into the background noise that is the logistical workings' of the '2008 Somewhere Back in Time' World Tour is captivating, both behind the scenes as well as on stage. Performing in front of sell out crowds, this "Rocumentary" is an insight into the minds, bodies and souls of the family that is Iron Maiden.—Cinema_Fan
Plot Keywords: music documentary, live performance, band history, music culture, rock music, fan culture, concert ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A 3-D presentation of U2's global "Vertigo" tour. Shot at seven different shows, this production employs the greatest number of 3-D cameras ever used for a single project.
Plot Keywords: concert, rock, live performance, music documentary, music, ireland, 2000s ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: EDM was born out of the Drum and Bass movement, which began in the early 1990's. The scene and its many style permutations have survived and thrived, and heavily influences Grime and the modern EDM arena.
Plot Keywords: music documentary, electronic music, music history, dj culture, underground music, music festival, musicians ...
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: music documentary, music history, pop culture, 1980s, rock music, music industry, cultural phenomenon ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: This epic documentary reveals the legendary rock band The Who in unrivaled detail. Spanning four decades of their explosive and innovative rock music, the film includes rare and never-before-seen concert and archive footage from the group's humble beginnings to their meteoric rise to world stardom. This in-depth narrative offers extensive interviews with each member of the band as well as testimonials from other rock music icons about the influence of The Who on their own music and careers.
Plot Keywords: music documentary, band history, classic rock, music history, music interviews, behind the scenes, music influence ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A HEAD FULL OF DREAMS offers an in-depth and intimate portrait of the band's spectacular rise from the backrooms of Camden pubs to selling out stadiums across the planet. At the heart of the story is the band's unshakeable brotherhood which has endured through many highs and lows. The film is directed by Mat Whitecross - director of Supersonic, the acclaimed 2016 Oasis documentary - who met the four friends at college in London, before they'd even formed the band. From the very first rehearsal in a cramped student bedroom, Whitecross has been there to capture the music and the relationships on tape. Using extensive unseen archive, behind-the-scenes and live footage, A HEAD FULL OF DREAMS sees the band reflect upon their two decades together. It was filmed during Coldplay's record-breaking A Head Full Of Dreams Tour, which was certified as the third biggest tour of all time, playing to more than 5.5 million fans across the world.
Plot Keywords: music documentary, concert, band history, music career, behind the scenes, rock music, pop music ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A feature-length documentary film about hip-hop DJing, otherwise known as turntablism. From the South Bronx in the 1970s to San Francisco now, the world's best scratchers, beat-diggers, party-rockers, and producers wax poetic on beats, breaks, battles, and the infinite possibilities of vinyl.—Doug Pray
Plot Keywords: documentary, music, music production, music history, underground culture, musicians, creativity ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Filmmaker Jon Brewer examines the fascinating life and career of legendary rock 'n' roll pioneer Chuck Berry.
Plot Keywords: music documentary, biography, musician, guitarist, american music, concert, classic rock ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A documentary on the electric guitar from the point of view of three significant rock musicians: the Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White.
Plot Keywords: music documentary, guitar, rock music, musicians, creative process, improvisation, music history ...
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: jazz, documentary, musician, pianist, improvisation, biography, concert ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: From 'Lemmy' co-director/producer Wes Orshoski comes the first ever film about the long-ignored pioneers of punk: The Damned, the first of the UK punk bands to release a single, album and the first to tour America. This authorized film includes appearances from Chrissie Hynde, Mick Jones, Lemmy and members of Pink Floyd, Black Flag, Guns N Roses, the Sex Pistols, Blondie, the Buzzcocks, and more. Shot around the world over the past three years, it tells the story of the band's complex history, as it celebrated its 35th anniversary and found its estranged former members striking out on their own anniversary tour, while still others battle cancer. The film gets up close and personal with Damned founders Rat Scabies, Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, and Brian James as it tells the story of one of the most criminally ignored acts in music history. File under: Vampiric, Absurdist, Psychedelic, Gnarled, Authentic, Influential, Energetic, Original, Uncompromising, Defiant, Trailblazing, Snotty, Offensive, Adored and definitely not the Clash or the Sex Pistols.
Plot Keywords: music documentary, band history, music culture, rock music, music interviews, music influence, underground music ...
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: The tale of the formation, journey and end of the seminal Punk/Reggae band The Slits.
Plot Keywords: music documentary, music history, feminism, counterculture, 1970s, independent music, documentary ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: MAKE IT FUNKY! tells the story of New Orleans through words, sound and picture in this extraordinary documentary featuring the best of New Orleans' musicians, plus special guests Ahmet Ertegun, Bonnie Raitt, and Keith Richards.
Plot Keywords: music documentary, new orleans, live performance, music history, jazz, concert film, american music ...
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