Music History Movies

Ye Xiang Lun, a talented piano player is a new student at the prestigious Tamkang School. On his first day, he meets Lu Xiao Yu, a pretty girl...

The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.

The movie version of the stage musical about the life and career of Boy George. Features the original London cast.Boy George's hit musical Taboo is a...

In this short subject (which mostly represents a departure from Disney's traditional approach to animation), a stuffy owl teacher lectures his...

This made-for-TV documentary introduces the layperson to concepts and technologies that were emerging in computer interface design in the late 1980s...

During a decade rife with paranoia, in the middle of the McCarthy era, Music Inn was a bold experiment. Halfway between the Second World War and The...

It’s the hit musical that changed Broadway forever and brought the genius of Lin Manuel Miranda to the attention of legions of fans across the...

A documentary about the record industry, told from the perspective of the art department. With over 40 interviews comprised of 3 generations, top...

An owl teaches his class full of birds about melody. It's all around in nature. Only birds and man can sing; man "sings" even when he speaks. We see...

Best known as the inventor of the Moog synthesizer, Robert Moog was an American pioneer of electronic music, and shaped musical culture with some of...

The story of the American music dynasty, the Carters and Cashes, and their decades-long influence on popular music.

"What would the world be like without Beethoven?" That’s the provocative question posed by this music documentary from Deutsche Welle. To...

Think of early electronic music and you’ll likely see men pushing buttons, knobs, and boundaries. While electronic music is often perceived as...

Art Kane, now deceased, coordinated a group photograph of all the top jazz musicians in NYC in the year 1958, for a piece in Esquire magazine. Just...

Explore the world of sounds and rhythms, the documentary film "Music Genres" invites viewers on a fascinating journey through the diversity of...

A documentary that explores the challenges that a life in music can bring.

The one-hour special will include lost performances and rare moments with Houston, alongside new interviews with those closest to her, including...

Today, we see a new style of feminism springing up everywhere - young, provocative and radical. To get their message across, these women have decided...