Watching the Vienna Philharmonic, Georg Solti, and a stellar cast record Wagner's immense Götterdämmerung for Decca in the fall of 1964 provides a thousand lessons in the art of working under pressure. For this classic documentary, The Golden Ring, a BBC camera crew eavesdropped as producer John Culshaw guided his engineering team through tricky technical maneuvers far removed from the relative ease of modern digital editing. What utter concentration and focus Birgit Nilsson, Wolfgang Windgassen, Gottlob Frick, and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau bring to their collective and individual singing! Solti, for his part, oozes energy and exactitude as he pleads for greater precision and frets over details in the car en route to the sessions.
Documentary follows the life and work of Italian singer and composer Paolo Conte.
Documentary following the planning and execution of Sweden's biggest music festival. Interviews with festival staff are followed by interviews and performances by the bands. This year the festival had chartered their own plane from London to bring the coolest bands in Britain to Sweden, which prompted television personality Henrik Schyffert to quip "If this plane crashes the hottest band in England will be Marillion"
A rare 1979 BBC Arena documentary on the Albion Band, Ashley Hutchings and the development of English folk rock up to that time.
The story of the extraordinary final chapter of Freddie Mercury’s life and how, after his death from AIDS, Queen staged one of the biggest concerts in history, the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium, to celebrate his life and challenge the prejudices around HIV/AIDS. For the first time, Freddie's story is told alongside the experiences of those who tested positive for HIV and lost loved ones during the same period. Medical practitioners, survivors, and human rights campaigners recount the intensity of living through the AIDS pandemic and the moral panic it brought about.
Corée du Sud, de la K-pop au bouddhisme
There Is No Modern Romance follows New York indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs as they support their cult classic debut Fever to Tell on the road in the UK in 2003
Punk is not vraiment dead ?!
Shut Up and Sing is a documentary about the country band from Texas called the Dixie Chicks and how one tiny comment against President Bush dropped their number one hit off the charts and caused fans to hate them, destroy their CD’s, and protest at their concerts. A film about freedom of speech gone out of control and the three girls lives that were forever changed by a small anti-Bush comment
A glimpse into K-pop group CIX’s first world tour, featuring the members preparing and crafting their show, as well as a behind the scenes look of the entire process.
Mögöbalu, Les Maîtres des Tambours d'Afrique
Limbo Starr: Diez, cuenta atrás
El rey del rocanrol
Follow Busking For Misfits as they work on their debut album, Modern Problems. Filmed over four days in April 2023, this documentary takes a look at how Oliver, Luke and Josh operate in the studio and delves into the bands origins as well as what made them pursue music in the first place.
Sa sé le zouk,la vraie histoire du zouk
A documentary chronicling the rise of pioneering Scottish band Mogwai from their early beginnings to their establishment as a post-rock cult staple.
A true-life tale of the Great American Dream, this movie showcases one man's rise from the streets of South Central L.A. to the hills of Hollywood. Features photos and videos of the man himself and his contemporaries.
Le château d'Hérouville, une folie rock française
George Clinton's somewhat absurdist take on Parliament-Funkadelic history. Features never-before-granted access to his archive and spotlights his alter egos and friends
Arturo Urbiola, independent singer/songwriter, talks about the influence music has had on his life, it's impact, and what's in store for his artistic career after becoming a father.