20 movies like Score: A Film Music Documentary, ordered by similarity : Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars(2017), Bad Reputation(2018), Mali Blues(2016), Here to Be Heard: The Story of the Slits(2017), Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.(2018), A Star Is Born(2018), United Nation: Three Decades of Drum & Bass(2020), David Crosby: Remember My Name(2019), Echo in the Canyon(2018), Pearl Jam: Let's Play Two(2017), Soundtrack for a Revolution(2009), The Devil's Horn(2016) ...
Documentary, Music
USA
2016
94 Minutes
steven spielberg composer film critic actor director producer thrilling emotional inspiring recording studio house film set hollywood, calif. music filmmaking music history composing adventure discovery mystery
A look at the cinematic art of the film musical score, and the artists who create them.
Documentary, Music
UK
2017
135 Minutes
Duane Allman Ginger Baker Chuck Berry Pattie Boyd Jack Bruce Tom Dowd Bob Dylan Ahmet Ertegun
eric clapton musician music executive rock star artist emotional inspiring powerful passionate creative stage studio television studio music rock 'n' roll music business music history music industry transformation discovery
A look at the life and work of guitarist Eric Clapton, told by those who have known him best, including BB King, Jimi Hendrix, and George Harrison.
Documentary, Music
USA
2018
95 Minutes
singer rock star guitarist music producer woman musician emotional melodramatic intense inspiring touching creative music stage united states tour bus music hall music rock 'n' roll career women in hollywood
Documentary about rock star Joan Jett.
Documentary, Music
Germany|Mali
2016
93 Minutes
african speaker musician emotional inspiring creative powerful heartwarming africa music stage documentary filmmaking informing music interview blues music discovery love temptation quest 2010s
Mali's Music defines the country's cultural identity. Radical Islamists are threatening the musicians. Together with the stars of Malian Global Pop - Fatoumata Diawara, Bassekou Kouyaté ... See full summary »
Documentary, Music
2017
86 Minutes
Tessa Pollitt Viv Albertine Gina Birch Palmolive Don Letts Dennis Bovell
punk musician interviewee feminist music producer band member confident cool crafty fascinating inspiring powerful concert stage festival music video set interview room office house alternative lifestyles punk rock
The tale of the formation, journey and end of the seminal Punk/Reggae band The Slits.
Documentary, Music
2018
90 Minutes
singer female rapper speaker music journalist interviewee interviewer airy intense inspiring emotional powerful creative united states recording studio stage russia informing documentary filmmaking music rap music
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.
Romance, Drama, Music
USA
2018
135 Minutes
Bradley Cooper Lady Gaga Sam Elliott Andrew Dice Clay Rafi Gavron Anthony Ramos Dave Chappelle Ron Rifkin Barry Shabaka Henley Michael D. Roberts Michael J. Harney
musician artist love interest couple band member emotional incredible inspiring tense passionate creative stage concert hall backstage recording studio house fame music stardom relationships
A musician helps a young singer find fame as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
Documentary, Music
UK
2020
92 Minutes
Terry Stone Adam Saint Adam F. Jeremy Bailey Andy C DJ Fresh
music executive music journalist musician dj frenetic cool offbeat united kingdom club concert stage music history music industry electronic dance music transformation rise 1990s
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.
Documentary, Music
USA
2019
95 Minutes
david crosby musician creative emotional engaging fascinating melancholy moving powerful united states biography music music business life aging adventure quest 2010s
Meet David Crosby in this portrait of a man with everything but an easy retirement on his mind.
Documentary, Music
USA
2018
82 Minutes
band leader music journalist musician cool creative spirited los angeles music history music industry folk medicine rock music rise transformation 1960s
A look at the roots of the historic music scene in L.A.'s Laurel Canyon featuring the music of iconic groups such as The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, and The Mamas and the Papas.
Documentary, Music
USA
2017
120 Minutes
Pearl Jam
band member fan audience musician band frontman cool confident creative emotional wild uplifting wrigley field stadium united states concert stage musical influences musical performance musicians adventure discovery
Concert film centering on the rock band Pearl Jam's August 2016 shows at Chicago's Wrigley Field.
Drama, Music, Documentary, History
USA|France|UK
2009
82 Minutes
John Legend Dan Sturman Wyclef Jean Joss Stone Richie Havens Anthony Hamilton Angie Stone
martin luther king jr. rosa parks john legend the roots wyclef jean engaging emotional inspiring rousing montgomery, ala. washington, d.c. protest sit-in civil rights movement music protest music social change protest racism discovery
Tells the story of the American civil rights movement through its powerful music - the freedom songs protesters sang on picket lines, in mass meetings, and in jail cells as they fought for ... See full summary »
Documentary
Canada
2016
86 Minutes
saxophonist musician interviewee drummer bassist composer fascinating engaging inspiring confident creative spirited america mythology power of music jazz documentaries music history musicians discovery
An exploration of the seemingly mythological hold the saxophone has had on those who've played it, including Adolphe Sax, the man who invented it in 1840.
Documentary, Music
USA
1972
93 Minutes
Pierre Adidge
col. tom parker musician guitarist fan rousing emotional confident america virginia north carolina texas stage elvis presley music rock 'n' roll country music concert performance quest adventure
Concert footage and offstage documentary of singer Elvis Presley.
Documentary, Music
USA
2017
95 Minutes
Roger Miret Vinnie Stigma
punk rocker speaker musician interviewee interviewer airy amusing intense inspiring powerful positive united states recording studio street documentary filmmaking punk rock musicians interview band discovery
Follows the two of the most respected men in underground music, Roger Miret and Vinnie Stigma of the band Agnostic Front.
Documentary, Music
Cuba|USA
2018
84 Minutes
T.G. Herrington Preservation Hall Jazz Band
jazz musician friend band member confident cool endearing engaging inspiring cuba new orleans music heritage jazz connections adventure discovery 2010s
A TUBA TO CUBA follows New Orleans' famed Preservation Hall Jazz Band as they retrace their musical roots from the storied city of jazz to the shores of Cuba and in turn discover a connection that runs much deeper than could have been imagined.
Documentary, Music
2017
101 Minutes
composer cancer patient creative engaging japan home studio music composing activism nuclear safety nature transformation rise 2010s
Documentary, Music
USA
2019
92 Minutes
songwriter broadway producer actor choreographer broadway star author charming cheery creative inspiring new york city broadway theater stage office tradition religion anti-semitism gender roles female sexuality race
The origin story behind one of Broadway's most beloved musicals, Fiddler on The Roof, and its creative roots in early 1960s New York, when "tradition" was on the wane as gender roles, sexuality, race relations and religion were evolving.
Documentary
USA
2019
94 Minutes
Erik Aadahl Ioan Allen Richard L. Anderson Richard Beggs Anna Behlmer Mark Berger
actor sound operator director expert cool engaging fascinating film set filmmaking film history discovery 2010s
An exploration of the history and emotional power of cinema sound, as revealed by legendary sound designers and visionary directors, via interviews, clips from movies, and a look at their actual process of creation and discovery.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama, Music
USA
2017
91 Minutes
Lena Hall Daniel Powell Mena Suvari Christine Lahti Dan Fogler Michael Zegen Hayley Kiyoko Darren Ritchie Sas Goldberg Morgan Weed
musician girlfriend mother lesbian ex-boyfriend housewife emotional engaging touching moving tender melodramatic los angeles st. louis going home female sexuality musicians failed romance musical performance unlikely romance
After breaking up with her girlfriend, a Brooklyn musician moves back in with her mother. Playing for tip money in an old friend's bar, an unexpected relationship begins to take shape. Based on the life and times of Alyssa Robbins.
Biography, Drama, Music
USA
2018
110 Minutes
J. Michael Finley Madeline Carroll Dennis Quaid Trace Adkins Cloris Leachman Jason Burkey Mark Furze Randy McDowell Cole Marcus Alexander Dominguez Brody Rose
musician father son band member teacher friend incredible inspiring heartwarming emotional creative tense texas stage recording studio house auditorium coming of age family father/son relationship
The inspiring and unknown true story behind MercyMe's beloved, chart topping song that brings ultimate hope to so many is a gripping reminder of the power of true forgiveness.