Frank Zappa: The Torture Never Stops

The Broken Melody

A composer goes to Devil's Island for killing his wife's lover, then writes an opera about it.

1934

Frank Zappa: A Pioneer of the Future of Music

Frank Scheffer's (collage like) documentary on the American composer and rock guitarist Frank Zappa, as broadcast by VPRO in the Netherlands April 22,

2007

Moonlight People

Two young men and two girls on a moonlit night confess to each other in their strange fantasies and loves that go beyond the usual standards.. The im

2019

The Aristocrats - Boing, We'll Do It Live!

Boing, We'll Do It Live! is the first live album of The Aristocrats, released on December 10, 2012. Footage and sound for this release were recorded i

2012

The Dreamer That Remains: A Portrait of Harry Partch

The Dreamer That Remains is a documentary produced by Betty Freeman and directed by Stephen Pouliot in 1972. Here is the director’s original cut along

1972

Score: A Film Music Documentary

Music is an integral part of most films, adding emotion and nuance while often remaining invisible to audiences. Matt Schrader shines a spotlight on t

2017

Donde mueren las palabras

An old timbal performer in a puppet theater has a secret past.

1946

Frank Zappa: New York and Elsewhere

Frank Zappa: New York & Elsewhere is an Austrian released TV documentary directed in 1980 by Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher, aka DoRo productions,

1980

Children of Pleasure

A successful songwriter, dazzled by high society, falls for a society girl who is just playing around.

1930

(A)lter (A)ction

(A)lter (A)ction, 1968. Videotape, black-and-white, sound; 65 minutes (director's edit: 57 minute television version).

1968

Royalty Free: The Music of Kevin MacLeod

A documentary on how composer Kevin MacLeod unwittingly became one of the most heard composers in the world by releasing thousands of songs for free.

2020

Rush - A Show of Hands

For a band with high standards, a perfect show is impossible, and an excellent show is rare. You hope that the norm is "good". To deliver a really exc

1989

Zappa Plays Zappa

Zappa Plays Zappa is the name of a concert tour and band led by Dweezil Zappa, the oldest son of the late composer and musician Frank Zappa. The show

2007

One 11 and 103

Avant-garde composer John Cage is famous for his experimental pieces and "chance music" but temporarily branched into video in 1992 with this art film

1992

Devin Townsend: Order of Magnitude - Empath Live Volume 1

A live document of his winter 2019 European tour that saw him taking on possibly his most ambitious live show to date.

2020

Mr. Holland's Opus

In 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland takes a day job as a high school music teacher, convinced it's just a small obstacle on the road to his tru

1995

About the Looking for and the Finding of Love

Director helmut Dietls and Patric Susskinds illustrate a legendary story of two lovers who cant keep themselves away from death.

2005

Amadeus

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Viennese

1984

Six by Sondheim

This intimate documentary explores the life and career of the stage legend Stephen Sondheim through six of his best-known songs.

2013

Beth Hart - Crossroads 2011

Live performance of Beth Hart at the Crossroads Festival. Recorded in Bonn, Germany on March 24th, 2011.

2011