Music is an art form that has managed to transcend the realm of exclusively audible expression. True, we’ll always adore our albums–”the songs that made you smile/And the songs that made you cry/When you lay in awe/On the bedroom floor”–but there is still so much to be said for those complimenting tributes we enjoy in film. Read on to discover some of our favorite music-related movies that are essential viewing for sonic freaks and geeks. What would you add to our list?
24 Hour Party People
Dig!
A Hard Day’s Night
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
Come Feel Me Tremble
I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
Control
Don’t Look Back
The Last Waltz
Westway To The World
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No “Once”?
“Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus”…”Almost Famous”…”Buena Vista Social Club”…
Yellow Submarine, Amadeus, West Side Story, Spinal Tap, Hairspray, Purple Rain, I’m Not There, Velvet Goldmine, Sid & Nancy, The Buddy Holly Story, Moulin Rouge, Jailhouse Rock
Not really a music-related movie, but one that had an amazing soundtrack that set the feel of the movie…Juno with Kimya Dawson, The Kinks, Buddy Holly, Belle & Sebastian, Sonic Youth (covering The Carpenters), Cat Power, even VU.
High Fidelity