Composer Movies

The lack of respect with which the Black musician Thelonious Monk was treated in Autumn, 1969. At the end of his European tour, legendary jazz...

In Search of Beethoven offers a comprehensive documentary about the life and works of the great composer. Over 65 performances by the world's finest...

A vacationing journalist investigates the mysterious death of a composer and debunks the theory that it was suicide.

Andrés' story comes to an end, but many more are yet to begin.

Fifty years after his death, this musical and psychological portrait of Ralph Vaughan Williams explores the passions that drove a giant of...

2012 documentary on John Cage celebrating his 100th birthday in the form of a re-edit of partially unused film material shot for the film 'Time is...

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.

A portrait of the film-composer David Raksin, made for German television. Released in 1994.

An overview of Cole Porter’s musical contributions to the film Broadway Melody of 1940.

This documentary captures the overflowing energy and activity of one today's greatest composers, Philip Glass, and allows us to follow him from New...

The great composer Arvo Pärt at work, whilst the artists who perform his music and are inspired by it illustrate the different aspects of the...

An early morning phone call in 2017 changed the lives of two teenage brothers bonded by their love of percussion. One died tragically in a car...

Documentary on Frank Zappa.

Children and childhood fascinated Benjamin Britten throughout his life and inspired some of his greatest music. John Bridcut's compelling film sheds...

A documentary telling the story of composer George Butterworth's life and music from his earliest childhood to his final hours in the violent...

A young violin prodigy is manipulated and pushed to her psychological breaking point by the composer she adores.

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