De talande och sjungande ekorrarna, Alvin, Simon och Theodore forslas med när deras gran blir nedhuggen för att skickas till Los Angeles. Väl där träffar de den misslyckade musikern Dave Seville som trots att ekorrarna river sönder hans hus blir imponerad av deras musikaliska talanger. Dave ser sin chans till framgång och tillsammans bestämmer dom att Alvin, Simon och Theodore ska sjunga Daves sånger. Drömmen om framgång slår in och tillsammans erövrar dem topplistorna världen över men framgången visar sig även ha en baksida….
During the Great Depression, all Broadway shows are closed down. A group of desperate unemployed showgirls find hope when a wealthy songwriter invests in a musical starring them, against the wishes of his high society brother. Thus start Carol, Trixie and Polly's schemes to bilk his money and keep the show going.
Blake Edwards "Blåst på konfekten" är en vågad komedi om uppfostran, moral och medelålderskriser. Ibland är det tankevärt, ibland farsartat - men alltid med samma pricksäkerhet. Den 42-årige kompositören George Webber har allt men är beredd att slänga bort det i ett tvångsmässigt sökande efter en vacker kvinna som han råkar se när hon är på väg till sitt bröllop.
Den otroliga livsberättelsen om James Brown, "The Godfather of Soul". "Get on Up" tar tittarna på en resa från James Browns fattiga barndom till hans framgång till att bli en av de mest inflytelserika figurerna i 1900-talets musikbransch.
A singer goes to a small town for a performance before he is drafted.
The troubled fraternal relationship between songwriters Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, the Oscar and Grammy-winning Sherman Brothers, famous for the iconic hits they wrote for Disney.
"Gainsbourg" visar en glimt av den franske sångaren Serge Gainsbourgs liv. Han föddes som Lucien Gainsburg och växte upp i det nazistockuperade Paris på 1940-talet. Vi får följa hans väg, från tiden som sångare/kompositör under 60-talet fram till hans död vid 62 års ålder.
A young wannabe musician discovers he has bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank.
Beach Boys ledare, Brian Wilson, förlorar greppet om verkligheten under arbetet med popmästerverket, Pet Sounds. På 1980-talet är han en bruten och förvirrad man, som står under ständig övervakning av sin terapeut, Dr. Eugene Landy.
Philadelphia teenager Edna Buxton wins a talent contest during the early rock 'n' roll era, changes her name to Denise Waverly and moves to New York City to make it big. Though she flops as a recording artist, fast-talking record producer Joel Millner recognizes her songwriting talent and teams her with struggling songsmith Howard Caszatt.
A celebration of the Irish punk/poet Shane MacGowan, lead singer and songwriter of The Pogues, that combines unseen archive footage from the band and MacGowan’s family with original animations.
The executive producers of High School Musical keep the good times rolling with this upbeat musical comedy set in the one place every American teenager's home away from home - the local shopping mall. Ally (Nina Dobrev) is an optimistic adolescent singer/songwriter whose hard working mother owns the mall music shop frequented by every teen in town. When Ally shares her music with Joey (Rob Mayes), a janitor in the mall who harbors rock star ambitions, she is thrilled to find someone who can truly relate to her songs as well as her heart. Trouble looms on the horizon, however, in the form of the mall owner's spoiled rotten daughter Madison (Autumn Reeser). Madison is the kind of girl who's used to getting whatever she wants, and what she wants now could prove disastrous for both Ally's ambitions, and her mother's popular music store.
On a one-day business trip to New York, a German business executive falls in love with a singer-songwriter who exposes him to her Brooklyn world and emotions he's never experienced before.
Berättelsen om countrysångaren Blaze Foley och hans livs kärlek Sybil Rosen. Trots att Blaze levde omgiven av stjärnor uteblev hans egna framgångar, men i americanakretsar lever minnet av honom kvar som en mytomspunnen legend.
Poet, singer / songwriter and ladies man Leonard Cohen is interviewed in his home about his life and times. The interview is interspersed with archive photos and exuberant praise and live perfomances from an eclectic mix of musicians, including: Jarvis Cocker, Rufus & Martha Wainwright, Teddy Thompson, Anohni, The Handsome Family and U2's Bono and The Edge.
The history of American popular music runs parallel with the history of a Russian Jewish immigrant family, with each male descendant possessing different musical abilities.
Song-and-dance man Bert Kalmar can't continue his stage career after an injury, so he has to earn his money as a lyricist. By chance, he meets composer Harry Ruby and their first song is a hit. Ruby gets Kalmar to marry his former partner Jessie Brown, and Kalmar and Jessie prevent Ruby from getting married to the wrong girls. But due to the fact that Ruby has caused a backer's withdrawal for a Kalmar play, they end their professional relationship.
Doc Jenkins may be one of country music's most beloved stars, but his private life is a wreck. He's split up with his longtime partner, Blackie Buck, a country outlaw with a heart of gold. Doc's singer-wife, Honey Carder, has thrown him out of the house. And now he's gotten involved with a sleazy music manager, Rodeo Rocky, who's out to steal his material. Teaming up with Blackie, Doc takes drastic measures to win back his family and reclaim his songs.
When he started as a comedy writer for the Late Show with David Letterman, Steve Young had few interests and not many friends outside of his day job. But while gathering material for a segment on the show, Steve stumbled onto a few vintage record albums that would change his life forever.
Denna dokumentär utforskar Harry Nilssons gåtfulla liv och musik i ett försök att svara på frågan "Vem är Harry Nilsson?" Filmen inkluderar nytt och arkivmaterial inklusive intervjuer med Robin Williams, Yoko Ono, Van Dyke Parks, Randy Newman, Ray Cooper, Smothers Brothers och Micky Dolenz. "Vem är Harry Nilsson?" använder reklamfilmer, musikvideor och privata filmer; segment från den outgivna dokumentären som gjordes under inspelningen av Son of Schmilsson (Did Somebody Drop His Mouse?); och utdrag från Nilssons sällsynta TV-framträdanden i hans BBC-specialer, "Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour", "Playboy After Dark", och i ett avsnitt av "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir".