About

'Let There Be Rock' brings together a wide range of documentaries and feature films capturing the rebellious spirit of rock music culture. The program features intimate portraits of bands and musicians, showcasing their magnetic stage presence and musical talents, as well as the fans, collaborations and locations that surround them. Wild experiments with rock operas and musicals illustrate the blending of rock music and cinema into a unique film genre. Concert films and live recordings capture bands in full flight and the transformation of stage performances into visceral experiences. Iconic music events caught on film also chronicle rare pieces of music history and their ensuring influence on new generations of music fans.

List of Works

• Jailhouse Rock 1957
• A Hard Day's Night 1964
• Gimme Shelter 1970
• Woodstock 1970
• Jesus Christ Superstar 1973
• Jimi Hendrix 1973
• Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars 1973
• Wattstax 1973
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show 1975
• Tommy 1975
• The Last Waltz 1978
• Hair 1979
• Quadrophenia 1979
• Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains 1982
• Purple Rain 1984
• This Is Spinal Tap 1984
• Dogs in Space 1986
• Sid and Nancy 1986
• Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll 1987
• Radical Act 1995
• Hype! 1996
• The Filth and the Fury 2000
• End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones 2003
• 9 Songs 2004
• DiG! 2004
• Metallica: Some Kind of Monster 2004
• No Direction Home: Bob Dylan 2005
• Neil Young: Heart of Gold 2006
• Control 2007
• The Dirty Three 2007
• Heima 2007
• Miroir Noir 2008
• Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Murder Ballads 2008
• Patti Smith: Dream of Life 2008
• A Skin, A Night – The National 2008
• It Might Get Loud 2009
• ODDSAC: A Visual Album by Danny Perez and Animal Collective 2009
• When You're Strange: A Film About The Doors 2009
• The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights 2009
• Gentlemen of the Road: Mumford and Sons 2010
• The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town 2010
• The Runaways 2010
• Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll 2010
• Six Ft Hick: Notes from the Underground 2010
• Beyond the Thunder 2011

The Take Away Shows

The Take Away Shows are a collection of improvised short performances which film bands in spontaneous settings such as squeezed into a candlelit cafe or singing while walking the streets of Paris. Often what begins as a slightly awkward performer not quite sure of what the filmmakers are asking gives way to the musician caught up in the moment of playing and what emerges as a strong thread throughout the Take Away Shows is the films manage to catch the incredible joy that comes from making music.

• Block Party - This Modern Love 2008
• R.E.M. - Until the Day is Done 2008
• Sigur Ros - Vid Spilum Endalaust 2008
• Yeasayer - No Need to Worry / Red Cave 2008
• Mumford and Sons - The Banjolin Song / Awake My Soul 2010

Friday Night Sessions

• Ben Salter responds to the music of Joy Division for the screening of Control 2007
• Matt Somers responds to the music of The Rolling Stones for the screening of Gimme Shelter 1970
• Seja Vogel responds to the music of Arcade Fire for the screening of Miroir Noir 2008
• Tim Steward responds to the music of The White Stripes for the screening of The White Stripes Under the Great Northern Lights 2009
• Kate Jacobsen responds to the music of The Doors for the screening of When You're Strange: A Film About The Doors 2009
• Quan Yeomans responds to the music of Prince for the screening of Purple Rain 1984